Mitsubishi Electric launches MELFA RV-12CRL robot arm

Industrial robot arm provider Mitsubishi Electric Automation recently added the MELFA RV-12CRL vertical articulated robot arm to its low-cost series of robots.

“The launch of the RV-12CRL robot marks an exciting opportunity for our customers to experience the quality and performance known by our industrial robot lineup at the price of a collaborative robot,” said Curtis Sylliaasen, Mitsubishi Electric robot product manager.

The MELFA RV-12CRL offers a 1,504 millimeter (about 59.2 inch) reach and 12 kilogram (about 26.4 pound) payload capacity to cover a large work envelope, which Mitsubishi Electric said can help eliminate the need for a vertical life of an additional axis. The MELFA RV-12CRL has the largest reach of any robot in Mitsubishi Electric’s low-cost robot series.

Built in cabling for flexible EOAT options

Built-in features help provide enhanced safety, streamlined implementation, and an overall reduction in downtime.

The RV-12CRL includes internal cables and air hoses for end-of-arm tooling (EOAT), including 30 pins of signal cabling. Mitsubishi Electric has eliminated the need for encoder batteries that may cause tedious, expensive maintenance by adding MELSERVO-J5 servo motors, known for their battery-less encoder nature.

Mitsubishi Electric said safety is a forethought, not an afterthought, with this robot launch through added safety via its CR800 controller to support safety monitoring functionality.

The RV-12CRL series of robots possess versatile EOAT configurations, which the company said can give its customers flexibility when selecting EOAT for the robot, making this series of robots appropriate for machine tending, case packing, and pick-and-place applications.