摘要 |
At present, the different electrometallurgical processes in which there are a lot of cathodes and/or base plates movement constantly requires transfer stations to pass from one chain to another, from one equipment to another or for a change in direction. At present, transfer stations are composed of hydraulic mechanisms with low availability and high maintenance costs. Due to the above, a robot system and method have been developed to move and guide the base plates and cathodes synchronized with different equipments or mechanisms replacing the current transfer stations. The robotic system is composed mainly by a robotic manipulator ( 1 ) of at least 5 degrees of freedom, and a gripping mechanism ( 2 ) which allows to take and release the base plates and/or cathodes according to a programmed logic.
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