Pick&Place Unit for the Final Processing of Radial Shaft Seals

Pick&Place unit with linear axis combination replaces pneumatic rotary indexing table solution

At a Glance

• Linear arrangement allows accessibility from both sides
• „Walking beam” with four pneumatic grippers passes the radial shaft seals from one workstation to the next
• Repeat accuracy of 0.02 mm
• Lower energy consumption

Challenge

Sealing technology at Freudenberg Sealing Technologies: the special new machine for the final processing of injection-moulded blanks must be easier to use, more energy-saving and more easily accessible.

Solution

Servo instead of pneumatic and linear instead of round. The new Pick&Place unit consists of an HP 140 handling system with a horizontal and a vertical linear axis – both user-programmable. A horizontal arm (walking beam) with four grippers passes the radial shaft seals from one processing station to the next. This linear arrangement significantly improves accessibility to the system. The servo drive increases process reliability and energy efficiency.