Control

Controller is key to an effective robot solution

While it is often the robot that catches the headlines, it is important to consider what its controller can offer too, because the robot is nothing without its ‘brain’. Your chosen robot/controller package should have been developed from the ground up to work together. Typically, users will specify the controller and robot as a package […]

By Editor January 6, 2014 Read More →

Robot safety boosted for collaborative robotics

Industrial robots are seeing increasing use in automated production lines. Until now, however, they have been isolated in cells to ensure the safety of those working in their proximity. Using TÜV-certified function blocks, B&R has now boosted robot safety to a level that allows humans and robots to work hand-in-hand. Pictured right: Robot safety is […]

By Editor November 19, 2013 Read More →

Controller is faster and easier to programme

FANUC says its new R-30iB robot controller will save up to 77% floor area, is easier and faster to program, saves power and maximises productivity. Overall volume of the compact new R-30iB design is reduced by 68%, measuring just 500mm x 600mm x 470mm. The design provides further benefit in multi-robot systems where the controller is […]

By Editor October 30, 2012 Read More →

B&R controllers interface with Staübli robots

Easy integration of B&R motion controllers with Staübli robots is assured thanks to the adoption of POWERLINK interfaces on Staübli’s uniVAL drives, enabling Generic Motion Control programs from B&R controllers to be transferred to the robots. In this way, robotics engineers can use the uniform programming and operating environment provided by B&R controllers. Robots are […]

By Editor March 3, 2011 Read More →

Add a fifth axis to your SCARA robot

New controller technology from TM Robotics makes the addition of a sliding fifth axis to its SCARA robots easier than ever before. As a result, end users will be able to extend the range of a SCARA robot or use the modified machine to transfer product from one workstation to another without human intervention or […]

By Editor July 30, 2010 Read More →

Faster robot programming on cosmetics line

A partnership between National Instruments and Denso Robotics has been a major boon on a packaging line for cosmetics, enabling fast programming, prototyping and testing of an integrated vision and robotics system. The challenge came when cosmetics packaging line specialist Vetraco approached NI Silver Alliance Partner ImagingLab for a machine vision and robot solution that […]