pick and place robotics

There are tons and tons of automation robotic units from all sorts of suppliers, and I have seen lots of them @ the MD&M shows every year.

I would search the automation magazines or hit Google and start looking for a simple unit

If you are in the Mid-West, see Sep 25-27 2007 Assembly Technology Expo Location: Donald E. Stephens Convention & Exhibition Center in Rosemont, IL

Bo

Thanks Bo, but I was hoping someone had hands-on (positive) experience with a particular line of low cost units.

Looking through thousands of webpages and trying to determine prices on all of them would put me about a year behind schedule.

Bill

I don't know about low cost, though I have pieced together things from SMC's pneumatics to do simple things.

But if you need reliability try a look at the small units here:

I've used a number of PHD units. Keep the loads low as possible, the speeds as slow as possible and the overhang as short as possible. PHD makes small grippers, multiple axis slide and rotary "pick & place" units. Depending on your arrangements, you should be able to put together a unit for less that $1K and maybe less that $750. If you want mechanincal unit Stelron makes a com operated unit called a "Trans-part" that is real reliable though not real cheap. Mostly you can configure a small one with a motor drive from less that $4K.

PHD, Inc. PO Box 9070 Fort Wayne, IN 46899

Stelron Components, Inc.

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