NACHI-FUJIKOSHI exhibited at METALEX 2022, the largest machinery exhibition in Thailand, from November 16 to 19, 2022, and introduced solutions including new robots. It was the first time in three years since 2019 that the company exhibited at the show, and although there were more Thai domestic visitors compared to pre-pandemic, overall, it was a fairly busy four-day event.
To give visitors in manufacturing business an image of the actual use of the robots, the exhibit took the form of four solutions that assumed situations where robots were used.
This corner compares the speeds of the conventional "MZ07" and the new "MZ07F" to show the difference at a glance. The conventional model also have the strength of high-speed movement, but when it comes to heavy workpieces, the speed drops slightly. On the other hand, the new model "MZ07F" , which was unveiled for the first time in Thailand, maintains high speed even when used at full specifications for up to 7 kg. It has become more efficient.
There are not many robots with a slim arm and a high payload of 10kg such as the MZ10LF . The robot can not only convey substrates, but also racks and jigs, and does the changes of setups, which greatly expands the range of what the robot can do on site. In Thailand, there are many sites where large substrates for car bodies and EVs are manufactured, and we believe that the robot will be utilized in various situations in the future.
NACHI plans to release the “CMZ05”, a 10kg payload collaborative robot that follows the features of industrial robots, in the first half of next year. At the venue, it was exhibited as an example of collaboration with the automatic trolley AMR.
Compared to the “CZ10” collaborative robot, the new “CMZ05” is smaller and has a similar shape to the popular MZ series of industrial robots. Therefore, for customers who are already using the MZ series, the hurdle to introducing collaborative robots, which has a difficult image, is lowered.
As a hands-on experience for visitors, we also exhibited remote-controlled teaching that can transmit human movements to robots in real time using 6-axis sensors. This is a revolutionary kit that allows the robot to easily learn its movements with a job stick.
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NACHI's strength with such a theme is that it can develop both industrial robots and collaborative robots and leverage each other's strengths.