This news article was originally written in Spanish. It has been automatically translated for your convenience. Reasonable efforts have been made to provide an accurate translation, however, no automated translation is perfect nor is it intended to replace a human translator. The original article in Spanish can be viewed at MPK2 y MPK50, las propuestas de Yaskawa para la automatización en embalaje

The robots applied to processes of packaging increase the flexibility and the productivity of the companies

MPK2 and MPK50, the proposals of Yaskawa for the automation in packaging

Editorial Interempresas14/12/2011

14 December 2011

Easy to use, efficient and with the necessary flexibility for the packaging of a wide range of products, the robots of packaging are turning into a need for a lot of companies manufactureras. In the phase of packaging, the automation robotizada increases the flexibility, the productivity and the reliability, since the robots for the packed fast and effective do not lose time in movements. The robots also increase the speed of the line, deleting put of monotone work for the personnel. Since the applications of packaging can vary a lot, the robots of Yaskawa offer an easy programming

The robot MPK50 of high speed and 4 axes offers a performance and an upper reliability for applications of packaging and paletizado, between other applications of manipulation. The robot MPK50 characterises for having an useful load in the doll of 50 kilos, a scope of 1.893 millimetres, and one of the best in movements and speed of the axes, inside his category. It offers a big area of work with a complete rotation of 360º. The inner gap of the arm provides the installation of the wire of bus of field, and his stylized design allows to the robot a greater accessibility in spaces reduced, improving the productivity of the system. The arm has protection IP54 and the doll with IP67 (protection of the body IP65 optional).

The robot for picking MPK2, of high speed and 5 axes provides an upper performance for applications of manipulation of foods, picking, packaging between other applications that require a high speed. The robot MPK2 characterises for having an useful load in the doll of 2 kilos, a scope of 900 millimetres and a repetibilidad of +/-0,5 millimetres.

The design of his compact and stylized arm allows him arrive to spaces reduced and the hollow arm allows that the wires and the hoses can install internally in the robot. The MPK2 is prepared with ‘wash-down' (doll and body) for applications where work in a clean environment is an important factor. His fast speeds and accelerations of the axes reduce the time of cycle and increase the productivity. The high speed of the doll of 2.000º by second provides a maximum productivity even when the pieces have to be rotadas more than 90º. When being a robot of high speed, increases the productivity until 133 picks/minute. Optionally it can instrument with vision and conveyor tracking.