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Z-axis carriage for a cartesian robot. The motor on the top of the assembly drives a lead screw that produces an up-down movement of the end bracket. Several types of end-effectors can be mounted to the bracket, through the means of 2 button-head screws. |
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Z-axis assembly viewed in exploded state. The assembly contains 18 components and 2 subassemblies (the motor subassembly and the home sensor subassembly). Only 5 of the components are custom-made for this assembly, the rest being off-the-shelf products. |
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Picture of the Z-axis assembly. Here can be seen 2 Z-axis assemblies mounted on the Y-axis carriage. |
