Re: Higher performance systems

I'm going to treat myself to a good digital camera and a video
capture card soon. Only a video clip would do it justice.

The other reason would be to show the G2002 going thru its paces. I
have it running a small 6" XY stage, a stationary pen traces the path
on a piece of paper taped to the stage.

Mariss

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "mmurray701" <gmurray@n...>
wrote:

> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Mariss Freimanis"
> <mariss92705@y...> wrote:
> > Jon,
> >
> > The other thing being left out of the whole thing is Newton's
> > contribution; the equal and opposite reaction thing. 400 lbs of
> > reaction force appearing and disappearing on every acel/decel
> would
> > get things rocking pretty good.
> >
> > Our pick-and-place machine gantry moves at about 4 ft/sec (2880
> IPM)
> > and I estimate the moving part weighs about 100 lbs. The machine
> > itself weighs 3,000 lbs. We had to put anti-skid pads under its
> feet;
> > otherwise it would start walking around the shop like a badly
> loaded
> > washing machine.
> >
> > It uses a toothed belt / pulley transmission and linear encoders.
> The
> > belt is 3" wide to withstand the 1 or 2 HP the AC servo motor
> > delivers to the load.
> >
> > Mariss
>
> Sounds impressive to say the least. Do you have a picture of it on
> the net anywhere?