Engineered to Tackle the Most Demanding and Space-Constrained Automation Tasks - Seite 2

Ideal for welding

With its long reach, advanced motion control and stellar precision and repeatability, UR8 Long is ideal for welding. “UR8 Long delivers an easier teaching experience than traditional welding robots, better weld quality than manual welding, and less overall rework, saving time and money,” said Will Healy III, Global Industry Manager for Fabricated Metals at Teradyne Robotics. “Following feedback from fabricators around the world, the UR8 Long was designed with the collaborative welding process in mind, boosting productivity and helping leaders to attract new talent who are often more motivated to operate a robot than perform repetitive manual welding.”

FABTECH attendees will experience these welding benefits first-hand at several UR partner booths showcasing the UR8 Long, including THG Automation, Hirebotics and Vectis Automation.

“The improved features of the UR8 Long enables expansion into new welding and plasma cutting applications; all without sacrificing safety or man-machine collaboration,” said Marcus Yakawich, Product Manager at Vectis Automation. “We can’t wait to share these long-reach advantages with our customers.”

Perfect for bin picking

At UR’s own FABTECH booth B13045, the UR8 Long demonstrates longer reach into a full dunnage bin, commonly used in automotive, metals, plastics and industrial manufacturing applications.

The longer reach combined with the new robot’s compact tool flange and fast wrist joints allow more pick positions and for the robot to reach deep into bin corners with ease. All features in high demand in industries such as automotive, where the UR8 Long will integrate seamlessly into space-constrained cells and offer more picks per bin and more uninterrupted workflows. The improved joint architecture delivers up to 30% faster cycle times compared to earlier generations of cobots.

UR8 Long’s European debut will happen next week at SCHWEISSEN & SCHNEIDEN in Essen, Germany. UR partner Smooth Robotics will be showcasing UR8 Long in its booth and Lorch Schweißtechnik GmbH will demonstrate UR8 Long in the Universal Robots booth in Hall 3 at Stand 3C18. There will also be an opportunity to see a special presentation of UR8 Long on Thursday 18 September at 11:30am on the Future Hub stage.

See image collection of UR8 Long here.

About Universal Robots

Universal Robots is a global leader in collaborative robotics (cobots), used across a wide range of industries. Our mission is simple: Automation for anyone. Anywhere. With over 100,000 cobots sold worldwide, our user-friendly platform is supported by intuitive PolyScope software, award-winning training, comprehensive services, and the world’s largest cobot ecosystem, delivering innovation and choice to our customers.

Universal Robots is part of Teradyne Robotics, a division of Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER), a leading supplier of automatic test equipment and advanced robotics technology. For more information, please visit www.universal-robots.com.

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