EPSON ROBOTS ANNOUNCES NEW G3 COMPACT SCARA
ROBOTS
EPSON G3 Robots - The Leader in Compact
SCARA's, The Best Just Got Better
Carson, CA -
February 19, 2009 - EPSON Robots,
a global leader in SCARA robot
technology, further expanded it's
G-Series lineup with the introduction of
the new EPSON G3 compact SCARAs. EPSON
G3 SCARA robots provide best in class
cycle time, precision and motion range.
"Our goal is to continue our power of
Choice initiative by providing customers
with the right robot for the job. The
EPSON G3 provides the high performance
and reliability EPSON Robots are famous
for, in a very small footprint, and at
an extremely reasonable price" stated
Michael Ferrara, Director of EPSON
Robots. "With the G3, we also introduced
another industry first. Unique to he
EPSON G3 is our new curved arm option to
maximize work envelope usage. Our 350mm
curved arm model is able to match the
motion range of larger 400 mm class SCARA
robots, thus saving our customers
valuable floor space."
With over 30 new models to choose from,
G3 arms are available in reaches of 250,
300 and 350mm. They are also available
in Class 10 Cleanroom, ESD compliant
configurations. A small footprint and
high performance capabilities make EPSON
G3 robots perfect for applications and
industries requiring demanding cycle
times, high precision and high
reliability such as: hard disk assembly,
lab automation, electronics, medical
device assembly, photonics,
semiconductor, telecommunications and
many others.
G3 Robots come standard with our low
cost, high performance Micro PowerDrive
RC180 Controller which provides the
ultimate experience in ease of use,
compact size, and reliability. In
addition to all of these great features,
the RC180 controller also provides our
industry leading EPSON RC+ Controls
software and lots of fully integrated
options such as: Vision Guidance, .Net
support, Profibus, DeviceNet, EtherNet/IP
and much more. All this at an incredibly
low price! Why choose a low performance
solution when you can have a high
performance EPSON G3 with Micro
PowerDrive Controller?
With the addition of our G3 robots,
EPSON now offers over 198 G-Series SCARA
robots, ranging from 250mm to 1000mm in
reach and up to 20Kg payloads. Chances
are that EPSON has the model and
configuration you need for your next
application since our G-Series lineup
now gives customers more power of choice
than ever before.
About EPSON Robots
EPSON Robots is the global leader in PC
controlled precision factory automation,
with an installed base of over 18,000
robots and a product line of hundreds of
models of easy to use SCARA, Cartesian
and 6 axis robots based on a common PC
platform. Building on a 21 year
heritage, EPSON Robots today delivers
robots for precision assembly and
material handling applications in the
aerospace, appliance, automotive,
biotechnology, consumer product,
electronics, food processing, medical
device, pharmaceutical, plastics,
semiconductor, and telecommunication
industries. More information can be
found on the company’s website at
www.robots.epson.com, or contact us at
EPSON Robots, 18300 Central Avenue,
Carson, CA 90746, USA.
