Scara robots move into clean areas

With the launch of the 'clean room' and 'splash proof' robots the new Epson Scara ESD model from System Devices is now suitable for highly sensitive production areas.

Following the launch of the 'clean room' and 'splash proof' robots the new Epson Scara ESD model from System Devices is now strutting its funky stuff! This new robot series is suitable for highly sensitive production areas.

The ESD (Electro Static Device) robot, as its name suggests, is ideal for environments where components are developed or used, that would be destroyed by the presence of an electrostatic current.

Environments most suited to this futuristic, industry-led robot are the pharmaceutical and medical industries along with specialised areas of electronics, such as the manufacture of semi-conductors and computer peripheral devices.

Areas, which have not been automated in the past, due to their high sensitivity to static, can now benefit from this model.

Highly sensitive heads for hard disk drives provide a good example, where the build up of electronic charge could, potentially, destroy them.

The ESD robot can remove the high cost associated with carrying out quality checks on every component, thus fulfilling the demands from industry.

These robots prevent even the smallest charges, as with those generated by removing a jumper or walking on a nylon carpet, from being transmitted to the component.

Through use of special shielded covers the robot achieves its 'zero volt' rating minimising the presence of electrostatic charge.

Any existing charge present on the robot's surfaces is bled off through a special conductive material, thus eliminating dangerous sparking.

As with all Epson robots the advanced control enables three different robots to be controlled by one PC at any one time.

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