MPS 32 tool changer adds 40mm to robot arm
A
Staubli UK (Connectors) product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Jun 16, 2009
The MPS 32 from Staubli's connectors division provides efficient and secure tool changes for all types of robot arms, reducing the need for investment in additional robots.
Its compact size minimises any loss of daylight and adds 40mm to the robot arm.
Stäubli Connectors Division latest automatic tool changing system, the MPS 32, provides fast, efficient and secure tool changes for all types of robot arms.
Increasing the utilisation and productivity of automated manufacturing cells frequently requires several operations to be completed by robots, all within the production cycle time.
The end of arm tools required during the cycle can range from drilling or grinding heads to grippers or gauges.
Additional operations usually require additional robots; but with the facility to quickly and automatically change the tools on a robot arm, the need for a second or even third robot is eliminated, reducing the capital investment required, improving payback and often reducing the overall cell footprint.
Staubli's range of automatic tool changers are specifically designed for these types of applications and the introduction of the MPS 32 extends their benefits to installations using smaller, lighter-weight tooling in compact cells.
All are directly mountable on the robot flange and provide secure locking and unlocking.
Staubli's tool changers now extend from 32kg right up to 630kg tool-weight capability and in many applications have performed successfully for more than one million connection cycles.
The MPS 32 is a compact unit, measuring 63mm diameter and 40mm wide, and both robot-side and tool-side elements together weigh only 0.7kg.
It can handle payloads up to 32kg, operating within a pressure range of 4.5-10.0 bar.
The locking unit is a double active, pneumatically actuated system that ensures secure retention of the tool; additional internal springs make certain that the tool is securely held by the changer even if the pressure drops.
All systems required by the tools are connected automatically, employing the technology used in Staubli multi-coupling plates; fluid lines; signal connections such as required for actuators, sensors, bus systems or fibre optics; and power connections are automatically connected to the tool and disconnected without any loss of fluid or ingress of air into the circuits.
Not what you're looking for? Search the site.
Google Ads
Contact Staubli UK (Connectors)
Related Stories
- SKS to distribute XYZ machines tools in Scotland
- Schunk toolholding suits five-axis machining
- MX7 grinder makes tools with up to 16mm diameters
- DS refrigerant dryers reduce energy consumption
- Bambi introduces silent oil-free compressor range
Browse by category
-
Capital Equipment (3,518)
- Capital Equipment (1)
- Compressors and Air Treatment (539)
- Electrical hardware (131)
- Electronics Manufacturing, Tools, Instruments (192)
- Machinery and Production Equipment (1,132)
- Manufacturing Machinery and Plant Equipment (475)
- Production line blowers and fans (74)
- Robotics, Handling and Storage (974)
- Consultancy and Services (922)
-
Control and Instrumentation (5,128)
- Cabling, Conduit, Signal Conditioning (817)
- CNC and Motion Controllers (190)
- Control and Instrumentation (3)
- HMIs/Operator Interfaces (296)
- Logic Controllers, Timers and Relays (96)
- Mid-range and Large PLCs (203)
- Plant- and Machine-Wide Communications (1,203)
- Plantwide control (1,353)
- Power Supplies, Uninterruptible Power (575)
- Smaller-Sized PLCs (392)
-
Drives, Motors and Controls (3,437)
- Drives, Motors and Controls (2)
- Industrial Drives/Controls (1,290)
- Industrial Motors (502)
- Linear Drives and Motors (121)
- Precision Motors and Gears (430)
- Stepper and Servo Drives, Motors, Controls (1,090)
-
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Design (4,307)
- Batteries, chargers and circuit protection (583)
- Connectors, Terminals, Busbars, Slip Rings (717)
- Electrical and Electronic Components (649)
- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Design (3)
- Electrical and Electronic Subassemblies (375)
- Enclosures and Equipment Cooling Fans (722)
- Knobs, Handles and Enclosure Hardware (430)
- PCs and Embedded Systems (828)
-
Engineering Design Software (6,368)
- 2D CAD software (203)
- 3D CAD software (1,194)
- CAM, CNC, production management software (583)
- Data, document management software (322)
- Electrical design software (167)
- Engineering Design Software (17)
- FEA and structural analysis software (377)
- File conversion software, data capture (358)
- Fluid, thermal, noise, vibration software (339)
- Materials design and moulding design software (152)
- Maths, charting, statistics, QA software (325)
- PLM and collaboration software (664)
- Process, instrumentation, automation software (269)
- Publishing and documentation software (234)
- Rendering, visualisation, styling software (206)
- Simulation, modelling, validation software (958)
-
Engineering Industry News, Resources (6,212)
- Electronic Resources for Engineers (278)
- Engineering Business News, Views (388)
- Engineering Conferences (438)
- Engineering Education, Resources, Standards (850)
- Engineering Exhibitions, Events (577)
- Engineering Guides, Newsletters (366)
- Engineering Industry Developments, Awards (636)
- Engineering Industry News, Resources (4)
- Engineering Industry Reports, Surveys (597)
- Engineering Recruitment, Employment (219)
- Engineering Seminars (418)
- Engineering Training Courses (458)
- Health and Safety Consultancy, Software (180)
- Health and Safety Events, Training, News (285)
- Health and Safety Legislation (403)
- Health and Safety Strategy, Risk Assessment (115)
- Machine Building (4,621)
-
Materials and Processing (3,035)
- Materials and components (2,267)
- Materials and Processing (5)
- Materials processing and testing (292)
- Rapid Prototyping (471)
-
Monitoring, Measurement and Quality (5,653)
- Data Acquisition Hardware and PC I/O Boards (490)
- Data acquisition Software and Communications (505)
- Data loggers (425)
- Electrical and Electronic Testing, PAT Equipment (643)
- Form/co-ordinate, optical, vision instruments (762)
- Gauges, Indicators and Instruments (449)
- Materials testing equipment (431)
- Monitoring, Measurement and Quality (1)
- Telecomms/network test equipment, software etc (158)
- Testing and Calibration Services and Information (520)
- Testing, analysing and monitoring equipment (1,269)
-
Powertrain Design (3,712)
- Bearings (983)
- Chains and belts (333)
- Gears, brakes, couplings and engines (1,476)
- Hydraulic Components (475)
- Lubricants (441)
- Powertrain Design (3)
-
Sensors (7,286)
- Accelerometers and Vibration Sensors (449)
- Barcode Sensors (103)
- Flowmeters and Flow Sensors (644)
- Gas, Chemical, Radiation, Magnetic Sensors (290)
- Humidity and Environmental Sensors (158)
- Level Sensors and Leak Detectors (538)
- Linear Position Sensors (415)
- Loadcells, Force Sensors, Torque Sensors (729)
- Pressure sensors (640)
- Proximity Sensors (713)
- Rotary Position, Tilt and Angular Sensors (563)
- Sensors (11)
- Temperature sensors (622)
- Vision and Colour Sensors (1,411)
- Small Mechanical Components, Joining, Tools (2,043)
- Valves, Pumps, Process Hardware (3,725)
