TM Robotics at Automatica 2010

Vision and control at the heart of Toshiba Machine exhibit
~ Automatica 2010 preview, New Munich Trade Fair Centre, June 8-11 ~

At Automatica 2010 TM Robotics is providing a European launch for its THP450 SCARA robot with vision and conveyor synchronisation in hall B2, booth 314. The new robot system meets demands from customers for easy installation, programming and management, intuitive vision and cost effective synchronisation. The THP450 has an impressive payload of 5kg, repeatability of ±0.015mm and an arm length of 450mm.

Another highlight of TM Robotics' exhibit will be its range of six axis robots. The new TV1000 has recently joined the TV800 in the series, providing additional arm length option for larger scale applications. The design of the six axis robots reflects Toshiba Machine's overarching philosophy of easy-to-use software and versatile machinery. Applications range from food and pharmaceuticals to automotive component handling and packaging.

A third exhibition incorporates new controller technology which makes the addition of a sliding fifth axis to Toshiba Machine's SCARA robots easier than ever before. As a result, end users can now extend the range of a SCARA robot or use the modified machine to transfer product from one workstation to another without human intervention or the addition of any non robot automation technologies.

At the heart of the new functionality is Toshiba Machine's new TS3000 controller, which features a built-in Ethernet port, making robot, conveyor and vision synchronisation simple. This added connectivity allows the addition of a fifth axis to a SCARA robot, in the form of a Cartesian linear slide, creating an additional axis of movement or an additional, fully synchronised, axis which can be precisely tracked by the SCARA's (tool holding) z-axis. At Automatica, the new functionality is demonstrated on a Toshiba Machine THP550 SCARA.

Also on show is TM Robotics' Starter Pack, for customers planning to take their first step into robotics and Toshiba Machine's range of Cartesian linear multiple actuators, which can be configured in over 500 different formats.

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For further information contact:
Nigel Smith - TM Robotics (Europe) Ltd
Unit 2, Bridge Gate Centre, Martinfield,
Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL7 1JG
Telephone: +44 (0)1707 290370
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About TM Robotics: TM Robotics (Europe) Ltd is responsible for the sales, marketing and support of Toshiba Machine's Industrial Robots throughout Europe. Toshiba Machine offers an extensive range of SCARA and Cartesian robots, sold with the aid of a comprehensive network of system integration partners and distributors. Toshiba Machine's SCARA robots find applications in industries ranging from food and pharmaceuticals to electronics, packaging and automotive component handling.

Ref: TRE188/06/10

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• Toshiba Machine
• TM Robotics
• robotics
• industrial robotics
• industrial robot
• SCARA robot
• Cartesian robot
• six axis robot
• robots for food
• robots for plastics
• robotics for handling
• robotics for electronics
• robots for cosmetics
• robots for pharmaceuticals.

[Dimitri0809]

Can robots one day produce food and clothing or anyother physical good in a mass production rate and can the end product eventually come out for free??