PLATFORMS
Drive
Platform
The new Tri- Lamda drive
platform from
AndyMark is a
purely omnidirectional drive
system kit that is
easy to build and
dependable. It is
shipped as a kit of parts which includes:
• Toughbox Nano ( 3)
For further information, pleast contact:
AndyMark, Inc.
Website: www.andymark.biz
MATERIAL HANDLING
Robotic Arm
Retrofits to
Existing
Alvey In-Line
Palletizers
Intelligrated®, announces the
launch of the Alvey®
Robotic Retrofit
Program for its family
of Alvey in-line case
palletizers. The
program includes
installation of one or
more jointed-arm
robots to create a
hybrid palletizer that
combines robotic
flexibility and repeatability with the speed and reliability of
conventional palletizer layer deposition. Benefits of the
Alvey retrofits include gentler positioning and rotation of
product, automatic line changeovers, pattern changing
flexibility, and extended operational life at a lower cost
than a new robotic palletizing solution.
Retrofits are completed on-site by removing the slat
divider and existing case turners from the Alvey in-line case
palletizer and installing one or two robotic arms for
pattern forming. Intelligrated offers each customer a
choice of robotic arm OEM and operating software. Every
robotic retrofit includes design and manufacturing of end-of-arm tooling, OIT (Operator Interface Terminal) screens,
infeed conveyor, and PLC programming.
Flexible pattern forming from the OIT allows operators
to handle changing packages and multiple SKUs quickly
and easily. Patterns can be programmed to orient high-graphic packaging, creating ready-to-sell pallets quickly and
easily. With quick product reconfiguration and instant line
changeovers, the Alvey Robotic Retrofit achieves gentle
packaging rates in excess of 100 cases per minute.
For further information, please contact:
Intelligrated
Website: www.intelligrated.com
ROBOT KITS
Turtle Robot Kit
Kondo is now producing its
animal series
with the
first product
being a
turtle. It’s a
simple kit
with nine
servos, a tiny
board, and a 10.8V,
300 mAh NiMH battery pack,
complete with software and a frame.
The new robot has four legs — each with two servos
— plus a pannable head, adding up to a total of nine
degrees of freedom. The servos are Kondo KRS-4024SHV,
and the robot controller is the RCB-3HV. As much as
possible, the kit uses standard KHR robot parts, though
the base mounting bracket appears to be a new design.
Kondo recommends options like spare batteries, a
remote control, and even a screw driver set.
List price in Japan for the kit is 39,900 yen, or about
$450 US dollars.
For further information, please contact:
Kondo
Website: www.kondo-robot.com
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