Hygienic handling robots for the life sciences sector.
The robots in the new MOTOMAN HD series (HD stands for “Hygienic Design”) are able to carry out a wide range of handling tasks in hygiene-sensitive areas including laboratory automation, the pharmaceutical sector and the food industry.
They fulfil the stringent requirements of sterile and cleanroom environments: in addition to being suitable for use in hygienic areas up to the highest cleanliness level of GMP Class A in accordance with EHEDG, EN 1672-2 and ISO 14159, they also comply with cleanroom class in accordance with ISO 14644-1, cleanroom class 5 in the case of the HD7 and cleanroom class 4 in the case of the HD8, according to the measurement and evaluation procedure defined in ISO 14644-14.
The new series is launched with the MOTOMAN HD7 and HD8 models, offering a payload of 7 kg and 8 kg respectively. They are manufactured at the Yaskawa plant in Kočevje, Slovenia, which is also where they were developed. The MOTOMAN HD series is based on the 6-axis high-performance robots of the well-established MOTOMAN GP portfolio.
Like the MOTOMAN industrial robots, they utilise Yaskawa’s latest Sigma 7 servo drive technology, achieving an extremely high level of performance in terms of movement, acceleration and precision. The movement range of axis 1 is +/- 180°. The robots can be combined with the universal YRC1000 robot controller or the YRC1000micro compact controller, both of which offer a wide range of modern options in terms of control, communication, safety and software.
