EFC-02 This all-electric, active compliance device from Suhner uses high-frequency measurements to monitor force and acceleration of end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) throughout material removal applications — including the grinding, polishing, deburring and sanding applications performed by mold makers and mold-room technicians. An advanced control algorithm then dynamically adjusts force and automates grinding processes based on pre-programmed parameters. The EFC-02 can connect a grinding machine, such as an angle grinder, orbital sander, angle polisher or straight grinder, to the robot. Designed to ensure the EOAT maintains a consistent pressure with the surface of the workpiece, it’s compatible with EOAT from a variety of OEMs.
What’s new? The electric compliance system, which Suhner planned to show at Automate in Detroit.
Benefits Consistent, high-quality surface results. The EFC-02 ensures maintenance of perfect surface contact, so the robot performing the material removal stays on a steady path, regardless of the surface type, shape, size or orientation of the workpiece. The EFC-02 is compact.
Suhner USA Inc., Rome, Ga., 706-235-8046, [email protected], https://robotic-grinding.suhner.com/en/
Karen Hanna | Senior Staff Reporter
Senior Staff Reporter Karen Hanna covers injection molding, molds and tooling, processors, workforce and other topics, and writes features including In Other Words and Problem Solved for Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, Plastics Recycling and The Journal of Blow Molding. She has more than 15 years of experience in daily and magazine journalism.
