May 17th 2024 was a special day at the Loop Technology Centre in Dorchester with the delivery of 2 Fanuc M- 2000iA series robots– the 1700L and 900L.
What started as a single robot in a living room over 25 years ago has led to the strongest long reach robot in the world arriving in Dorchester!
It was a thrilling day for the whole team as we witnessed the culmination of many months of planning and logistics. The M2000ia 1700L was the first to arrive – weighing 12.5 tonnes, with almost 4.7 metres of reach and a 1.7 tonne payload capacity, it is a substantial piece of equipment to install! The 900L was installed second- it offers the same reach as the 1700L with a payload capacity of 900 kg.
These gigantic robots provide the capability needed for our latest FibreLINE order, particularly FibreFORM, our 3D composite pick and place end effector that itself weighs over a tonne. The composite aerostructures that will be manufactured with our FibreLINE system are large and require highly flexible, long reach robots. They will be mounted on a Güdel TMF-6 track and have unfettered access to the cell area in order to perform the necessary inspection and deposition activities.
