Actuators added to electrical positioning system

The first new product is the guided EPCO electric cylinder – EPCO-G – which provides simple positioning with strokes of up to 400mm. With an integrated guide unit, EPCO-G can withstand high axial and radial loads which means it can be utilised in a wider selection of handling systems.

The cylinder is available in three sizes (16, 25 and 40), it can achieve speeds up to 500 mm/sec and it provides high stiffness in a low weight system, giving high performance over a long service life. Furthermore, it benefits from life-time lubrication which means it is maintenance-free. It has also been designed for easy mounting and installation to help save time and costs associated with set up and maintenance.  The guide unit can also be ordered as a single unit for easy retrofitting to existing EPCO cylinders.

The second new addition to the OMS product family is the ERMO – a low-cost electric rotary drive. It is said to be suitable for use in compact process stations and pick and place applications due to its angle flexibility and rotation capabilities.

With a maximum angular velocity of 600°/sec, torque of 5 Nm and repetition accuracy of between ± 0.05° and ± 0.1°, the ERMO electric rotary drive can be used for a range of rotating, placing, turning and pivot drive handling systems. 

All products in the OMS product family can be mounted together to create a complete 2, 3 or 4 axis handling system which can be customised to suit specific requirements.