Nidec Transmission Technology Co., Ltd. (former Nidec Shinpo), a group company of Nidec Corporation, has developed "Smart-FLEXWAVE", which is a precision control reducer "FLEXWAVE" for robotic arms and machine tools currently on the market. "Products with built-in torque sensors, temperature sensors and angle sensors.
The precision reducer "FLEXWAVE" with a wave gear mechanism sold by Nidec Transmission Technology on the market has the characteristics of lightness, compactness, high rotation accuracy and ultra-low backlash. Since it can achieve a high reduction ratio on a single axis, it It is mostly used for joint drive of industrial robot arms. The "Smart₋FLEXWAVE" developed this time integrates a torque sensor, a temperature sensor, and an angle sensor into the reducer, and can detect the output torque, the internal temperature of the reducer, and the input shaft without leaving space for a traditional reducer. This will help make collaborative robots smaller and lighter, and can also remotely monitor robot arm collision and overload detection, screw tightening torque, overheating, stop position, etc. through the network, thereby improving productivity.
In addition, this new series of reducers will be exhibited at the "2023 Tokyo International Robot Exhibition" held at Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo International Convention and Exhibition Center) from November 29 to December 2, 2023 (our company's booth: East Hall 1-3 E2-27).
In the future, Nidec Transmission Technology will continue to provide industrial energy-efficiency equipment using our expertise in reducers and continuously variable transmissions to various fields, contributing to improving productivity and automation.
