Matching accessories from the ecosystem

Yaskawa is currently demonstrating how easy it can be to set up and operate robots today. The HC DTP plug-and-play cobot series enables cobot installations to be set up quickly, particularly in the areas of palletizing, component handling and welding. Yaskawa offers suitable accessories from leading automation partners with its ecosystem. The comprehensive Motoman portfolio of classic industrial robots is represented by several cells with six-axis handling robots from the Motoman GP series (GP stands for General Purpose): With different payload/reach combinations, these robots solve a wide range of automation tasks such as handling and manufacturing processes or machine loading.

Many of the robots on display are "made in Europe": manufactured and in some cases also developed at the Slovenian Yaskawa plant in Kočevje, the machines meet the requirements of the European market perfectly and also stand for short transport routes, a smaller CO2 footprint and short delivery times.

Palletizing and depalletizing

With the Motoman PL series, Yaskawa presents the latest generation of high-performance palletizing robots. These versatile all-rounders are used for automatic palletizing and depalletizing. Corresponding fields of application can be found in classic end-of-line packaging and increasingly also in distribution logistics.

Turnkey standard welding cells

The welding robots from the Motoman AR and Motoman SP series excel in demanding arc welding and cutting and spot welding tasks. The Arc World family also stands for turnkey, compact and cost-effective standard welding cells with Motoman robots and safety accessories. Thanks to the special design, the complete robot cell can be easily relocated and put back into operation immediately if required.

Energy recovery

Yaskawa also offers a technical solution for feeding robot braking energy back into the power grid - as standard and without additional hardware. All larger Motoman robots in the series from a payload of around 50 kilograms and with the current YRC1000 robot controller are able to convert kinetic energy from downward and sideways movements directly into 400-volt alternating current at 50 hertz and feed it back into the grid. This significantly reduces the robot's energy requirements depending on the movement pattern.

Expertise in drive and servo technology

Last but not least, Yaskawa is also drawing attention to its own expertise as a leading supplier of drive and servo technology at Automatica: The servo drives of the current Sigma-7 generation are among the most compact and at the same time most powerful on the market and are also used in the Motoman robots.