Festo AG & Co. KG P. O. Box 73726 Esslingen Phone+49 711 347-4032 Ruiter Straße 82 73734

Festo AG & Co. KG
P. O. Box
73726 Esslingen
Phone+49 711 347-4032


Ruiter Straße 82
73734 Esslingen

Press release

Number

HM 04/2013

Date

8 April 2013

Our reference

TM-IP/HAUG

Legal form:

Limited partnership

Registered office: Esslingen a. N.

Register court Stuttgart

COR 211583

Value added tax id. number:

DE 145 339 206

General partner:

Festo Management

Aktiengesellschaft

Registered office: Vienna/Austria

Commercial register court:

Commercial court Vienna

COR FN 303027 d

Board of Director:

Dipl.-Kfm. Alfred Goll

Dr. Claus Jessen

Dr. Ansgar Kriwet

Dipl.-Kfm. Michael Mölleken

Dr. Eberhard Veit (Chairman)

Chairman of the Supervisory Board:

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Milberg

The compact planar surface gantry of the future

H-gantry EXCM saves users a lot of work

Precise and fast positioning in cramped installation conditions  the Festo H-gantry EXCM makes this possible in a simple way. This reliable system solution can be supplied by Festo, the manufacturer of electrical and pneumatic automatic control technology, directly for installation on machines and plants in electronics production or small parts assembly and for use in laboratory automation.

The H-gantry EXCM is a compact planar surface gantry which can approach any position within its working space. The recirculating toothed belt moves the slide within a two-dimensional area (X and Y axes). The fixed motors are connected to the slide and thanks to the parallel-kinematic drive principle the moving masses remain low.

Fast positioning

This ready-to-install system allows fast positioning at speeds of up to 500 mm/s and repetition accuracies of the order of ±0.05 mm. This makes the compact H-gantry ideal for applications in electronics production and small parts assembly. These applications include the feeding and screwing in of small components, setting adhesive points, electronics testing such as contact points or resistance, the flexible positioning of workpieces and components in assembly operations, palletization and depalletization, desktop manufacturing and assembly.

What is more, the H-gantry EXCM is a compact and reliable solution for pre- and post-analytical laboratory processes and can be used, for example, in sample preparation to transport samples for identification by means of barcode scanners and to open and close containers. It can be used to distribute samples on test systems such as microtiter plates. In post-analytical processes, it can, for example, provide safe incubation, dispensing or archiving functions.

Quick commissioning

The gantry requires very little commissioning and can be integrated quickly into machines. The pre-parameterized drive and controller package gives users the security of knowing that they can concentrate on their own core competences without having to concern themselves with the details of automation technology. Festo is thus able to save users a great deal of additional work. The flexible interface concept provides users with a choice of Ethernet, CANopen and I/Os for up to 64 positions.

Supplied fully assembled and tested, these ready-to-install systems can be delivered directly to the machines and plants. The scope of delivery includes all design data and circuit diagrams and a comprehensive functional guarantee. With a single part number, users can obtain not only hardware in the form of a ready-to-install module or subsystem but also a complete value creation package. Complete solutions mean less work for customers' technical staff, lower costs for system design, a simple procurement process and lower process costs.

Please refer to: / Festo Press photo HM 0413EXCM 1.tif
Caption to illustration: / Precise and fast positioning with cramped installation conditions - the Festo H-gantry EXCM. (Photo: Festo)
Please refer to: / Festo Press photo HM 0413EXCM 2.tif
Caption to illustration: / Ideal for applications in electronics production and small parts assembly: the Festo XY planar surface portal EXCM with speeds of up to 500 mm/s and repetition accuracies of the order of ±0.05 mm.(Photo: Festo)
Please refer to: / Festo Press photo HM 0413EXCM 3.tif
Caption to illustration: / Compact and reliable solution for pre- and post-analytical laboratory processes: the Festo H-gantry EXCM. (Photo: Festo)

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