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Hybrid drive for industrial robots – maximum precision and dynamics in production

Fraunhofer IFAM in Stade has developed a pioneering technology to improve the dynamics and precision of industrial robots: the hybrid drive. This combines a proven gear drive with an additional torque drive that compensates for dynamic errors and effectively dampens vibrations. This significantly improves the path accuracy to less than 0.1 mm, even at high feed rates and complex trajectories.

A particular advantage is the optimized disturbance rejection, which ensures constant precision even with highly dynamic process forces. In addition, the innovative drive allows up to 100 times higher jerk values, which leads to a significant increase in productivity.

Thanks to these properties, hybrid drive robots close the gap between classic industrial robots and machine tools. They are particularly suitable for demanding manufacturing processes, e.g. in the machining of difficult-to-cut materials, and open new possibilities for automation technology and Industry 4.0.

Further informationen

Website „Hybrid drive for industrial robots - High path accuracy“

Press release „High-precision processing robot with innovative drive train – Made in Lower Saxony l Germany“