Automation World's Managing Editor, Wes Iversen talks with Dan Throne, Industry Sector Manager, Bosch Rexroth, about the company's Cartesian Motion System (CMS Robot).
The CMS motion system uses a PLC-based motion controller and an HMI controller interface that provides controls for gantries with up to three linear axes (X, Y, Z ) and three rotary axes (A, B, C ).
Moving an object from one location to another—picking and placing—is an ideal application for industrial robots due to the robots’ repeatability, throughput and favorable return on investment. It is ...