Robotic Workspace Technologies Inc. (RWT™), the industrial robot control subsidiary of Innova Holdings, will provide URC3™ controls for 8-axis MIG welding application. FORT MYERS, FL – July 12, 2006 – Innova Holdings, Inc. (BB: IVHG) announced that it has received a multiple unit order for the recently launched URC3 (Universal Robot Controller) from a custom fabricator of parts for the trucking industry. In each workcell, the URC3 will interface with a six-axis Cincinnati Milacron 646 robot being used for MIG welding.
The workcell includes a Miller Deltaweld system equipped with Miller Auto Invision welding control and a two-axis positioning table for a total of eight (8) axes under URC3 control. The URC3 will be running RWT’s ArcScript application software. “This is the sort of application in which the URC3’s open PC architecture really sets us apart from other controllers,” comments Robert Ballard, Vice President of Operations. “It allows the manufacturer to keep their workcell intact by replacing the existing robot controller with the URC3, saving time and rework cost.
Not only can the URC3 be retrofitted to the older robots, but it easily can be integrated with the weld system and positioning table freeing up floor space and providing the added benefit of an easy to use supervisory control, in addition to robot control, for each workcell.” The recently launched high-performance URC3 robot controller is smart, easy, and open. Many of the enhancements are the direct result of capabilities developed to meet the continuous feedback from the marketplace. Specifically, the URC3 features improved processing speed and improved path following and speed control, particularly for older robots like Cincinnati Milacron 646 robots. RWT’s RobotScript language is used for off-line programming, language-based programming, and program line commenting.
It features built-in libraries and subroutines to reduce the time required for programming. RobotScript provides the capability for advanced motion and process, multiple servo axis control, network support, and communication with other PC devices. The URC3’s will also be running ArcScript application software that RWT has developed specifically to simplify programming arc welding applications. About Innova Holdings Inc. Fort Myers, Fla.
-based Innova Holdings Inc. (BB: IVHG), through its subsidiaries, provides hardware and software systems-based solutions to the military, service, personal and industrial robots markets. The robotics and automation technology company is chartered to continue expanding its growing suite of technologies through acquisitions and growth. Its founder, Chairman and CEO Walter K. Weisel, is recognized as a pioneer and leader in the robotics industry.
The company’s wholly owned subsidiaries are Robotic Workspace Technologies Inc. (RWT), Innova Robotics Inc., and CoroWare.