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by light signals. For data to transmit correctly without impairment, two
optical fibres, each as thin as a human hair, must be joined together
with superior precision.
Connection of the fibres can be performed using small mobile
machines, which align the two pieces and then weld them together.
High precision motors allow the machine to perform with placement
accuracy to the nanometre.

Picking, transporting and placing robots
As well as a seamless data record, digitalisation has allowed
warehouses to become automated, such as the Ocado hive-grid
warehouse, which uses robots for all middle processes with human
workers only required for loading and unloading deliveries.
An increasing number of warehouse tasks are being enhanced by
automated equipment, but robots are mainly used for picking,
transporting and placing. Driverless transport systems allow automated
machines to digitally receive details of an order and then move to the
relevant warehouse location to retrieve it. They use robotic gripper
arms to lift the relevant products out of the target rack, and then
transport and deposit them to the order packing space.
Using a high power motor allows quick movements of the robots
when they are traversing between racks. Fine speed control of the FAULHABER Precision Gearheads
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motor ensures agile movements for picking the correct products and
placing them in the right place. Warehouses can process thousands of
possibilities
orders a day, so speed combined with high accuracy is crucial to
delivering orders quickly and correctly.
The new family of planetary
EMS is the sole UK and Ireland supplier of Faulhaber motors,
gearheads FAULHABER GPT.
which offer a superior combination of high torque and precision, while
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being compact enough to fit in machines with small space envelopes. downshift.
In particular, the BXT H motor range can produce torque levels up to faulhaber.com/GPT/en
92 milli newton-meters (mNm), and a continuous output of up to 60
watts (W). When combined with the complementary integrated speed
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controller, which only adds on 6.2 millimetres (mm) in length,
mechanical speed can be controlled from 200–10,000 min-1.
The global Lighthouse network shares insight into how automation
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can increase productivity, but facility managers are now looking for
ways to enhance their automated processes. Choosing precise, high
torque motors increases the speed and accuracy of automated
machinery, which helps bring products quickly from factory floor to
customer door.
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