NTN Corporation (hereafter, NTN) will exhibit at the “RoboDEX - 7th Robot Development & Application Expo” held from January 25 to 27 in Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan.

This is an exhibition where robot manufacturers and robot-related companies around the world introduce the latest robots and related technologies which realize DX (Digital Transformation) at manufacturing sites. While many companies have been accelerating the utilization of robots at manufacturing sites to improve productivity and realize labor saving, NTN will introduce products such as Wrist Joint Module “i-WRIST?” and other products that contribute to function enhancement of robots and automation/labor saving at manufacturing sites.

“i-WRIST?” is a compact positioning module that achieves a wide range of angle movement while saving space. It can move smoothly like human wrist at high-speed to perform minor position (angle) changes, which vertically articulated robots are not good at doing, and can replace the various processes that were carried out by human with high-speed and high-accuracy.

At the booth, we will exhibit demonstration units of appearance inspection, grease dispensing as examples of system configuration using “i-WRIST?.” For appearance inspection application, we will also propose image processing system and equipment configuration in collaboration with  System Integrator (SIer). In addition, we will introduce “i-WRIST? Starter-Package” for the first time. It is an assembly product that consists of main unit of “i-WRIST?,” and peripheral parts/equipment so that customers can start the use of “i-WRIST?” easily.

In addition, NTN will exhibit “Multi Track Magnetic Ring” and “Multi Track Magnetic Encoder Integrated Rolling Bearing” as products that contribute to angle detection of vertically articulated robot joints. “Multi Track Magnetic Ring” can detect rotational speed and absolute angle with industry's highest level in angle detection resolution (maximum 20bit, resolution of approximately 0.00034°) by combining with a dedicated sensor, and can be used under usage conditions with oil and dust. “Multi Track Magnetic Encoder Integrated Rolling Bearing” is a product that integrates a bearing with “Multi Track Magnetic Ring” and a dedicated sensor. It contributes to reduction of the number of components, and downsizing/lightweighting of robot joints.

We look forward to seeing you at the event.