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Increased capacity palletising robots
New RGC and RGS proportional
controller series won’t leave you in
the cold
Capable of operating 2050 cycles
per hour with a 130kg payload is the
claim of Kawasaki Robotics for its new
CP range of palletising robots. Three
new models make up the CP range,
offering maximum payloads of 180,
Carlo Gavazzi has introduced the compact and easy to install RGC1P and
RGS1P series of single-phase proportional controllers to its popular solid
300 and 500kg.
state relay range for power control applications.
High throughput, a wide working
range and ease of programming
In many applications,
are attributes that position the
the
output
signal
range competitively in the market.
from measuring and
By reducing robot weight by up to
monitoring devices is
38% over the range it replaces, and
an 3/3
analogue
signal that
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manufacturers and food processors
today:
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but there
was no
class when running the standard industry takt test for large robots; 400 mm up,
At the ASM in-house Technology Show 2015
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2000 mm
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