Friday, December 13, 2019
Sepro completes its range with a 5 axis servo-controlled robot
Specialized in industrial robotics, Sepro continues its development through an innovative approach: the company has developed a new version of its Success range with a 5-axis robot, more reliable and more efficient.
A leader in the automation of plastic injection molding machines, the company has just developed a new version of its Success line, called Success Line X. These universal Cartesian robots now combine the capabilities of the 3-axis robot and the 2-axis servo-controlled wrist.
The servo-controlled wrist is an equipment that was previously reserved for the most technological robots," explains Claude Bernard, product marketing manager at Sepro. It is easy to adapt with simple numerical controls, ensuring greater flexibility and faster production changes. We believe this technology represents the future of Cartesian robots for plastic injection molding machines."
5-axis robot, new standard?
Until now, this range was only available in 3 axes. This more flexible 2-axis wrist reduces production changeover times and minor alignment deviations. The positioning sensors in the servo motors allow the robot to know the exact position of the gripper at all times. Thanks to its native Visual control designed by Sepro, which synchronizes all 5 axes, the robot can perform complex movements. This makes it easy to extract a large, complex part with minimal clearance between the mold halves or guide columns, or to position parts for secondary operations.
In addition, the guidance system is also new for this range of robots: it is the SLS (Sepro Linear System), a patented roller rail guidance system. "It is notably more reliable and offers a long service life. It requires little maintenance, with an integrated lubrication system. It has an excellent performance, even in harsh industrial atmospheres. This system offers the advantage of being totally integrated into the robot structure, for a very small overhang between the moving masses. Very different from the previous models in the range, the new structure based on aluminum profiles designed by Sepro provides greater lightness and optimal dynamic behavior. It drastically limits vibrations and increases the robot's precision. The range will have 3 models, to equip presses from 20 to 700 tons. They are scheduled to be launched in the summer of 2020.
Editor: Nadia Daki