Robot System Solution
Robot System Solution
MITSUBISHI
ROBOT SYSTEM
SOLUTION
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation is a leading maker of factory automation systems, and has
abundant experience in various areas including automobile parts, electronic and electric
components, liquid crystal displays, semiconductors, food products, medicines, cosmetic
products, potteries, education and research.
The company proudly offers the best of its kind intelligent solution with highly rigid arms which
enable high-speed and high-precision operations, to support factories, to arrange
optimization and to be one step ahead of other manufactures.
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to upgrade their production lines thereby improving
We cannot
secure sufficient
labor.
We want to
improve our process
consistency.
We want
to improve
productivity.
Automation
We want to speed
up changeovers.
We would like to We want to
utilize for various kinds stabilize the quality We want to
of product. of products. make our factory the
We want to most advanced one.
simplify how to change
production volume.
!!
Change Quality Up
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Introducing We will immediately answer to your
Robot System
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questions regarding the introduction of robots.
and concern.
support for the introduction of robots in their plants.
Note 2: With regards to the safety related to robots, it is mandatory to abide by Industrial Safety and Health Law and Ordinance on Industrial Safety and Health in Japan.
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Robot System Delivering the best automation solut
Solution
Manpower saving
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Productivity will be improved. Manpower will be saved. Product quality will be improved.
Fast! ?
It enables high-speed operation. Robots work taking over the hands and arms Since the movement of robots is
Continuous operation is possible even of operators. (Robots are able to duplicate consistent, there is no mistake such as
at workers’ recess time and midnight. complicated movement.) skipping attachment of a component.
Since the system is flexible, it is easy to design Since it requires dedicated work, it requires
coordinating with other peripherals. In addition, a long time to design and manufacture a
at the installation, there is no need to adjust a Dedicated machine. In addition, it is not flexible, so it
Robot
position against those of peripherals, which machine takes a very long time to adjust a position at
reduce a start-up time. the installation.
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Robot System Mitsubishi Electric, one of the leading
Case Study with the most appropriate systems
●Manpower-saving with the introduction of facility: It is possible to depreciate the investment cost in
about 2 years. (Note: The calculation is based on the conditions that Mitsubishi Electric uses.)
Benefits ●Introduction merit due to increased production capacity: Production will increase about 2.5 times due to the
of
introducing shorter cycle time and longer operating hours. (Note: The calculation is based on the conditions that Mitsubishi Electric uses.)
Other merits: Adaptation to the production of a wide variety of products, the simplification of
production adjustment, and the stabilization of quality
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factory automation system makers, will provide customers
through the strong alliance with partners.
Appearance
inspection
Laser
marking
Soldering
Screw fastening
Sealing
Mounting
of parts
Kitting
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Robot System
Case Study
●Manpower-saving with the introduction of facility: It is possible to depreciate the investment cost in
about 1 year. (Note: The calculation is based on the conditions that Mitsubishi Electric uses.)
Benefits ●Introduction merit due to increased production capacity: Production will increase about 1.5 times due
of
introducing to the longer operating hours. (Note: The calculation is based on the conditions that Mitsubishi Electric uses.)
Other merits: Adaptation to the production of a wide variety of products, the simplification of
production adjustment, and the reduction of dangerous work
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Deburring
/Polishing
Sealing
Packing of
processed parts
Appearance
inspection
Assembly of automobile
components
Gate cutting
Alignment of
mold goods
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Robot System
Case Study
●Manpower-saving from the introduction of facilities: It is possible to depreciate the investment cost
in about 1.5 years. (Note: The calculation is based on the conditions that Mitsubishi Electric uses.)
Benefits ●Introduction merit due to increased production capacity: Production will increase about 1.5 times due
of
introducing to the longer operating hours. (Note: The calculation is based on the conditions that Mitsubishi Electric uses.)
Other merits: Adaptation to the production of a wide variety of products, the simplification of
production adjustment, and the stabilization of quality
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Label check
Packing
Labeling
Sorting
Loading/Unloading of parts
to a medicine analyzer
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Robot System
Case Study
Palletize
Palletize of carton boxes
Points for the employment of robots
System configuration diagram A palletizing-dedicated robot enables high
speed palletizing operation. The length and
Palletize robot Case holding hand
structure of arms, which have been optimized
for palletizing process, improves the flexibility
Case conveyor (2) of layout.
Stand for a robot High-speed operation
The use of palletizing-dedicated robot assures the
highest speed palletizing of its kind.
Flexible layout
The optimized arm length and structure minimizes
an idle space around a robot for the operation using
standard pallet sizes.
Conveyor
Sensors, etc.
Peripheral devices
●Manpower-saving from the introduction of facilities: It is possible to depreciate the investment cost
in about 1.5 years. (Note: The calculation is based on the conditions that Mitsubishi Electric uses.)
Benefits ●Introduction merit due to increased production capacity: Production will increase about 4 times due
of
introducing to the shorter cycle time. (Note: The calculation is based on the conditions that Mitsubishi Electric uses.)
