Robot Controller offers conveyor tracking.

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Conveyor Tracking on RC520 EPSON RC+ based Robot Controller allows robots to work in automated systems that incorporate continuously moving conveyors for transporting materials in and out of workcell. Tracking package supports single and multiple conveyors as well as single and multiple robots. It seamlessly integrates into EPSON RC+ programming environment.



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EPSON Rolls Out Conveyor Tracking


Carson, CA. ---September 2, 2002 --- The Factory Automation Robotics Division of Epson America, Inc. announced that Conveyor Tracking is now available on its popular RC520 EPSON RC+ based Robot Controller. Conveyor Tracking allows EPSON robots to work in automated systems that incorporate continuously moving conveyors for transporting materials in and out of a workcell.

"Customers have been telling us that they wanted Epson to develop a robot conveyor tracking package because of our history of making things easy to use," said John Clark, National Sales Manager of Epson America's Factory Automation Robotics division. "With support for single and multiple conveyors as well as single and multiple robots, the EPSON RC+ Conveyor Tracking package is very powerful yet easy to use. In addition to making it easy to use, our customers wanted it to be seamlessly integrated into our EPSON RC+ programming environment, just like our Vision Guide package. We've met that demand and provided a solution that will help reduce overall workcell design time while providing a robust run time solution for conveyor tracking based applications." John concluded, "I'm very confident that Epson's Conveyor Tracking capability will take us into new applications at current customers and lead us into previously untapped automation markets."

With more than 17,000 installed units worldwide and offices in Asia, Europe and North America, Epson Factory Automation Robotics is a leading supplier of robots, controllers and vision guidance products. This equipment is used in the manufacturing of appliance, automotive, biotechnology, consumer, electronics, food processing, medical, pharmaceutical, photonics, semiconductor and telecommunication products.

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