The MacBUILT HBG gantry system is comprised of a single belt robot with 2 fixed position motor mounting locations to control and enable X and Y axis motion. This architecture does not require a motor to be mounted to the Y axis, which reduces the axis load and associated cable management and results in lower inertia and a higher speed of performance. This composition allows for high-speed, high-precision motion.
Macron Dynamics Inc. has announced the development of a product line featuring scalable, cost effective, single belt driven robotic gantries suitable for pick and place applications. “Macron has introduced a line of belt driven X/Z gantry systems with fixed motor mounting,” says Steve Evers, director of business development. “These gantry systems are perfect for pick and place processes requiring automated transfer of products from feed conveyors to final package assemblies,” he says.
This video demonstrates a product transfer “pusher” unit that is used to move sacks of product from one stage to a conveyor transfer system. The system features two MacBUILT heavy duty rail actuators mounted in a dual arrangement with connecting shaft which provide X axis motion. A MacBUILT “Z axis” rail actuator with a 50mm-wide belt provides vertical motion and mounting for a pusher blade.
The winning video of of Macron’s 2010 Show Us Your Macron Video Contest is a camera system used in a broadcasting studio. Macron’s products were used to operate a floor mounted video camera and teleprompter guidance system. The system features a MacBUILT 14 X axis actuator with an application configured wrap around cart. MacSTANDARD MSA-14 actuators with extended carts provide the Z axis motion in a dual configuration.
In 2010, Macron Dynamics, a manufacturer of belt driven linear actuators and multi-axis automation systems, took a new approach to leverage their exposure in the automation industry. The company, which has relied on interactive media for years, turned to online video to showcase their linear actuators and multi-axis gantry systems in real world applications.
This video showcases a MacSTANDARD MSA-PSC low cost linear actuator with plane bearing, which was used to develop an automated foosball table by engineering and robotics students at the University of Waterloo. The system tracks shots and kicks balls back.
This application is a pick and place process for the automated transfer of a product from a feed conveyor to the final package assembly. The automated system utilizes a Macron TBG-12 X/Z gantry with a light duty single belt and a dual fixed motor multi-axis actuator.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2010 Show Us Your Macron Video Contest and took time to capture Macron in Motion!
Macron Dynamics would like to congratulate the winners of the 2010 Show Us Your Macron Video Contest! After judging the entries submitted, Macron Dynamics has selected these three winners for showcasing Macron’s high quality automation and linear motion systems and showing them utilized in interesting applications.
A comprehensive overview of Macron’s capabilities and past projects in 25 years of manufacturing linear actuators and automation systems.
Tony Cirone, President of Macron Dynamics Inc., provides an intimate look inside Macron’s manufacturing facility in a video segment highlighting Macron’s customer-focused approach to both maintaining and growing their company. A leader in the design and manufacturing of linear actuators, multi-axis automation, and custom mechanical motion systems, Macron Dynamics turns out mechanical motion solutions to high-end customers such as Disney, the United States Post Office, and the military.
