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You are here: Home / Integrated Motion Systems / Gantries + Stages / Lenze brings robot programming module to gantry pick-and-place applications

Lenze brings robot programming module to gantry pick-and-place applications

September 17, 2015 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

Lenze is paving the way for easy configuration of pick-and-place robotics used in the areas of intralogistics, packaging technology, assembly and material handling systems. Robotic motion for gantry systems and automatic stackers is designed more easily with the robotics module in the Lenze FAST application software.

“Most gantry robots operate on a single axis using a PLC-controlled positioning drive. Until now, gantry robot kinematics with coordinating axes required complex, time-consuming programming,” says Doug Burns, director of business development at Lenze. “The powerful pick-and-place module in our FAST software brings together the tools engineers need for fast, productive, and flexible handling systems.” Gantry

Gantry robotic systems are used primarily for stacking and moving wood, metals, plastics, glass or other materials. The Lenze FAST technology module for pick-and-place or any complex movement combines robotic functions in a drive solution that is as easy to parameterize as a single-axis movement. The FAST module effectively replaces PLC-controlled gantries with sequential motion commands that can be tailored to specific tasks. Intrinsically synchronous travel profiles result in substantially less wear on the mechanical parts of a machine than point-to-point positioning. Smarter path planning means a machine can be designed for higher energy efficiency and faster operation using smaller drives.

Based on PLCopen Part 4 for all main and auxiliary axes and using the IEC 61131 programming environment, FAST software technology allows integration of additional drive tasks, such as upstream and downstream conveyor drives using the same controller and inverter drives. A kinematic model developed by Lenze in partnership with universities simplifies the steps needed to integrate robots into an overall automation system. Even complex drive systems requiring multi-axis coordination can be programmed quickly. By streamlining the engineering process, FAST modules allow design engineers to devote more of their time to optimizing value-added machine features.

Lenze offers integrated FAST modules for different types of gantry robots, in addition to modules for Delta 2, Delta 3, buckling arm and SCARA robots. Every FAST application software module comes with a visualization system for testing purposes.

Visit www.lenze.com for more information.

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