Collaborative Robot Automates Repetitive Tasks

Omron Automation Americas recently released an advanced yet intuitive solution for automating repetitive tasks in manufacturing. With built-in vision and a user-friendly, plug & play programming interface, the new TM Series collaborative robot (cobot) works seamlessly with humans to enhance productivity and ensure safety.

Designed to enable an innovative manufacturing environment, this transportable robot is designed to comply with safety requirements for human-robot collaboration specified in ISO 10218-1 and ISO/TS 15066. It can be easily trained to perform almost any repetitive task in any location due to a manual teaching function that allows operators to teach the robot with hand-guidance without needing for Software.

Features and benefits:

• Programming interface is intuitive and quick to set up. "The robot reduces installation and set-up times compared with traditional industrial robots due to a flowchart-based programming interface and intuitive teaching," said a company spokesperson. No prior robot programming experience is necessary.
• Integrated on-arm vision system further reduces set-up time. The robot comes with built-in vision and integrated lighting for capturing products with a wide viewing angle. Image sensing functions include pattern matching, barcode reading, color identification and more.
• Compliance with human-machine collaborative safety standards. The robot ensures safe cooperation between humans and machines and reduces installation time by eliminating the requirement for industrial safety guarding.

The introduction of the new cobot is geared towards manufacturers seeking to boost production and reduce employee fatigue by automating repetitive tasks such as machine tending, loading and unloading, assembly, screw driving, gluing, testing or soldering.

For more information contact:

Omron Automation Americas

2895 Greenspoint Parkway, Suite 200

Hoffman Estates, IL 60169

800-556-6766 / 847-843-7900

omroninfo@omron.com

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