Fully synchronous control of four robots
‘Motoman believes that it was the first company to introduce the simultaneous control of two 6-axis industrial robots ten years ago. Today it has introduced a new controller – the NX100 – which is said to be able to handle 36 axes simultaneously, allowing the movements of four industrial robots and peripheral equipment such as gantry systems, linear tracks and rotary indexers to be synchronised.
There are two main reasons for manufacturers wanting synchronous systems. First, having another robot hold and manipulate the part for welding, or indeed machining, painting, gluing or any other process, eliminates the need for expensive jigs. Second, productivity can be increased by having two, three or four robots working on a part simultaneously.’
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