36 NEW PRODUCTS AW JUNE 2022
High Payload Industrial Robot
Comau, comau.com The N-220 from Comau is a 220kg payload robot featuring a modular set up, direct kinematics, absolute calibration, and enhanced algorithms. According to the company, these characteristics deliver significant ease of use, straightforward integration, and faster post-installation maintenance while ensuring precision, flexibility, repeatability, and minimum backlash. Manufactured via a fully automated production line in Comau’s Turin Innovation Center of Advanced Robotics in Italy, the robot features an innovative architectural approach based on progressive modularity, component reduction, advanced motors, and APC drivers. With its wide working area and Performance Level D cartesian safety features, the N-220 robot is well-suited for a range of industries including automotive, food and beverage, fulfillment, and logistics.
Field-Wireable M12 Connectors
Binder USA, binder-usa.com Binder USA now offers its field-wireable M12 connectors (series 713, 715, and 825) with cage clamp quick connections. Cage clamp technology is an alternative to screw termination, offering simpler installation that reduces the exposure of cable assemblies. Cage clamp termination is recommended for applications that are subject to mechanical loads, including machines exposed to vibrations caused by motors or manufacturing processes. While the standard screw termination is cost effective and user friendly, it is also relatively time consuming. For example, installers must loosen each respective screw, insert the wire, and retighten the screw for each contact pin individually in order to clamp the wire. With the cage calmp, installers insert the opening tool into the hole provided to release the spring, guide the wire into the contact hole, and remove the opening tool, causing the spring to clamp the wire. The constant spring force permanently acting on the wire establishes contact, ensuring a vibration-proof connection that withstands shock loads. Most connector components, such as the sleeve or pressure screw, are identical to products with screw termination, making them interchangeable.
High Payload Mobile Robots
Locus Robotics, locusrobotics.com An expanded line of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) from Locus Robotics includes the Locus Vector and Locus Max. These new robots join the Locus Origin robot to create a family of AMRs for a range of warehouse and manufacturing uses. The new line addresses applications from ecommerce, case-picking, and pallet-picking to scenarios requiring larger, heavier payloads to support the full range of product movement needs in fulfillment and distribution warehouses, the company says. The Locus Vector is an industrial-strength AMR features omnidirectional mobility, compact design, and robust payload capacity for use in any environment. Locus Vector will ship to customers starting this summer. The Locus Max has a heavyweight payload capacity and flexibility to transport a variety of heavy materials, cartons, or pallets across a facility. Currently deployed at several sites, Locus Max will have limited availability in 2022 and expanded availability in 2023.
Paper Cushioning Conveyance System
Pregis, pregis.com The EasyPack Packmaster conveyance system allows items to be conveyed via air blowers and aluminum air ducts to overhead delivery hoppers. According to the company, the new delivery system significantly improves worker ergonomics and packing speed, as well as reducing equipment capital expenditures. Proprietary engineering has gone into the design of the air duct conveyance system to enable efficient operation. Unlike other delivery systems which use conveyor belts and/or structural poles, the Pregis conveyor-less approach is more cost effective, uses less energy, frees up floor space, and is low maintenance. The air ducts move fan-folded paper created from a roll with nearly 5 km (3.1 miles) of paper (depending on paper weight). This significantly reduces roll changes per shift, adding significantly to efficiency.
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