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Citation
(1998), "Linear units for seventh axis operations", Industrial Robot, Vol. 25 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/ir.1998.04925cad.004
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 1998, MCB UP Limited
Linear units for seventh axis operations
Linear units for seventh axis operations
Keywords KUKA, Robots
To give added flexibility to robot use, KUKA Welding Systems + Robot Limited, build a number of linear units known as the KL-range. These add the facility for horizontal movement of industrial robots, introducing a seventh axis of operation and increasing the size of the work envelope.
Linear units also enable the robot to function over a number of separate in-line work stations.
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The KL linear unit range comprises:
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The KL 250 for small robot payloads;
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The KL 1500 for medium and high robot payloads.
KUKA linear units can be ordered for floor, or a wall/ceiling mounted application. The drive system is electromechanical with brushless AC servomotors. Maximum rated travel is approximately 30m for both constructions, with a step-by-step graduation of 500mm.
For further information contact Simon Orosz at KUKA Welding Systems + Robot Limited, Halesowen Works. Tel: +44 (0) 585 0800.
A gantry type KL 250 KUKA linear unit with KR15 industrial robot