Overview

You can attach up to two additional drive axes (per manipulator) which can operate in association with the manipulator. The position data of the additional axis is saved with the robot point data. The additional axis can move simultaneously with the manipulator by motion commands and you can design an application using a traveling axis (manipulator on the straight axis) with simple programming.

KEY POINTS

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If you want to operate the manipulator and drive axis separately, you need to define the additional axis as another manipulator using the multi-manipulators feature.

CAUTION

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When you use the additional axis as traveling axis and mount a manipulator(s) on the axis, the reaction force of manipulator(s) is put on the traveling axis. Therefore, you should limit the acceleration/deceleration speed with the Accel setting so that it is within the allowable inertia of traveling axis. In addition, the manipulator may swing widely at the positioning and possibly break the additional axis.