The H-815 Hexapod from PI. | Supply: PI
Physik Instrumente L.P., or PI, has launched its H-815 six-axis hexapod robotic. The corporate mentioned the H-815 is a compact and sturdy parallel kinematic movement system engineered for steady 24/7 operation in industrial environments.
The H-815 gives excessive reliability, quick velocity, and ultra-precise motion for purposes in silicon photonics, semiconductor manufacturing, optics, and metrology, mentioned PI. The system is designed for automotive, electronics, photonics, and optics purposes, it added.
Karlsruhe, Germany-based PI designs and manufactures precision movement and automation methods, together with air bearings, hexapods, and piezo drives, at places in North America, Europe, and Asia. The firm was based 5 many years in the past and at present employs greater than 1,900 folks worldwide.
Its U.S. subsidiary, PI LP, operates 5 services in North America and just lately moved to new headquarters in Shrewsbury, Mass. Past semiconductors, the corporate claimed that its methods speed up advances in silicon photonics, quantum computing, industrial automation, high-resolution microscopy, and life sciences.
H-815 options high-quality joints, actuators, and encoders
Designed for high-precision alignment duties, the H-815 gives six levels of freedom: X, Y, Z, pitch, roll, and yaw. PI mentioned this gives flexibility for purposes that demand excessive accuracy throughout a number of impartial axes.
PI mentioned it engineered the H-815 with best-in-class joints, actuators, and encoders for “unparalleled movement management.” The H-815 makes use of in-house designed cardanic joints with Z-offset, delivering superior stiffness in comparison with commonplace spherical joints. This enables for exact, backlash-free operation, even in random orientations, in line with the corporate.
With a low-profile design, a 155 mm (6.1 in.) top and a 222 mm (8.7 in.) baseplate diameter, in addition to a ten kg (22 lb.) load capability, the H-815 integrates into present manufacturing traces whereas sustaining sturdy efficiency in numerous orientations, PI mentioned. The corporate claimed that its hexapod is appropriate for digicam lens alignment, micro-assembly, fiber optic alignment, and different duties demanding precision.
PI designs for lengthy lifetime
The system’s ball-screw actuators present low friction and lengthy lifetime, considerably outperforming lead-screw designs utilized in lower-cost hexapods, PI claimed. All six actuators are outfitted with absolute-measuring encoders, eliminating the necessity for referencing, lowering startup time, and enhancing total precision, it added.
PI listed key options and advantages of the H-815 system:
- Absolute encoders: No referencing is required, streamlining setup, and minimizing downtime.
- Motor brakes: The brakes mechanically have interaction throughout energy loss, making certain operational security.
- Excessive precision: The system can obtain 0.1µm minimal incremental movement in X, Y, and Z axes for sub-micron accuracy.
- Excessive pace: The H-815 is able to velocities as much as 20 mm/s, optimizing throughput for industrial automation.
- Person-friendly design: It options pluggable cables for straightforward routing and upkeep.
- Compact and sturdy: With a low-profile footprint, the H-815 is designed for versatile integration in space-constrained environments.
The corporate this month additionally introduced a six-axis variant of its F-141 PINovAlign automated fiber alignment system for the commercial take a look at and meeting of photonic built-in circuits (PICs), single- and dual-sided fibers, and fiber array models (FAU). PI mentioned the cost-optimized system is meant for high-speed photonic array-alignment duties and space-limited environments.
