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News Release from: Micromech | Subject: Fanuc robots
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 14 July 2005
Robots offer food for thought
A full menu of "intelligent" robots covers every aspect of automation that are needed for handling finished products in the food industry.
Micromech reckons Fanuc robots have the perfect ingredients: a full menu of "intelligent" robots that cover every aspect of automation that are needed for handling finished products in the food industry The company claims the pukka recipe that follows should really whet your appetite
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 26 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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First, take the world's fastest packing robot, the tasty new M-420iA.
It's a two or four-axis mid-sized articulated robot which can perform up to 3000 cycles per hour and can rotate through 180 degrees, fitting easily into any kind of production line.
It has a useful 40kg payload allowing it to handle many products at a time therefore maximising throughput and thus profits.
Next, add the world's most efficient palletising robot, the M-410i, which has a chunky 400kg maximum payload, able to lift "complete layers" onto pallets 1300mm2 x 2450mm high or 1600mm2 x 2100mm high.
Its awesome power does not hinder its flexibility, it can work through a full 360 degrees and perform up to 730 standard cycles per hour while taking up a minimum of floor space.
For the finishing touches, top it off with the Robotop system, a unique solution which can wrap five sides of a palletised load in a single operation without the need for additional equipment.
It cuts film, it thermoseals, it changes film automatically and can handle up to 50 loads an hour.
In addition, it uses film widths of up to 1m, which saves both film and time.
Waste is dramatically reduced thanks to its revolutionary "corner compensation" which means there's virtually no risk of film tear.
Mix them all together and these delicious ingredients will have any food processing line serving up improved, efficient results.
As system partners Micromech Robotics and Fanuc can specify, build and install equipment that is simple to program and operate.
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