October, 2011 - igus Blog

Trade fair novelty Motek 2011: 5-axis robot arm with drive unit NEMA23

Martin Raak | 21. October 2011

At the Motek’11 in Stuttgart, a rotary joint was presented, which extends the operating range of the existing double-jointed arm. The new rotary joint can turn +/-90° and is intended as first axis in an articulated arm. The arm is equipped with a single-piece pneumatic gripper made of PA2200 as a prototype. The entire moving […]

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robolink passes function test in rough vacuum (TU Munich)

Martin Raak | 20. October 2011

Technical University of Munich, Department of Aerospace Engineering – LRT – tests the joint in rough vacuum and certifies full functionality. Experimental conditions according to the attached certificate, test set-up documented in the film. Anwender_Info_TUM_LRT_komplett_EN.pdf   Vote Up +0 Vote Down -0You already voted!

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