27-Oct-16 Sepro Group is expanding at both ends of their range of robots for injection molding, introducing two of their biggest robots ever, and one of their smallest as well, at K 2016. At the same time, ten injection-molding-machine manufacturers, representing 7 different countries, are also operating Sepro robots, bringing the number of units at the show to 24. The total number robots, the wide range of sizes and configurations, continued innovation in automation and control, together with a growing roster of marketing and technology partners, stand behind the company’s new slogan: ‘Your Future is Wide Open.’
A central feature on the Sepro stand is a special ‘Be Connected 4.0’ display featuring the Visual family of proprietary controls, developed by Sepro especially for injection molding. Here, human visitors can interact with machines and experience for themselves how easy and intuitive it is to program even complex robot sequences. They can learn about the three different levels of control integration Sepro has developed in collaboration with its IMM-manufacturing partners Finally, they can see Industry 4.0 in action on a Sumitomo Demag molding machine, which has the Visual control for a 6X-60 articulated arm robot integrated into the machine control. The machine will be molding syringe barrels.
Dominating the Sepro exhibit, by occupying almost one-third of the 300m2 stand, are two of the biggest robots the company has ever built. In fact, the new 7X-100XL, a 5-axis Cartesian beam robot, along with the new 6X-400, a 6-axis articulated-arm robot, are thought to be the largest robots at the K fair. The horizontal beam on the 7X-100XL is a staggering 5m in length but that is just half of the maximum length available. The telescopic vertical stroke is 3.2m and the maximum payload is100 kg. The 6X-400 6-axis articulated-arm robot, the product of a recent manufacturing partnership with Yaskawa Motoman, has a 4m reach and can carry a maximum 120-kg payload. Most large robots find application in the automotive industry, so it is fitting that these two Sepro giants are being demonstrated will be manipulating a bumper from a Mercedes Benz C-Class auto and a dash panel for a Citroën DS. The advanced servo-driven wrists on both robots make it possible to complete complex part-extraction movements and/or pre- and post-mold secondary operations including insert-placement, edge flaming, assembly, simple or complex palletizing, and more. The 7X-100XL completes Sepro’s line of 5-axis beam robots (5X and 7X ranges), which now includes 6 models that can automate injection-molding machines from 20 to 5000 tons. The Sepro Yaskawa 6X-400 6-axis robot is the largest of four models introduced recently to serve molding machines from 800 to 5000 tons. Four smaller 6-axis units, developed in partnership with Staübli Robotics were introduced several years ago to equip molding machines with up to 800 tons of clamp.
Sepro is also introducing new small robots, including The S5 Picker servo-driven sprue picker. Based on the same basic mechanical design as the Sepro Success range of economical, general-purpose robots, the S5 Picker has same 3-axis linear design with servo drive on all axes. It comes standard with a simple sprue gripper but it can be supplied optionally with an R1 wrist rotation and can be fitted with simple end-of-arm tooling. The fast-cycling picker operates entirely inside the IMM footprint and includes an unloading chute and guarding.
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