Robot looks for career in plastics

A new six-axis robot has been developed specifically for the plastics industry.

Manufacturers of plastic components are increasingly demanding cost effective, automation systems tailored to their own, specific, requirements which are also capable of being easily and quickly adapted to changes in product design and production volumes.

Staubli has added a further variant to its successful RX robot range, developed following detailed consultation and evaluation by both injection moulding companies and system integrators operating in the plastics sector.

The new Staubli RXplastics is available in three models (RX60plastics, RX90plastics and RX130plastics) with load capacity up to 25kg and a maximum reach at the wrist of 2185mm.

The robot controller comes preloaded with Euromap 12 interface software, widely used across the plastics sector to co-ordinate robot movements with the operating cycle of the moulding machine.

RXplastics robots are prewired to Euromap 12 standards, ready for direct connection to the injection moulding machine and safety door systems.

Euromap 12 signal handling software is installed and fully integrated for immediate input/output communication with the injection moulding machine.

Robot compliance ensures that the arm follows the ejector motion of the mould.

Frequently occurring movement sequences and scenarios are already held in the robot controllers' software, predefined macros and modules are provided to allow these standard sequences to be easily modified to suit any specific parameters, as required.

A simple graphical user interface, using plastics industry terminology, makes the system easy to use by operators.

The RXplastics also provides all of the well known and accepted benefits of the established Staubli RX range of robots which are ideal for accurate and meticulous types of tasks, including operation in clean environments (The RX plastics is approved to class 100.) They feature high speed and acceleration with the precision control to follow complex trajectories at joint speed ranges up to 1125deg/s.

At the heart of each RX robot is the patented, unique, JCS gearbox providing zero backlash, smoothness in movement and consistent, reliable performance.

The movement in six axes provides an extremely large work envelope.

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