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Mid-range line builder solution

22 April 2013

Providing a fast, mid-range, line builder solution, FANUC has added a new 3kg payload parallel link robot to its high-speed Genkotsu Series.

The FANUC M-2iA fills a gap between the existing 1kg and 6kg arms, providing a large work envelope with high throughput performance for mid-range assembly and handling tasks.

Two variants of the M-2iA are available – a standard reach and a long reach – to address a wide range of applications in the food, electronics and general manufacturing sectors.  Both arms are 4 axes, the fourth axis being a wrist rotation providing speeds up to 3500 degrees per second.

The parallel link structure allows higher speeds and greater accuracy than conventional SCARA type assembly arms. Handling a test payload of 1kg, the M-2iA will complete the standard pick and place trial of 25mm up, 305mm linear and 25mm down in just 0.27 seconds, 222 cycles per minute, at +/- 0.1mm repeatability.


 
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