Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd. is at the forefront of the automation world with its inventory of solutions by Universal Robots (UR), known for its collaborative robot arms, or “cobots”. Now, the supplier is making UR+ products available in Canada. This is a line of add-ons, end-effectors, accessories, and more to make cobots even more convenient to use than ever before, boosting efficiency, productivity, and profit.

 

Grippers, accessories, and more

 

UR+ is the premier product platform to help businesses automate their applications in newer and better ways. UR has tested and approved hundreds of industry-leading products to work with its robot arms, enhancing them with quicker deployment, simpler programming, and reliable operation. UR+ provides innovative solutions for a wide range of uses, including grippers, accessories, vision systems, and software.

 

A variety of UR+ products are available from Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd. UR categorizes their offering as detailed below:

 

• End-effectors. A wide range of end-effectors, customized for use with UR collaborative robot arms. Examples include active orbital kits, adaptive grippers, plug-and-play vacuum tools, gripper kits, sanding kits, and much more.
• Vision. A broad variety of vision solutions that enable cobots to view, inspect, and follow user guidance. Examples include wrist cameras, localization sensors, and more.
• Accessories. These may be necessary for users to ensure complete use of cobots, offering cable guidance, protection, and tool changers to meet specific needs. A very large selection here, ranging from extenders and arm clamps to feeders, sensors, and bumpers.
• Software. The right software tools are a vital component to a full automation solution. The UR+ line includes simulation and offline programming packages, plus standalone URCaps plugins to improve user experience with cobots.

 

UR invites customers to join its UR+ Developer Program. Members get access to the UR software platform to design products for cobots. The program shows product functionality in a teach pendant to allow integrators and end users to integrate the functionality into a cobot. Joining the program is as simple as downloading the software from the UR Developer Forum.

 

For more information, contact Advanced Motion & Controls.