When to Consider Six-Axis Articulated-Arm Robots

摘要

Which is better for injection molding applications-Cartesian beam robots,six-axis articulated-arm robots,or collaborative robots(cobots)? That's a little like asking which is better for cooking-a frying pan or a spaghetti pot.You could scramble an egg in a spaghetti pot and you could boil pasta in a frying pan,but you probably wouldn't like the results.Each tool has its place in the kitchen.The trick is to know which is best for your application. Sepro sells more Cartesian units than articulated-arm robots.Today,we offer plastics processors a choice of all three major robot technologies,as well as integrated automation solutions that may incorporate more than one configuration working together to perform different functions.But let's look specifically at where six-axis articulated-arm robots fit in an injection molding plant.