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ROBOTICS

THE PERFECT ROBOT

Automation Technology for Robotics (ATRO) from Beckhoff Automation is a
compact multi-axis system, which is modular, flexible, integrated, and ideal for

every application.

Source: Beckhoff Automation Pvt Ltd

With ATRO, a robot solution can be adapted precisely to the task with any number of axes and is freely scalable, modifiable, and expandable.

eckhoff has presented a and delta kinematics, through in L-shape, which are designed in
B new concept for robotics to multi-axis articulated robots. five power sizes. Each motor mod-

Beckhoff’s holistic perspective is
applications with ATRO,
ule forms a complete drive system
a modular system from which the decisive for simple commission- for one axis of the robot. The only
right robot kinematics can be put ing and handling, because only external components required
together extremely flexibly for the direct integration of the robot are a power supply and a con-
any application. A highlight of system into PC-based control en- trol, which significantly reduces
the system is the internal media ables a truly optimized complete the space required in the control
feed for data, power, and fluids. solution for the machine or plant. cabinet. In addition to the active
This has been implemented in This reduces the number of con- modules, there are connection
such a way that all axes are de- trols needed on one industrial PC, modules without their own drive:
signed to rotate endlessly. even with multiple robots. – base modules as a base in-
With ATRO, users can create al- ATRO kinematics is made up of cluding the media feed;
most any robot design for their active joints—the motor modules. – link modules with I, L, and
application from the modules The motor modules are available Y-shapes for implementing
provided – from a simple 1-axis in different designs: straight mod- individual robot configura-
Source: Beckhoff Automation
Pvt Ltd rotary indexing table application ules in I-shape or angled modules tions; and

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