Fanuc launches latest-generation palletizers with 185-kg robot
The reconfigurated unit‘s new servo drives accelerate the robot to yield 13% faster cycle times. Its higher axis speeds derive from leaner engineering and the use of new, powerful motors.
The new M-410iC/185 is designed for material throughput rates upwards of 300 t/h. That figure is based on a palletizing cycle in which the robot raises the load 400 mm, traverses it 2 000 mm, and lowers it again by 400 mm. The old 160 model achieved 1 500 cycles/h and 240 t/h. The total number of hourly palletizing cycles can, however, differ from the design value, depending on the duration of prehension, i.e., grabbing. The new-series robots have been constructively deslagged. Now, without a balancer, they weigh less and have fewer parts, with correspondingly positive effects on spare-parts management.
These new palletizing robots are also available with or without a pedestal base, so engineering contractors and users alike can choose the version they prefer. Robots with a pedestal have a characteristic workspace that benefits their motion range. A pedestal also provides safe housing for the controller. Together with its controller, an M-410iC/185 weighs 1.6 t. On the other hand, European manufacturers opting for retrofit automation sometimes need robots that can function well in comparatively low-ceilinged halls. For such cases, Fanuc has a no-pedestal version called the “Compact Base”. The hollow wrist of the 4-axis type facilitates media routing all the way into the wrist.
