ATI Modular Design Concept (Tool Changers)

Features an anodized aluminum body and a hardened stainless steel locking mechanism (cam, male coupling, and chrome steel ball bearings). Equipped with proximity sensors to verify lock/unlock positions and dedicated flats for optional air, fluid, and signal modules.

Utility Couplers (UC)

Dedicated connection devices engineered to quickly couple air, fluid, power, and electrical signals in docking and fixturing setups. Features a unique rotational compliance mechanism on the master side to compensate for severe tooling misalignments.

Robotic Collision Sensors (The Protector)

Patented crash protection devices designed to prevent costly damage to robot end-effectors. Features automatic reset, high repeatability, large moment rotation, rugged construction, and instant signal transmission to stop robot movement during collisions.

Multi-Axis Force/Torque Sensor Systems

High-precision 6-axis transducer systems measuring all six components of force and torque (Fx, Fy, Fz, Tx, Ty, Tz). Complete with intelligent data acquisition, Ethernet/DeviceNet interfaces, and shielded high-flex cabling for robotic assembly, grinding, and polishing.

Cobot-Ready End-Effector Kits

Engineered alignment compensators including LCC (X-Y lateral compliance), UCC (universal X-Y lateral, X-Y-Z rotation, and Z compression with pressurized reset), and RCC (elastomer shear pads for automated peg-in-hole assembly misalignment correction).

Compliance Devices (LCC, UCC & RCC)

ATI offers three unique compliance compensators that allow your workpieces to operate more reliably in tight alignment tolerances with less effort required to design. This will save both time and money, and reduce downtime. Engineered alignment compensators including LCC (X-Y lateral compliance), UCC (universal X-Y lateral, X-Y-Z rotation, and Z compression with pressurized reset), and RCC (elastomer shear pads for automated peg-in-hole assembly misalignment correction).

LCC Lateral Compliance Compensator

This unique compensation device offers X-Y lateral compliance and allows pieces to be gripped or routed reliably even if the workpiece is severely misaligned. This unit is designed for high endurance and high repeatability position compensation for use in automated assembly, loading and unloading machines, and more.

UCC Universal Compliance Compensator

This device is named for its unique combination of compliance behaviors including X-Y Lateral, X-Y-Z Rotation, and Z Compression. After compliance, the UCC returns to center repeatability by means of a pressurized internal reset piston. The compliance stiffness can also be tuned for each application by varying the supply pressure, offering adaptability to a variety of demanding applications including: automated assembly, bin picking, loading and unloading machines, robotic finishing, and more.

RCC Remote Center Compensators

Designed to correct alignment errors for peg-in-hole automated assembly applications. The RCC Compensator is engineered to project a compliance center (also known as center-of-compliance) forward by using three or more elastomer shear pads. These shear pads are stiff axially and compliant laterally. When the contact point is near the center-of-compliance, the part will automatically correct lateral and rotational misalignment, reducing the contact force and preventing galling and jamming.

Compliant Material Removal Tools

Historically, deburring and material removal processes deploy manual techniques. This is largely due to the limited availability of deburring tools suited for automation. Conventional automated deburring tools exist and perform adequately along a straight line or path, but fail when part tolerances or geometries are not exact. Removing material from a part cavity or protrusion using a robot or other automated process challenges the most skilled of programmers and often leads to inconsistent quality. The Engineers at ATI have developed a family of compliant deburring tools that make automated deburring processes safe, reliable, and affordable. Pneumatic compliance built into these tools exerts a constant force and compensates for displacement. This ensures consistent results and facilitates easy programming.

What is a Material Removal Tool?
A material removal tool is an end-effector used to remove material from a part. ATI’s Material Removal Tools feature integrated compliance and excel in material removal tasks such as deburring, deflashing, edge-breaking, surface finishing, and more. These end-effectors attach to a robot wrist for process-to-part operations, or mount to a bench or fixture for part-to-process setups. ATI’s Material Removal Tools utilize either pneumatic- or electrical-powered motors and offer flexibility with various speed options and compliance ranges.