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News Release from: TM Robotics (Europe) | Subject: Toshiba Machine TH350A
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 30 April 2008
Small robot delivers short cycle times
Clean room classification makes the Toshiba Machine TH350A robot ideal for manufacturing electronic equipment, such as semiconductors or hard drives, or for laboratory use.
The Toshiba Machine TH350A, released in the UK and Europe by TM Robotics, is amongst the most compact robots in its class Arm lengths of just 350mm and repeatability of +/-0.01mm mean that the TH350A is best suited to applications where precision and accuracy are paramount
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 1 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Clean room classification makes the robot ideal for manufacturing electronic equipment, such as semiconductors or hard drives for instance, or for laboratory use.
The robot is also expected to find applications in the general manufacturing industry handling small components.
"It has recently been predicted that by 2015 10% of Japan's workforce in assembly and process operations will be robotic", explained Nigel Smith, Managing Director of TM Robotics.
"The UK and Europe have quite a lot of catching up to do in order to remain competitive".
"Around 920,000 industrial robots were in use worldwide in 2005".
"Of these 52% were in Asia, 32% in Europe and 15% in North America".
"Our ageing population and inflating wages mean we are more and more likely to become a community of knowledge workers".
"Robots like the TH350A allow manufacturers to remain competitive as this happens".
The TH350A's built in PLC can control I/O equipment.
The Scara uses a Toshiba Machine TS1000 robot controller and can be programmed using Scol, a proprietary language similar to Basic.
As an option it can feature Devicenet or Profi-bus connectivity.
A further option is the Toshiba Machine teach pendant, an external switch pad that can be used to direct the robot through a sequence of movements.
Weighing just 14kg with a maximum height including the cable harness of 6.35m, the robot is suitable for use in very small cells.
The TH350A will replace the TH350 in the Toshiba Machine portfolio of industrial robots. Request a free brochure from TM Robotics (Europe) ...
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