Adept Technology Extends Performance of Leading Family of Table-Top Scara Robots for Small Parts Assembly and Material Handling.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 1998--Adept Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ADTK), a leading supplier of factory automation products, today announced the Cobra 800 table-top robot, the latest addition to its line of table-top robots. The Cobra 800 robot has a large 800mm reach providing customers with small payload applications but larger work envelope requirements an option to choose an Adept table-top robot. Like the Cobra 600, the Cobra 800 maintains speeds of 500 millisecond One thousandth of a second. See space/time and ohnosecond. (unit) millisecond - (ms) One thousandth of a second, one thousand microseconds. A long time for a modern computer. cycles 24-hours-a-day, the fastest in its class. It provides customers with the opportunity to realize their return on investment more quickly by providing the highest, guaranteed throughput available. In addition, the Cobra 800 robot is designed for ease-of-integration. It has a maximum payload of 5.5 kg and is fully CE certified The Cobra 800 robot system is available for immediate order and shipping in three configurations: the C-40, C-60 and 10-60 lines. Pricing starts at $36,400. "We developed the Cobra 800 robot based on feedback from customers who had had success with Cobra 600 table-top robot," said Joe Campbell, vice president of marketing for Adept Technology. "These customers wanted the same high-speed performance of the Cobra 600 with an extended reach to meet additional application needs. We leveraged the automated design and simulation data used during the development of the 600 to design the Cobra 800 in record time." "Based on our experience with the Cobra 600 robot, we felt confident using the Cobra 800 robot for applications such as high speed, vision-guided conveyor belt conveyor belt One of various devices that provide mechanized movement of material, as in a factory. Conveyor belts are used in industrial applications and also on large farms, in warehousing and freight-handling, and in movement of raw materials. unloading that require an extended reach," said Mark Dane, sales manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → at Unique Equipment (www.unique-equip.com), a systems integrator based in Chandler, Arizona Chandler is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA. Chandler is one of the major suburbs of Phoenix. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 176,582. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 234,939. . "The Cobra 800 is a cost-effective, high performance table-top robot with a large work envelope that is a good value for our customers. The Cobra 800's combination of sustained speed and reach helps us deliver high performance assembly to our customers." The Adept Cobra 800 robot system includes: Adept Cobra 800 Robot AdeptWindows Controller and Amplifier Chassis System Front Panel and Manual Control Pendant V+ Operating System operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. and Software and Manual The C-40, C-60 and 10-60 lines vary by chassis size, CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. , memory and processor options. The Cobra 800 robot system is compatible with standard Adept options including guidance vision, force sensing and motion control. Adept Technology, Inc., founded in 1983, is America's largest manufacturer of industrial robots. Adept designs and manufacturers intelligent automation hardware and software products for manufacturers in the electronics, appliances, telecommunications, pharmaceutical, food processing Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food for consumption by humans or animals. The food processing industry utilises these processes. , and automotive components industries. The company provides a broad, flexible line of software intensive, computer-driven automation products for assembly, materials handling Materials handling The loading, moving, and unloading of materials. The hundreds of different ways of handling materials are generally classified according to the type of equipment used. and packaging applications. Adept Technology product and service information is available at its worldwide web site http://www.adept.com. Editors' Note: 35mm Color Product Slide and customer contact information available. Adept and the Adept logo are registered trademarks of Adept Technology, Inc. Adept Cobra 800, Adept Cobra 600, AdeptWindows and V+ are trademarks of Adept Technology. All other trademarks are owned by their respective companies. |
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