Six-axis robots now in top-mounted versions.
New six-axis "shelf-mount" robots suitable for mounting on top of the injection machine's fixed platen A long, thin cylinder in a typewriter or printer that guides the paper through it and serves as a backstop for the printing mechanism to bang into. It is typically made of a hard rubber or rubber-like material. See carriage and typewriter. are said to reduce ceiling requirements while delivering a larger "downward working envelope" than standard floor models. The KS series from Kuka Robotics robotics, science and technology of general purpose, programmable machine systems. Contrary to the popular fiction image of robots as ambulatory machines of human appearance capable of performing almost any task, most robotic systems are anchored to fixed positions Corp., Sterling Heights Sterling Heights, city (1990 pop. 117,810), Macomb co., SE Mich., on the Clinton River; platted 1835 as Jefferson Township, renamed 1838, inc. 1968. Largely rural until the mid-20th cent., the city grew as a suburb of Detroit, 19 mi (31 km) to the northeast. , Mich., is designed for machines up to 1200 tons. Three models support payloads up to 132 lb and have a vertical reach up to 1800 mm. Tel: (866) 873-5852 * PTDirect: 525GZ
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