Our external rotary axis can be used individually and flexibly. The external robolink® D rotary axis allows circular workpiece movements. These are also often called slewing rings, rotary indexing tables or rotary tables, and allow continuous transport to various stations in a single work step. The radius of robot action is extended, making robots much more flexible in their applications. The rotary axis is driven electromechanically by a stepper motor via a gearbox with 48:1 transmission. An adapter kit is available for this axis for direct connection with Universal Robots in the URCap. The rotary axis can be used for applications with a precision requirement of 0.5° with a load of up to 100 [kg]. This type of accessory has a max. speed of up to 8rpm. The appropriate software is integrated into the UR Cap and can be controlled accordingly via the Universal Robot software. The axis can optionally be ordered with or without a control system. In order to control the axis in the UR Cap, the DLE-UR-0002 control unit is required. Our external axis consists largely of our tribologically optimised polymers and enables significant cost savings. They also ensure a long service life and require no maintenance.
Application examples
Typical applications for our external axes are circular workpiece movements
External axis control system for an easy introduction to automation
The UR unit enables simple and intuitive robot control system and programming, making it easy to get started with automation. The direct control cabinet integration with UR Cap enables a simple, ready-to-connect solution. This allows the external axis to be moved in the UR CAP software in a very short time. Currently, the solution is possible with the following Universal Robots kinematics: UR3, UR5, UR10, UR16 and the e-series. A master control system is not necessary.
If you want to use your own (robot) control system, that's no problem either.
Alternatively, it is also possible to operate each axis individually with a control system. For example, with our igus® D1 dryve motor control system. With this control architecture, for each you need one motor control and an additional master control system per linear axis, which controls the coordination of the movement.
The motor control systems are not part of the product and can be ordered from us as an option. igus does not offer a master control system at the moment.
Optional accessories
DLE-UR-0002
If you are not sure whether the robot is right for your application, feel free to contact us for a demo.
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