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Ferris Wheel Work Cell
Model FW-1. Dual headstocks on a servo main turn axis, integrated into the robot, with 500 kg (1,100 lb) capacity per headstock.
FW-1 features
- Ferris wheel cell
- Dual headstock design
- Main turn axis servo drive integrated into the robot system
- 500 kg (1,100 lb) capacity per headstock
- Modular bolt-together weldment design
- Solid steel two-tone walls with tinted viewing windows
- Standard 120 inch width between headstocks (customer spec available)
- 43 inch headstock rotational span
- Precision gearing on all external axes
- All external axes equipped with a hollow bore for pass-through cabling
- Dual area sensor for safety detection while in operation
- All safety sensors integrated into a safety-rated PLC
- Robot system monitors joint and speed position of all external axes (main turn and headstocks)
- Personnel door on a safety interlock
- All input electrical wired to a safety disconnect
- All cabling routed and protected in wire trays with covers
- Arc shield on the main turning axis
- 4 inch steel leveling feet
- Allen-Bradley safety PLC
- Allen-Bradley HMI
- Detached jog (jog the non-working axis for load and unload with a push button)
The arm in this cell is a new robot or a refurbished FANUC robot. Robotic welding is that robot, the welder, and the cell.