MPS 130 Designed for medium payloads, Stäubli's tool-change system for robots can be used in assembly areas for such functions as welding and materials handling. It comes with multiple couplings for air/vacuum connectors and can be equipped with connectors for data and electricity transmission. The lightweight system has a maximum payload of 220.5 pounds and a bending moment of 900 Newton meters.
What's new? U.S. availability. The tool-changer system was launched in Munich in June and made its U.S. debut at the Fabtech show in November in Las Vegas.
Benefits Flexibility. The tool-change system allows for the use of multiple tools by a single robot.
Stäubli Corp., Duncan, S.C., 864-433-1980, www.staubli.us
