Germany-based Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery (a subsidiary of Sumitomo Heavy Industries) presented its first own-branded robot series solution to trade visitors at Fakuma, the international trade fair for industrial plastics processing which took place in Friedrichshafen on 12–16 October. Based on two compact „handle&place“ solutions, the new SAM-C (Sumitomo Demag. Automation. Machine – Cartesian) development initially comprises four payload sizes – three, five, ten and 20 kg – with the SAM platform expanding in phases over the next two years adding further robot kinematics and functional elements, the company explained.
„With SAM-C, we have succeeded in engineering the smallest automated injection moulding cell, comprising robot and material handling technology,“ explains Jürgen Schulze, Director Automation at the company. „We offer high system availability with minimal repair and maintenance work, thanks to Sumitomo (SHI) Demag’s in-house servo motor technology and low-maintenance drive and guide technology. With the corresponding vacuum technology, the systems also deliver significant energy-savings.“
Expansion of automation range
The company also says it is expanding and strengthening its range of robotic solutions. “The partnership with Sepro is being expanded internationally, and the range of robots is being significantly strengthened with the addition of the company‘s proprietary robots. Central components, such as the drives, are sourced from the Sumitomo Drive Technologies subsidiary – the Lafert Group in Italy. The new SAM robots have been designed specifically for injection moulding machines with clamping force sizes between 50 and 500 tons, and for standard applications with cycle times of 10 seconds and higher,” the company said.
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