New from the adhere brand at Intertronics is the I&J7100 bench top Cartesian dispensing robot - an ideal choice when cost and bench space are important considerations.
With prices starting at circa £4K this brings robotic dispensing within reach of small assembly shops, specialist manufacturers and dedicated project cells within larger companies - ideal for subcon production.
It will be of interest to producers of all kinds from instrumentation, electronics, sound systems to decorative and display industries where flexibility and cost are vital factors.
The I&J7100 handles a dispensing area of 200mm x 150mm and is capable of storing up to 100 different programs, but takes up less than 1/2 metre on the bench.It is ideal for dispensing adhesives, coatings, gaskets, potting, filling and shielding materials to a resolution of 0.02mm.
The I&J7100 offers 3 axis continuous path or point to point operation using dots, lines, arcs and circles, with full step and repeat copy functions and automatic offset calculations. Implementation is simple, as is 24/7 operation with quick fluid purge function and 100 program capacity - each with up to 4000 points.
Step-by-step intuitive instructions simplify job creation tasks, allowing a program to be entered and running in minutes. A 16-channel I/O interface provides for communication with external devices for secondary applications and multiple dispensing equipment components and an optional Windows software package with DXF file converter is available for programming from a computer.