Other merits: The simplification of production adjustment, the stabilization of quality, and the
reduction of heavy labor
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Clean room
Loading and unloading from cassettes
Points for the employment of robots
System configuration diagram It is possible to perform high-speed loading and
unloading of wafer cassettes (hoops) by a
Cassette
(Hoop)
Vertical, multiple-joint type robot vertical, multiple-joint type robot (Long arm
and clean room compatible).
Wafer Clean room compatible
Clean-type robot is used to satisfy ISO Class 3
clean room.
Space-saving
Layout is space-saving type which utilizes a wide
motion range of robot.
Wafer gripping Supporting various cassette types
hand
It is possible to hand over wafers to cassette in
various styles and requires no dedicated machine
Wafers before such as an inverting machine.
cleaning
Touch panel
GOT1000
Magazine for
wafer cleaning Programmable
controller
(iQ Platform)
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MELFA Robot Mitsubishi Electric's industrial robots
of production sites in a fast, skillful
RV-F SERIES
A compact 6-axis jointed robot with an optimal arm length and wider range of
movement suited for complex assembly and processing tasks.
Compact body and slim arm design, allowing operating area to be expanded and
load capacity increased.
Layout accommodates a wide range of applications from transport of mechanical
parts to assembly of electrical parts.
Environmental resistance specifications enable application to a wide range of uses
without needing to consider the installation environment.
Features
Contribute to higher productivity with highly Highest-speed operation of its kind
frequeut movements A in-house developed motor, highly
rigid arm and proprietary drive
The employment of an in-house developed Torque
control technology enable high Torque increased
motor and the enhanced overload detection
torque output with high revolution New model motor
method improved has the continuous operat-
and the best performance of its
ing performance. User can comfortably use
kind. Speed increased
the robot for highly frequent movements. Previous model motor
Continuous operating performance,
which has been also improved,
Rotational speed
contributes to higher productivity by
Changes in operating posture can be made even shortening cycle time.
more quickly!!
Changes in operating posture, which occur Enlargement of J4 axis motion range
frequently during assembly, can be completed
at rapid speed, increasing the speed of the Enlarged J4 axis motion range
axis close at hand as well as that of the base makes continuous posture changes
axis. Enables changes to be made to the possible for assembly and transfer.
operating posture at high speed. Inverting motion is no longer needed
in the middle of the change.
Cable interference proof
The tip of axis has a route for cables to be placed in a hand.
It allows wiring and piping to the root of the hand.
Since cables can be internally stored, it minimizes the interference of
cable against peripheral devices. This eliminates the issue of entangle-
ment of wires and pipes.
By the tip of J6 axis, wiring and Electromagnetic valve Input/output cable
piping can be fitted in the arm. Air piping
Full use of installation space
It adds more flexibility to the consideration of the installation of robot. The
robot has 360° access including back side, which allows the space to be
A large area
fully utilized. The shorter travel distance will shorten a cycle time.
with interference
risk
Before After
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contribute to the advancement
and simple way.
RH-F SERIES
Matches perfectly to a variety of applications with a wide range of operating areas
and variations.
High speed and high accuracy achieved with the highly rigid arm and latest servo
control technology.
Suitable for a wide range of fields from mass production of food and pharmaceuti-
cal products requiring high-speed operation to assembly operations requiring
high precision.
Features
Faster vertical motion Full utilization of installation space
The speed of vertical motion, which is inevitable for horizontal, multiple- The motion range of pivot was
joint type robots, has been improved. significantly widened.
2400mm/s [RH-6FH: Double speed compared to the conventional model] It enables 360° access, which adds
more flexibility to consideration of the
installation of robot.
In addition, a widened motion range
Strengthened axis wrist removed the necessity for the trouble-
some hand changes. This eliminates
Tolerable J4 axis inertia dramatically increased. Applies easily to multiple
unproductive operation and shortens Widened motion range of
hands, offset hands, etc. [5 times that of previous models (RH-20FH)] pivot allows access to the
cycle time. back area as well.
The tip of axis has a route for cables to be placed in a hand. It allows wiring
and piping to the root of the hand. Since cables can be internally stored, it Improvement of continuous operating performance
minimizes the interference of cable against peripheral devices. This
The employment of a motor developed in-house and the enhanced
eliminates the issue of entanglement of wires and pipes.
overload detection method has improved the continuous operation
capability.
Additional wiring M4×8: 4 pieces Internal wiring It enables 1.7 times higher transfer capability compared to conventional
such as one for and piping
communication model (RH-6FH).
External wiring
and piping It is ideal for highly frequent operations.
Electromagnetic valve
Electromagnetic
Air hose Encoder temperature
valve box
monitor
Ambient
No tangling temperature
To a hand at the back!
To a hand
Air out Return
Conventional model
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Components System configuration is strongly supp
for MELFA robots focusing on their
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ported by components developed only
refined usability.
Force sensor
System configuration
<Product configuration>
Force sensor interface unit (2F-TZ561)
RS-422
Force sensor
LAN/USB
Robot controller
RT ToolBox2
Adaptor cable
RV-F/RH-F
Teaching pendant
(R56TB/R57TB/R32TB/R33TB)
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Mitsubishi Robot System Solution
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