Tuesday, July 18, 2023
FANUC America will demonstrate a variety of robots, cobots and industrial automation solutions for the woodworking industry at AWFS 2023, July 25-28 in Las Vegas.
FANUC CRX-10iA/L Sanding Bamboo Cutting Boards
The CRX-10iA/L will simulate sanding small bamboo cutting boards. First, the CRX-10iA/L will use an OnRobot VGC10 vacuum gripper to pick a board from station one and present it to an orbital sander which then simulates sanding the edges. FANUC recently expanded the payload capacities of its CRX and CR cobot lines to handle products from 4kg to 50kg. With 11 model variations, FANUC’s cobots can work in a variety of applications including assembly, inspection, material handling, packaging, palletizing, sanding, welding, and more.
FANUC M-10iD/12 Robot Sands Chair Seat
A FANUC M10iD/12 robot picks a chair seat and places it onto a fixture using the FS-15iA Force Sensor’s phase matching option allowing the robot to align and match the chair seat to the fixture. Next, the robot flips the tool and sands the top surface using the Force Sensor’s contour option enabling the sander to apply constant force – this is especially useful for uneven surfaces. Once the robot sands the top side it picks up the seat and places it bottom-side up in the fixture for sanding using the same technique.
FANUC P-40iA Robot Paints Guitar
A P-40iA paint robot equipped with the R-30iB Plus Mate controller will demonstrate painting a wooden guitar body using coordinated motion with a turntable, which means that the robot will control the motor that rotates the part on the turntable. The robot will paint the part as it rotates a full 360 degrees, allowing coverage on all sides of the part.
The P-40iA robot has a 1,300 mm reach, 5kg payload, and a compact arm design that fits into small work areas. It offers a cast aluminum body, purged and pressurized arm, FANUC’s purge module, and integrated solenoid valves for gun trigger. In addition, the P-40iA robot can be mounted in a variety of positions including floor, invert, wall or angle mounts to accommodate small or narrow workspaces. Also, the P-40iA can be programmed offline using FANUC’s PaintTool robot software.
FANUC’s high-performance CNC and servo systems seamlessly integrated with a Laguna iQ desktop CNC router. Equipped with a complete FANUC CNC system, the display shows how well the machine, control and drives all work together to bring unbeatable value in reliability and accuracy.
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