Chapter 6--hardware specifications, General, Robotic arm – Hudson Robotics PlateCrane EX User Manual
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CHAPTER 6--Hardware Specifications
1. General
Note: Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Plate Capacity:
Standard-- Up to 30 plates without lids or 25 plates
with lids.
Additional-- Up to 420 plates without lids or up to 350
plates with lids.
Plate Format:
Portrait & Landscape - (Rotary Gripper)
Plate Storage Device:
2 removable stacks (expandable up to 15)
Housing Material:
Painted steel covering cast aluminum housing.
Gripper Material:
Black anodized aluminum; textured neoprene rubber
inserts.
Arm Mechanism:
Ball bearing axis with high-speed screw rail;
mechanical stops to prevent continuous rotation (345
maximum).
2. Robotic Arm
Rotary Travel:
345
Horizontal Reach:
from center of crane 12” – 18” radius
Vertical Reach:
Maximum 22.75 in. from table, minimum 4.25 in. from
table, total 18.0 in. vertical travel distance.
3. Mechanical Description
R-axis Stepper Motor:
Encoded 200 steps per motor revolution; +/-0.025
resolution; approx. 3 seconds per full rotation (345
).
Z-axis Stepper Motor:
Encoded 200 steps per motor revolution; +/- 0.015mm
resolution; approximately 1.5 seconds per complete
vertical travel (one direction).
Rotary Gripper
Stepper Motor:
200 steps per motor revolution; +/- 0.030
resolution;
approx. 4 seconds per full rotation (350
).
Telescoping Motor:
Encoded 200 steps per motor revolution; +/- 0.032mm
resolution; approx. 1 second per full extension (6”).