Pallet Conveyance System assembles up to 120 parts/min.
Press Release Summary:
Supertrak(TM) is easily reprogrammed and handles various pallet sizes, allowing manufacturers to run multiple programs on single line. Based on fully integrated modular design, Supertrak offers speeds up to 2 m/s and fast acceleration and deceleration. Cantilevered pallet design allows for full multi-sided access to pallets and fixtures, while integrated x-axis operation eliminates need for multi-axis robots.
Original Press Release:
ATS Supertrak(TM): A Quantum Leap in High Speed Pallet Conveyance
CAMBRIDGE, ON - ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc., the world's leading developer and integrator of industrial automation, is introducing ATS Supertrak(TM), a new generation in high-speed pallet-based conveyance. With assembly rates up to 120 parts per minute and the ability to support multiple programs on one line, Supertrak(TM) offers high speed and high flexibility: a combination that ideally positions it to meet the sophisticated and complex manufacturing challenges of the 21st century.
"Supertrak(TM) takes factory automation to an entirely new level of productivity, and can pay for itself in as little as 12 months," says Klaus Woemner, President and CEO of ATS. "This next-generation automation technology delivers an unprecedented level of manufacturing flexibility, to provide manufacturers with superior competitive advantage and lower overall cost of ownership."
Supertrak(TM)s fast, easy reprogrammability with the ability to handle various pallet sizes allows manufacturers to run multiple programs on a single line, facilitating shorter build-on-demand runs and production of families of components with varying geometries. Based on a simple, fully integrated modular design, Supertrak(TM) is built for long life, typically 15 years, making reconfiguration for new programs a practical reality.
With speeds of up to 2 m/s and incredibly fast acceleration and deceleration, Supertrak(TM) achieves the high throughput today's manufacturers require in order to stay competitive. Its
cantilevered pallet design allows for full multi-sided access to pallets and fixtures, while its integrated x-axis operation eliminates the need for expensive multi-axis robots. As a result, cycle times are reduced to an absolute minimum.
Capable of extremely high accuracy and repeatability for precision assembly applications, Supertrak(TM) is gaining rapid acceptance in the automotive, electronics and healthcare markets, and is well positioned to meet the demanding manufacturing challenges of the 21st century.
About ATS
ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. (www.atsautomation.com) is the industry's leading designer and producer of turn-key automated manufacturing and test systems, which are used
primarily by multinational corporations operating in a variety of industries including: automotive, computer/electronics, healthcare and consumer products. The Company also makes precision components and sub-assemblies using its own custom-built manufacturing systems, process knowledge and automation technology. Through Photowatt International S.A., and Spheral Solar Power Inc., ATS is an emerging leader in the rapidly growing market for solar energy cells and modules. ATS employs approximately 3,200 people at 26 facilities in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia-Pacific. The Company's shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange unlder the symbol ATA.
For further information, contact:
Jim Beretta
Marketing Manager
ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Inc.
Box 32100 Preston Center
Cambridge, ON
Canada N3H 5M2
Phone: 519-653-6500
Fax: 519-650-6677
e-mail: info@atsautomation.com
