The Next Generation
ROBO Cylinder®
RCP6
Advantages of Products Equipped
with Battery-less Absolute Encoder.
Customers can choose from an abundant lineup of 92 models that best suits their needs.
Loading Repeatability is ±0.5%
Servo Press
RCS3 Servo Press Compatible
ROBO Cylinder® with Load Cell
The high-precision position control enables easy adjustment of the push force and the position control, which is typically difficult for oil-hydraulic equipment.
NEW VERSION! *Updated*
ROBO Cylinder® with Battery-less Absolute Encoder as Standard Equipment
New Additions to the Series: Side-mounted Motor and Belt Types
Catalog #: CE0215-7A (0116)
Pages: 92
File Size: 14.7MB
The Electromechanical Alternative to Pneumatic Cylinders
The ROBO Cylinder® electric actuator is a flexible, intelligent, and economical, ballscrew linear actuator from Intelligent Actuator. The ROBO Cylinder ® offers:
- Multiple Positioning
- ±.02mm Repeatability
- Programmable Velocity Control
- Programmable Acceleration & Deceleration
- Programmable Torque Control (Push Function)
- 50mm to 1000mm Stroke Lengths
- 1mm/s to 1000mm/s Speed (Depends on Model)
- Serial I/O for linking up to 16 axes
- Long life expectancy (5,000km)
- Low Power Consumption (Compared to Air Cylinder Compressors)
- A One-Year Warranty
- Prices start as low as $560
Economical and easy to use, the ROBO Cylinder® is specifically designed to accomplish the simple tasks usually assigned to air cylinders, but with greater flexibility and control.
Offering custom control over position, speed, acceleration, deceleration, and torque, allowing for mid-move velocity changes, and control from a PLC, the ROBO Cylinder® is a versatile and easy-to-use alternative to pneumatic cylinders.
ROBO Cylinders are available in a wide variety of configurations to suit the requirements of your specific application. The main variations are found in the basic body construction and the type of motor employed.
Use our Electric Actuator Sizing and Selection Tool to quickly compare and select actuators suited to your requirements.
The new and improved RCP5, RCP4, RCP3, & RCP2 electric actuators & ERC3, ERC2 electric actuators utilize a hybrid stepper motor ideal for low-speed, high-thrust applications. For constant thrust across a wider range of speed, RCS3, RCS2 electric actuators, which employ AC servo motors, are ideal. Both the RCP4 and RCS3 series of linear positioning actuators are available in an extensive array of rod, slider, and flat type configurations, accommodating a wide variety of application requirements.
The RCP4 and RCS3 actuators have different characteristics. The RCP4 actuators have higher payload capabilities at lower velocities. As the payload increases the RCP4 actuator will start decreasing in velocity according to its pulse motor torque curve. The RCS3 actuators will maintain a constant velocity throughout it's payload rating. Once the payload rating has been exceeded the AC servo motor will cause the controller to fault out.
Depending on ballscrew lead, all ROBO Cylinder® actuators are available in high-, medium- and low-speed models. The Slider type is capable of speeds up to 1000mm per second, and the Rod type up to 800mm per second.
ROBO Cylinders are typically used in single axis applications for simple point to point positioning. They may also be integrated into multiple axis Cartesian positioning systems from Intelligent Actuator.
IAI offers a vast line of energy efficient ROBO Cylinder® Electric Actuators, SCARA, Linear Actuators, Cartesian robots, Table-Top robots and Controllers that cover all the necessary links in order to operate seamlessly with your vision from software to robots.
You may also download your own copy of the IAI Product Overview Brochure.
Must Watch Videos
Pneumatic cylinder vs. ROBO Cylinder®:
The video that demonstrates significant cost savings and asks "Why would you use an air cylinder again?"
ROBO Cylinders typically last 10 times longer than similar air cylinders. Why stop there?
Here are 7 more benefits that you can't afford to miss.
1. Space-saving
Systems that could only use air cylinders due to sizing constraints can now use Mini ROBO Cylinders to improve performance.
2. Shaped and handled easily like air cylinders
Users who are comfortable with using air cylinder can switch to Mini ROBO Cylinders effortlessly.
3. Wide variations
Variations include slider type, rod type, table top and linear servo type.
Cost Saving Studies
- Comparison Study of ROBO Cylinder and Air Cylinder Electricity Costs
- Cost Savings Study of Automobile Applications
- Cost Savings Study of Electronic Parts Applications
- Cost Savings Study of Food Applications
- Cost Savings Study of Cosmetics Applications
ROBO Cylinder® Product Series
High-precision, performance and rigidity all in an affordable package.
Learn more about the ERC3
- A wide range of various models in accordance with slider types, rod types, belt drive types, gripper types and rotary types.
- Strong pressing force taking advantage of the characteristics of the pulse motor.
- Controllers for various control systems. Run positioner, pulse train input, serial communication, air cylinder compatible, program operation, etc.
- Complex movements are easy to program. Multi-point positioning of up to 512 points.
Slider Type Electric Actuators
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Cleanroom Slide Type
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- Lower cost, Easier maintenance
- Isolate motor for easy replacement
Mini Slider Types
| Coupled motor, 22mm width |
Coupled Motor, 28mm width |
Side-Mounted Motor, 22mm width |
Side-Mounted Motor, 28mm width |
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Slider Types
- 1.5 times high speed and double the payload when combined with a Power CON 150.
- Three slider types and two rod types to choose from.
- The rod type with built-in guide can carry radial loads up to 500mm.
- Easy motor replacement with removal of only one setscrew.
- The same actuator mounting brackets used on air cylinders, such as foot, trunnion and clevis brackets, are available as options.
- Select a desired motor installation method from three types; coupling, built-in (direct coupling) and reversing.
- An optional sensor is available for checking if home return has completed without fail.
- Excellent for high-speed operations with low noise.
- Easy maintenance, lower price.
- Isolated 24V servo motor for easy replacement.
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| Slider Type, Coupled |
Slider Type, Side-mounted motor |
Mini Rod Type, Nut-mounting |
Mini Rod Type, Tapped-hole mounting |
| RCA2-SA3C 32mm width |
RCA2-SA3R 32mm width |
RCA2-RN3NA 28mm width |
RCA2-RP3NA 28mm width |
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| Mini Rod Type, Single Guide |
Mini Rod Type, Double Guide |
Mini Rod Type, Slide unit with Double Guide |
Mini Table Type, Compact |
| RCA2-GS3NA 28mm width |
RCA2-GD3NA 28mm width |
RCA2-SD3NA 60mm width |
RCA2-TCA3NA 32mm width |
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| Mini Table Type, Wide |
Mini Table Type, Flat |
Mini Table Type, Coupled motor |
Mini Table Type, Side-mounted motor |
| RCA2-TWA3NA 50mm width |
RCA2-TFA3NA 61mm width |
RCA2-TA4C 40mm width |
RCA2-TA4R 40mm width |
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Table Type, Side-mounted motor |
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| RCA2-TA5C 55mm width |
RCA2-TA5R 55mm width |
- 1.8 times the maximum speed, 1.3 times the payload.
*Compared to RCS2-SS8C. - The compact body of only 80 mm in width can support up to 80 kg along a horizontal path.
- High-precision types (RCS3P/RCS3PCR) with positioning repeatability of ±0.01 mm are available.
The built-in 200-V servo motor is ideal for high speeds and heavy loads.
Support for a combination of three or more axes if a XSEL controller is used.
Three motor installation methods are available, so you can select an optimal method based on ease of maintenance, installation space, etc.
