Managing director Ian Holbeche said: “In today’s globally competitive arena manufacturers have to take every opportunity to improve efficiency and productivity, getting the most out of their machine tools and extending operational hours. With over three decades of automation experience, EROWA has developed a range of robots to every budget and just about every size of workpiece.”
With an optimal ratio between a large number of magazine positions and a small amount of floor space, it is easy to see why the EROWA Robot Compact 80 is the company’s best-selling automation solution. The tall and lean design of the Robot is suitable for optimal floor space use in the workshop. With a transfer weight capacity of up to 80 kg, it can serve one or two machine tools. Able to move up to 11 different EROWA pallet sizes for varying workpieces the magazine levels can be set up precisely to meet requirements.
The Robot Easy 800 offers an impressively compact design, that is highly configurable and able to transfer parts up to 800 kg. This turns any CNC machine tool into an automated manufacturing cell at reasonable cost. Using the EROWA MTS 400 pallet system in the magazine up to 12 stations can be loaded with parts. The transfer arm fitted with a fork gripper has a reach of 2 m from the outer edge of the robot, leaving enough space for manual set up of the machine if a ‘rush’ order is required.
Capable of transferring parts between 500 and 4,000 kg the LoadMaster uses an ingenious kinematic 360o swivel function to allows the robot to access machine tool tables and also store workpieces, on up to four levels, within a compact footprint. Loading and set up stations are an integral part of the cell and are designed to make the adding and removal of components as easy as possible to keep operator fatigue levels low.
Supporting the range of robots will be podiums featuring the EROWA ranges of MTS-CleverClamp and Spindle-UPC-PC210 tooling. The CleverClamp system is a modular and universal workpiece clamping system that is tailored to the production of one-off parts and small series. It is simple to handle and versatile to use. Setting-up times are reduced, machine operating times can be increased, and productivity is enhanced.
EROWA’s UPC-PC210 (Universal Power Chuck) tooling offers workpiece stability with a holding force of 30 kN and clamping accuracy with a repeatability of just 2 micron. It is an ingenious way of combining proven EROWA accuracy with the flexible handling of a palletising system required for the modern production of parts.
“We are looking forward to welcoming visitors to our stand to see the EROWA systems in action, and to explaining the EROWA four step productivity plan that can improve productivity and efficiency by harnessing the ‘dead’ time many companies do not use to the full potential,” Ian Holbeche concludes.
