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Metrology Solution Lets Users Automate Small Part Measurement



New Scale Robotics has released a new metrology solution including a precision gripper, metrology fingertips kit, tech note and software examples that allow users to automate small part measurement and sorting using collaborative robots (cobots) from Universal Robots.

"Measurement inspection and sorting of small parts are tedious tasks, traditionally performed by human operators," said David Henderson, CEO of New Scale Robotics. "Our precision gripper and metrology fingertips are the first tools that enable users to automate those repetitive tasks using cobots. This is a remarkable new application for cobots, with potential to save time and money in a wide range of industrial, manufacturing and other settings."

New Scale Robotics' newest parallel gripper for Universal Robots has a 2.5 µm resolution internal position sensor for precision measurements. The new NSR-KIT-F1 metrology fingertips kit includes three pairs of fingertips that install on the gripper's factory fingers to enable precision measurement of a variety of part shapes.

The URCaps plug-in software included with the gripper enables fast set-up and simple programming of the gripper and robot. Measurement data from the gripper can be transferred to a PC for analysis using any statistical analysis software. The data is also displayed on the UR teach pendant, and is continuously available for use in decision-making automation scripts.

New Scale Robotics provides instructions and working examples of how to use the gripper and fingertips to measure parts and transfer the data to a server for analysis. The downloadable tech note and example code includes a URScript showing how to program the UR robot for metrology, and a server-side program example for Windows written in C#.

To watch instructional videos and download the tech note and example code visit www.newscalerobotics.com/applications/automated-metrology-with-cobots/

The NSR-KIT-F1 metrology fingertips kit and NSR-PG-10-20-UR precision parallel gripper with 10 µm measurement resolution are available through all Universal Robot sales offices and distributors. The NSR-PG-10-20-URe precision parallel gripper with 2.5 µm measurement resolution is available for pre-order from New Scale Robotics.

For more information contact:

New Scale Robotics

121 Victor Heights Parkway

Victor, NY 14564

585-924-4450

NSRsales@newscalerobotics.com

www.newscalerobotics.com

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