Robot linear tracks that carry a six-axis robot along the work, and single, two and three-axis gantries that move parts overhead. Payloads from 20 kg to 5 tonnes, travel to 2 m/s and delivered runs up to 100 m.
Configurations are ordered by capability. Select by the material and operation required, then confirm the cutting envelope on the machine page.
A standard robot reaches two to three metres. Structural beams run to twelve. A linear track moves the robot along the part, so one robot covers the full length instead of the part being moved past it.
Robot reach extended along the full part
Welding, grinding and cutting on one track
Medium, heavy and super heavy duty tracks
Booms and chassis frames are heavy and worked on every face. A gantry gives the robot access from above while the positioner turns the part, without re-fixturing between operations.
Overhead access to every face of the part
Heavy duty configurations for large parts
One cell across a family of part sizes
Most cells use one robot per station, idle for part of every cycle. A linear track lets one robot serve a press, a machine and a fixture in sequence, cutting the number of robots in the line.
One robot serving several stations
Seventh-axis track, up to ±0.05 mm
Fewer robots for the same output
Wagon shells and underframes are long and built in series. A gantry or track moves the robot down the frame, so the same path repeats on every unit in the batch without moving the frame.
Tracks sized to full-length underframes
Same path repeated across the batch
Track repeatability to ±0.05 mm
Hull panels are built from hundreds of plates and stiffeners, too heavy and too long to place by crane with precision. An overhead gantry picks each part from the stack and places it on the panel.
Plates and stiffeners placed on the panel
Magnetic and vacuum lifting heads
Floor kept clear for panel handling
A standard robot reaches two to three metres. Structural beams run to twelve. A linear track moves the robot along the part, so one robot covers the full length instead of the part being moved past it.
Robot reach extended along the full part
Welding, grinding and cutting on one track
Medium, heavy and super heavy duty tracks
Booms and chassis frames are heavy and worked on every face. A gantry gives the robot access from above while the positioner turns the part, without re-fixturing between operations.
Overhead access to every face of the part
Heavy duty configurations for large parts
One cell across a family of part sizes
Most cells use one robot per station, idle for part of every cycle. A linear track lets one robot serve a press, a machine and a fixture in sequence, cutting the number of robots in the line.
One robot serving several stations
Seventh-axis track, up to ±0.05 mm
Fewer robots for the same output
Wagon shells and underframes are long and built in series. A gantry or track moves the robot down the frame, so the same path repeats on every unit in the batch without moving the frame.
Tracks sized to full-length underframes
Same path repeated across the batch
Track repeatability to ±0.05 mm
Hull panels are built from hundreds of plates and stiffeners, too heavy and too long to place by crane with precision. An overhead gantry picks each part from the stack and places it on the panel.
Plates and stiffeners placed on the panel
Magnetic and vacuum lifting heads
Floor kept clear for panel handling
Every Drupe project starts with your part and your problem, gets engineered to your floor and cycle time, then commissioned on site and supported for the life of the machine. Tell us what you need to build.
A linear track runs along the floor and carries a robot along the length of a part or a row of stations. A gantry runs overhead and gives the robot or a lifting head access from above, keeping the floor clear. Choose a track when the work is long and low, such as beams, frames and machine rows. Choose a gantry when the work is wide, when parts must be lifted over other equipment, or when floor space is needed for handling.
Up to ±0.05 mm on DLT linear tracks. ±0.05 to ±0.1 mm on gantries, depending on span, payload and number of axes. The figure for your configuration is confirmed at quotation.
Linear tracks are offered in medium, heavy and super heavy duty, and gantries in medium and heavy duty. The class is set by the weight of the robot or load being carried, the dynamic forces of the robot working at full reach, and the cycle rate. Send us the robot model and the payload and we will specify the class.
One, two or three. A single axis gantry moves along one line, for transfer between fixed points. Two axis covers an area. Three axis adds vertical travel, for lifting and placing or for working at different heights.
Yes. Our engineers install, align and commission every system on site, and train your operators before handover. Time on site depends on the size and number of axes, and is confirmed at quotation.
