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Six-Axis Robots Designed for More Payload, Faster Speeds



Epson Robots offers its C4 and C4L compact 6-axis robots. "Featuring faster speeds and more payload capability while keeping the SlimLine design, Epson C4 and C4L robots provide enhanced performance for even the most demanding and complex applications," said a company spokesperson.

"Our Epson C3 robots are being applied to a wide variety of applications in the medical, automotive, electronics, consumer products and other industries," said Michael Ferrara, Director of Epson Robots. "The C4 arms extend the capabilities of the C3 by adding more speed and payload. Also, an extended reach C4, called the C4L, has been added to our product lineup providing up to 965 mm of reach. As with the C3, the SlimLine design of the C4/C4L robots provides advanced flexibility. The slim body and compact wrist design allows for greater motion range and less mechanical restrictions. The robots can easily reach into confined and restricted work spaces from many angles with smooth motion not achievable with similar sized competitive models."

"The tight integration of powerful motors and amplifiers, along with high resolution feedback and enhanced controls, provide improved motion performance, including higher acceleration and deceleration rates as well as advanced linear interpolated motion," said the spokesperson.

According to Epson, the C4 robots utilize high quality components to achieve high rigidity in a light weight arm. "With Epson's QMEMSTM vibration sensing technology, C4/C4L arms are able to automatically adjust to minimize vibration and maximize speed and accel/decel rates," said the spokesperson. "This translates to faster cycle times even with heavier payloads as compared to other compact 6-axis models."

Epson C4/C4L robots come with the RC700 controller. The RC700 controller provides Epson RC+ Controls software and fully integrated options such as Vision Guidance, .Net support, Conveyor Tracking, GUI Builder, EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet, Profibus and more.

For more information contact:

Epson Robots

18300 Central Avenue

Carson, CA 90746

562-290-5910

www.epsonrobots.com

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