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Citation
(2001), "Compact, low-cost desktop robot offers high performance", Industrial Robot, Vol. 28 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ir.2001.04928bad.005
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2001, MCB UP Limited
Compact, low-cost desktop robot offers high performance
Compact, low-cost desktop robot offers high performance
Keywords: Robots, Assembly
A low-cost, highly compact desktop robot, ideal for a wide range of assembly tasks, is now available from Townsend Coates. Offering high speed and high precision, the product is suitable for applications such as screw-tightening, dispensing, soldering and impulse welding (see Plate 4).
By using an L-type body structure, and an aluminium-alloy, die cast single-structure base, the Janome JR2200mini desktop robot succeeds in being extremely compact and robust. Offering a high repeatability of ±0.01mm, through the use of a very precise ball screw, the product is also very powerful for its size, with a portable work weight of 3.5kg (max.) for the Z-axis and 7kg for the X/Y-axes.
Plate 4
The Janome JR2200mini desktop robot now available from Townsend Coates
With a data capacity of up to 6,000 points, and 100 programmes, the JR2200mini also features a new, maintenance-free flash memory card which needs no battery. The product is supplied as standard with two serial (RS232) interfaces (one for the teaching pendant, the other for PC connection), and a third – for external I/O – is available as an option. A simple sequencer is built into the robot, and operates independently. No further hardware is necessary, because the I/O uses part of the robot's main external I/O port.
Exceptionally easy to use, the JR2200mini features Janome's unique teaching and application software, supplied in memory card format. This eliminates the need for a complex programming language, and enables novice users to familiarise themselves with the robot quickly and efficiently.
With speeds up to 500mm/sec (X/Y), and 250mm/sec (Z), the JR2200mini is driven by a 5-phase stepping motor operating from a 90-132Vac/180-250Vac supply, with a current consumption of 200VA.
For more information contact Mike Garry, Townsend Coates, Lunsford Road, Leicester, LE5 0HH, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 116 274 4488; E-mail: pedsales@townsendcoates.com