Enhancing the Localization of Industrial Chain Support to Jointly Build National Strategic Assets—A Case Study on the Use of STEP Motion Control Robotic Arms for Loading and Unloading Applications
2023-03-24
Thanks to its years of deep-rooted expertise in the machine tool industry, STEP has continuously refined its processing technologies and consistently launched iterative motion control solutions that closely meet user needs. Taking the robotic arm’s loading and unloading process as an example, the STEP bus control system offers the following advantages:
√ Fewer wiring connections, compact footprint, easy point-to-point teaching, and a PAC communication cycle of 1 ms;
√ Supports eight programming instructions, offering high programming flexibility; file management is convenient and fast; IO name changes are flexible.
√ To address the risk of robotic arm interference, safety zones and collision-avoidance parameters can be set up to monitor the torque of each axis in real time, thereby preventing collisions between the robotic arm and both products and machinery.
As China’s manufacturing sector undergoes transformation and upgrading, high-end CNC machine tools have become critical national assets. STEP is committed to leveraging its core technological strengths in motion control to help domestic machine tool enterprises build their own product competitiveness and develop differentiated solutions, thereby enhancing the localization of the domestic high-end machine tool industry chain.
Hubei Hongnan Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd., established in 2018 and located in Huangshi City, Hubei Province, is an enterprise integrating the design, production, and sales of CNC lathes, CNC turret lathes, CNC tapping machines, and other equipment.
The company’s high-end CNC lathes and other products, equipped with motion control solutions such as the STEPeng SC series PAC and Ω6 series servo drives, have significantly enhanced the efficiency, stability, and safety of workpiece machining, earning widespread recognition and favor among users.
Mr. Xiong from Hubei Hongnan Machinery said, “In recent years, as the market has continued to develop, we’ve gradually shifted from simply providing customers with CNC machine tools to offering smarter, more automated solutions that help our clients tackle their production challenges. At the same time, we’ve started collaborating with STEP. STEP PLCs and motors are not only highly efficient and stable but also equipped with collision-avoidance features, providing our customers with more efficient, more reliable, and safer production solutions.”
“In the future, we will strengthen our collaboration with STEP and provide customers with more efficient, stable, and secure automation solutions in areas such as technology and R&D, thereby boosting the development of the industry,” said Mr. Xiong further.
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