Stäubli Tec-Systems GmbH of Bayreuth, Germany, is targeting the plastics industry with its six-axis robot, the RXplastics.
The robot, which debuted at K 2001, sits beside an injection press and reaches in from the side. It comes in three models, with load capacity of 55 pounds and a maximum reach at the wrist of 87½ inches.
Stäubli said its robots are pre-wired for the Euromap 12 standards, so they can be directly connected to injection molding presses.
In other news, Stäubli announced that electronics molder Eimo Technologies, formerly Triple S Plastics Inc., has purchased 12 of its robots.
Eimo Technologies bought its first Stäubli robot in 2001, for use in an automated manufacturing cell at its Georgetown, Texas, plant. Four window components for cellular phones, held together by a runner, are molded simultaneously. The robot removes the windows from the mold, cuts off the gate, drops each window individually into a plastic bag and discards the runner down a chute.
Eimo Technologies, based in Portage, Mich., has been expanding its automation in recent years and chose Stäubli RX130 six-axis robots for their higher throughput, the company said.
Stäubli's U.S. headquarters is in Duncan, S.C.
Tel. (864) 433-1980, fax (864) 486-5485.