Traverse-Type Robots Find Applications on Small Machines

YAI Has Recently Designed Small Traverse-Type Robots to Fit the Demand

Cranston, RI- In the past small machines ran automatic and many had sprue pickers for runner separation. The latest trend in the industry is to add more value and package parts; therefore, molders are beginning to use traverse-type robots. Cavity separation on small machines is also becoming a big issue driving the requirement for part extraction, not runner extraction. Advances with micro-molding created a demand for part capturing because the parts are small, delicate, and hard to contain under the press if ejected. Traverse robots for small machines were typically adaptations of robots made for bigger tonnage's and they did not fit small machines well.

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YAI has designed small traverse-type robots to fit this range of machines. YAI introduced the AN-M-60, two-axis air and servo-drive, traverse-axis robots for machines from 30-to 80 tons. The robot uses the same handheld controls and many similar parts to our popular AN/ANII series. YAI introduced the VN-EA-35 all servo-drive robot for presses from 15-to 50 tons and the VN-EA-60 all servo-driven robot for presses 40-to 80 tons. The robots use the same touch-screen controls from our popular VN series robots and many common parts. All of the robots are designed for virtually maintenance free operation

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