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bdtronic GmbH
Ahornweg 4
97990 Weikersheim
Germany
Area of business:
Production of complete solutions in
the areas of dispensing technology,
plasma pre-treatment, hot sealing,
impregnation technology and
process automation.
(A) On the move: the compact planar
surface gantry provides maximum working
space coverage. And it can travel to any
required position within the working space.
(B) Just as compact as the handling system
is the interior of the control cabinet, with a
controller CECC-X (top right), a valve
terminal VUVG (bottom left) and a service
unit from the Festo MS series (bottom right).
(A)
(B)
With its compact dimensions, the
controller is a perfect match for the planar
surface gantry EXCM-30, which offers
many functionalities for working loads of
up to 3 kg. The gantry provides maximum
working space coverage. And it can travel
to any required position within the working
space.
Perfectly matched
Festo has designed its compact handling
systems as a kit with perfectly-matched
standard components. The bdtronic
mini-dis uses a planar surface gantry
EXCM-30 with additional Z-axis EGSK as a
kinematic mechanism including the
controller CECC-X. It also includes a
comprehensive software package for
simple programming and commissioning,
which is an integral part of the Festo
complete solution. Having a large number
of functions available in a very small
space avoids the problems of both under-
and over-dimensioning. The controller
software, based on CODESYS, offers the
most important basic functions that are
needed to program travel paths even
without an in-depth knowledge of
programming. The controller interfaces
allow the compact USB cameras, sensors,
actuators and valves all to be connected.
All of this results in great efficiency and
saves considerable amounts of time and
money.