MOTOMAN HD7/HD8 - Hygienic handling robots for the life sciences sector

Hygienic handling robots for the life sciences sector.

The robots in the new MOTOMAN HD series (HD stands for “Hygienic Design”) are able to carry out a wide range of handling tasks in hygiene-sensitive areas including laboratory automation, the pharmaceutical sector and the food industry.
They fulfil the stringent requirements of sterile and cleanroom environments: in addition to being suitable for use in hygienic areas up to the highest cleanliness level of GMP Class A in accordance with EHEDG, EN 1672-2 and ISO 14159, they also comply with cleanroom class in accordance with ISO 14644-1, cleanroom class 5 in the case of the HD7 and cleanroom class 4 in the case of the HD8, according to the measurement and evaluation procedure defined in ISO 14644-14.

The new series is launched with the MOTOMAN HD7 and HD8 models, offering a payload of 7 kg and 8 kg respectively. They are manufactured at the Yaskawa plant in Kočevje, Slovenia, which is also where they were developed. The MOTOMAN HD series is based on the 6-axis high-performance robots of the well-established MOTOMAN GP portfolio.
Like the MOTOMAN industrial robots, they utilise Yaskawa’s latest Sigma 7 servo drive technology, achieving an extremely high level of performance in terms of movement, acceleration and precision. The movement range of axis 1 is +/- 180°. The robots can be combined with the universal YRC1000 robot controller or the YRC1000micro compact controller, both of which offer a wide range of modern options in terms of control, communication, safety and software.