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News Release from: Techcon Systems | Subject: TS3030
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 07 August 2002
Entry level for robotic placement
The TS3030 is a cost effective and flexible entry-level dispensing robot that allows manufacturers to upgrade and replace manual dispense processes.
The TS3030 is a cost effective and flexible entry-level dispensing robot that allows manufacturers to upgrade and replace manual dispense processes with a faster, higher quality, and fully automated alternative The TS3030 production robotic dispense platform from Techcon Systems is a totally flexible and cost effective dispenser that is particularly suited to automating high-performance manual dispense applications that use challenging smaller componentry and devices
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 7 Aug 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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The extremely versatile TS3030 can apply a huge range of fluid materials in any desired way, including fully contoured beads and high precision dots.
In addition, when combined with any of Techcon's industry leading family of precision dispense valves and accessories, the TS3030 can be easily customised to meet the exact needs of almost any application including automotive, medical, and electronics.
As such it is the perfect automatic dispense solution that allows manufacturers to eliminate all the inevitable quality control and throughput problems of performing highly repetitive dispense processes by hand.
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The TS3030 unit itself features a 300 x 300mm work area that comprises a sturdy x-y table and overhead z-axis gantry arrangement to ensure maximum accuracy and repeatability.
It also has a highly compact footprint that allows it to be easily integrated into any workstation or semi-automated production line.
In construction, the TS3030 exploits build components of the highest quality.
Each of its three (x,y,z) axes, for example, is driven by a closed-loop, five-phase DC servo stepper motor that is capable of producing a resolution accuracy to +/-75um and a repeatability of just +/-25um.
Accuracy and repeatability are further enhanced by the use of high-precision Teflon-coated stainless-steel lead screws that are usually used only on top-end systems priced way beyond the highly economical entrance-level cost of the TS3030.
In electronics production, for example, this includes being able to dispense exact, perfectly shaped 250um dots of adhesive or solder paste at very high speeds of five or more dots per second, without loss of accuracy or consistency (application example used Techcon's industry leading TS5000 rotary microvalve fitted to the TS3030).
The TS3030 also offers all the features of a large conventional x-y dispensing machine, while its flexible, modular design allows users to add only the features they need, as and when required, without having to pay for those they don't.
Feature options include vision alignment, automatic height sensing and rotary valve controllers.
The PC-controlled TS3030 is also exceptionally easy to use and program thanks to Techcon's extremely powerful specialist dispense software, Techonsoft.
This offers a Windows-based operating environment that runs from an external PC.
It exploits a host of simple and intuitive on-screen programming features including familiar, easy-to-use pull-down menus and icons that allow users to quickly input their specific dispensing parameters.
As a result, dispense programmes can be created in minutes and saved for future use.
In addition, an on-screen positioning display allows for real-time monitoring and control of the dispensing sequence.
The TS3030 is a highly versatile and cost effective platform that delivers a high speed, high accuracy dispense performance that is way beyond the capabilities of any manual operator or process.
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