The special additional axis allows the robot to have a supplementary vertical movement (5th axis) besides the four axis with which it is fully integrated.
With this simple device the 4-axis robot increases its flexibility making easier the connection between the working ends (gathering bay) and the machines (i.e.: spinning machine, blowing machine, etc.)

A pneumatic piston is positioned vertically besides the column in order to balance the weight of the robot and of the vertical axis device during the vertical translation.

The 4 axis SMART S2 robot can be supplied with an additional axis that consents a robot to have a vertical supplementary movement (5° axis) in addition to 4 axis with which it is equipped.

With this simple device the robot has 5 axis and increases flexibility making the connection between the working-end of furnace and the forming machine easier.
This device is overhung on the holding structure of the robot and it consists of a vertical column that translates vertically on special rollers slides. The translation is transmitted by means of a pinion-rack system powered by a brushless electric motor coupled with a reduction gear. All the mechanical parts and the sliding system are protected against dust and dirt by means of suitable bellows.

Being the system overhung the main advantage of this solution is that there is not any additional encumbrance on ground.

In this way it’s possible to use a robot with 4 axis also on glass tanks where the glass level is variable (ex. Day tanks or pot furnaces) and where it’s usually necessary the use a 6 axis robot but with higher performances and les encumbrance.

Technical characteristics