On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 9:21 AM, Andy Evans <a...@evanspt.com> wrote:
> To Dave's suggestions about utilizing pneumatics - I'm sure that could > be done; stops controlling the travels. Would it really be easier, or > is the way to make it simple just to have a 6 axis robot to handle any need? The way to decide is if you think that in the future you will have more jobs for the robot. If the machine does just one thing for the next 25 years then special non-programable automation would be best. If you think you will be making many different kinds of parts in the future you might invest up front in a general purpose robot On the other hand you could pay some one $20/hour for a LONG time for less than the cost of one industrial robot. Think about the end effector (hand) too. Is it a tw fine "vice" that clamps the part, a magnet or vacuum and can you re-design the part to reduce the precision required for handling? "pick and place" is the simplest type of robot. That is what they use to stuff components onto PCB in electronics manufacturing. Those parts is nearly microscopic -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
