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New Solutions for Advanced Gear Production
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Mass Production Gear Grinding Solution Demonstrated
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Dual Chamber Heat Treating Furnace
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3-D Grinding Technology and Diamond Dressers
Cleaning Baskets with Open Design
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Form Grinder with Optional Ballscrew Table Drive
Abrasive Waterjet Technologies
Metal Scrap and Fluid Management
Precision Measurement for Laser Processing
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Carbide Coatings Marking Units and Micro Welder Exhibit
New Cutting Tool Grinding Technology
Laser for Large Part Marking
Metal Additive Manufacturing System
Dry Grinding Technology to be Introduced
Multi-Stage Automated Lapping Machine
Grinder Automation New Centerless Grinder on Display
Flexible Filtration System
Multi-Axis Laser Processing
Ultrasonic Cleaner for Larger Components
8-Axis CNC Tool and Cutter Grinder
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Robotic Application Showroom Announced
Robotic Machine Tending Cell
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Mobile Machine Tending Solution
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Mobile Machine Tending Solution



Yaskawa and Clearpath have partnered to develop a mobile machine tending and material movement solution for shop floor environments.

This fully integrated solution will feature a Motoman MH12 robot equipped with end-of-arm tool (EOAT) and vision system, mounted on Clearpath's OTTO 1500 self-driving vehicle. This project is currently under development and supported under the advanced research division of Clearpath.

"Our partnership with Clearpath will provide the industry with a robust, tightly integrated solution for moving robots to the work in a flexible and dynamic way," said Roger Christian, Divisional Leader, New Product Development at Yaskawa Motoman. "This autonomous modular solution provides users an alternative to arranging the work to a fixed robot station."

The MH12 robot features a 12 kg payload capacity, hollow wrist for reliable EOAT cable management and a 1,440 mm horizontal reach. Its versatile design helps provide high speed, long reach and increased payload.

The OTTO 1500 offers a payload capacity of 3,300 lbs. and is built with industrial grade components to withstand the rigors of industrial environments. It is designed to increase throughput, reduce operating costs and remain flexible with the changing needs of material flow processes.

"We are excited to partner with Yaskawa to develop the future of mobile manipulation and collaborative robots," said Matt Rendall, Chief Executive Officer at Clearpath. "Combining our self-driving industrial vehicles with Yaskawa's robot arms will enable a new category of automation for machine tending."

The solution will provide natural feature navigation, so there is no need to add fiducials or reflectors to the operating environment. Its modular and scalable design allows for a single system deployment that can grow in parallel to our customers' increased business requirements. The system is reconfigurable to accommodate changing operational preferences and/or changing facility infrastructure. It is also redeployable between various processes due to increase or decrease in production volume.

For more information contact:

Yaskawa America, Inc.

Motoman Robotics Division

100 Automation Way

Miamisburg, OH 45342

937-847-6200

www.motoman.com

Clearpath Robotics, Inc.

1425 Strasburg Rd., Suite 2A

Kitchener, ON, N2R 1H2

Canada

800-301-3863

info@clearpath.ai

www.clearpath.ai

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