Posted to News on 18th Jul 2014, 11:43
5-axis robot for bank vault storage
The high levels of security required to handle banknotes and cash in bank vaults calls for fully automated systems. The VEROX, a new 5-axis rail-mounted robot, meets these needs by handling cash trays with high precision. The robot uses Lenze controllers, servo drives and geared motors which readily combine together to create a simple yet high-performing drive system. The robot can be seen in action in a short YouTube video.
The VEROX is a 5-axis robot designed for the Central Bank of Lebanon to handle trays of banknotes and cash weighing up to 50kg. It moves linearly on rails up to 30m and has a 2.5m vertical reach. Gripper arms reach out 1050mm to grasp the trays in left, central or right orientation. The trays can then be transported to a storage location or to the bank access point. VEROX is already successfully in service and there is strong interest from other European banks.
Using a Lenze drive system allowed easy integration and compact dimensions. A 3200 C DIN rail mounted controller connects by EtherCAT to servo drives of the Lenze 8400 TopLine series. These drives were developed by adding servo technology to the 8400 frequency inverters with the advantages of economy and small size. Geared servo motors with low backlash use synchronous motor technology with resolver feedback. Even with a horizontal speed of 1.5m/s, the Lenze system achieves positional accuracy of +/- 0.1mm. This same high level of accuracy is also achieved on the vertical and reach axes to ensure cash trays are delivered with precision.
The VEROX robot is proven to give fully automatic tray handling in bank vaults and has high security features such as a vision system to recognise the tray identification marks. The Lenze drive network allows high precision positioning for the 5-axes with easy integration from the matched drives and controllers.
To learn more about the VEROX 5-axis rail-mounted robot, please go to www.lenze.co.uk or watch the YouTube video.
