In 2010 we built Mr Asahi robot for Shepard Neame (Sublime Marketing) in the UK. Since it did its UK tour it went on to Hong Kong and currently is in Malaysia.
You can see its debut on You Tube.
The robot is made from 2 DENSO VP 420 mm reach 2,5Kg robots.
The making of Mr Asahi- Two VP robots from DENSO
Will it work, where do these wires go.
The DENSO restored a couple of years ago in Japan
The latest Toyota and DENSO Hybrid Car on the test track.
Toyota TS030 Hybrid Launch, Circuit Paul Ricard, France, 24-27 January 2012.
The newest DENSO Controller RC8, available from AA Robotics, is 60 per cent smaller than the previous model.
Unveiled at this year’s Automatica, RC8 is the world’s smallest system in the 3-kW-class with a height of 94mm, and a base of 456 x 298mm. It is 60 percent smaller than previous models, and is comparable to the size of an A3 sheet of paper.
“The compact size of the RC8 is an important step in the downsizing of production equipment providing significant cost reductions, as well meeting the demands of worldwide safety standards,” said Neil Billingham of AA Robotics.
The PC architecture allows interfacing with equipment such as smart cameras where the images can be shown on the RC8 pendant. Standard PC cards for the controller are future proofed with the availability of a complete range of communication protocols.
Based on VB script, the programming language is flexible and because of similarities with previous models, the learning curve for customers will be small. Maintenance time is also significantly reduced with electronic fuses and diagnostics, showing at a glance where any faults may lie.
RC8 can communicate with more than 100 different industrial machines via the ORiN* network system, making it ideal for programming and controlling robots in a variety of industries. Its compliance to safety standards of ISO and UL and CE, makes the RC8 controller globally approved and 10,000 units are forecast to be sold this year.
All DENSO robots need 2 or 3 batteries to maintain the encoders when the power is removed. There is also a battery for the controller memory.
We recommend that your replace the batteries every two years.
I spent 1 day yesterday bringing a robot back to life after a company let the batteries go down, so this can be costly. Get your batteries.
Alternatively we can provide a service agreement for carrying out inspections of the installation and maintenance for your robots.
Just identified a problem with a customers machine #DENSO #Cognex by VPN connection while on a #Virgin train to Glasgow
VPN connection to an #industrialrobot and #Camera. Problem sorted that’s good customer service.
Spent a day with a DENSO VP robot at a company which produces very sensitive transducers. The VP was tested so that it could be used in quality control and sorting application.
The DENSO robot and RC8 controller passed with flying colours.
The low power of the servo motors ensure that the emitted electrical radiation is kept to a minimum and does not interfere with the testing of the transducers.
The DENSO robot range, together with the new RC8 controller obviously comply with the EMC regulations for Europe and specifically the UK and Ireland, but this test went further.
Low cost communications system between PLC to #DENSO #IndustrialRobot using TCP/IP over ethernet
The PLC is an Omron CJ2M with ETN21 card that supports socket services. The Robot HS scara robot with an RC7 controller. this has a in built ethernet port.
We have now written an function for the omron plc which will allow simple program selection, start, stop control of the robot and report back the robot status.
This reusable code is supplied free of charge to AA Robotics customers and provides a very low cost route for interfacing between omron PLC and the DENSO robot.
2 #DENSO #Robots and me have spent all day packing whiskey boxes, so now a small dram on Burn’s Night
Two VS087 900mm 7Kg payload robots working as a synchronized pair are packing whiskey bottle cartons into cases ready for the bottling line. The robots pack up to 6 cartons in two secs to meet the line cycle time.
The speed and repeatability of the #DENSO #industrial #robot range enables this task to be carried out with time to spare for the robot. The robots have internal expanding gripper which square up the cartons before placing in the cases.
Two DENSO VS087 7Kg 900mm Reachh robots
New VS900mm IP67 has been installed in UK loading vertical lathe in a very harsh enviroment
The DENSO VS 087G has two sets of seals. The first protects the robot from swarf and allows the robot to be mounted in the front a machine tool. The 2nd set of seal protects against liquids under pressure. The robot unloads and loads 2 parts every 9 secs, this includes to removal of swarf from the fixtures before and after opening the part clamps. The complete cell is controlled by the robot controller.
#DENSO #Robots at IREX in Toyko. Having a huddle
DENSO robot huddle, what are they planning
4 robots which make up the new DENSO VS range were on display in Tokyo this week. Fastest and slimmest so far.
New production cells have been installed at Autosplice in the UK manufacturing parts for TRW.
In order to reduce possible down time all the equipment can be monitored and programmed over Ethernet connections.
The DENSO RC7 controller and wincaps III software allow remote monitoring and programming. The robots are VS6577G 850 mm reach 7Kg Payload
The other equipment on the production cell include Cognex cameras and Omron PLC’s, these also have remote connection ability.
So now I can sit at home rather than drive round the country when changes need to be made to machines.
