Accudyne Systems, Inc. has developed a variety of robotic applications. Although we can integrate off-the-shelf robots into an application, we have found both cost and performance advantages by custom designing a robot to a particular application. Systems are built up using appropriate linear stages and rotary axes. Each axis is operated under closed-loop PID control. Typically, one central processor is used to control all axes for coordinated motion. In addition, auxiliary axes can be controlled to fully integrate process variables with the desired mechanical motions.

Examples of this include:

• In the application of glaze to unfired china, Accudyne
      engineers developed a five-degree-of-freedom
      spray booth specifically aimed at the customer's
      unique product line. The spray head was carried
      by a four-axis arm, while the ware was supported
      by the fifth axis. In addition, parameters affecting
      the spray pattern and volume were also under
      complete computer control.
  
  
• Another custom machine used two three-degree-
      of-freedom robots and a one-degree-of-freedom
      unit to glaze and place windows in plastic frames.
      Six different window sizes could be produced.
      Frames were carried on a large rotary table
      allowing six coordinated operations to be
      performed simultaneously.
  

Whether glazing ceramics, building windows, or sorting silicon wafers, Accudyne has the proven ability to optimize the robotic structure to the required function.