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AUTOMATED ASSEMBLIES CORPORATION
1 - NEW AZ-100HP HIGH PERFORMANCE ROBOTS FROM AUTOMATED ASSEMBLIES CORPORATION
FEATURE FASTEST PART EXTRACTION AND FASTEST CYCLE TIMES
2 - Clinton, Mass. (November 11, 1996)...Automated Assemblies Corporation will
display its new high performance part extraction robots at Plastics Fair,
Charlotte, November 12-14.
3 - The AZ-100HP Series Robots are believed to be the fastest three or five axis
servo part extraction robots available on the market today. Designed for use
with injection molding machines ranging from 85 to 610 ton capacity, these
models feature take-out times of less than one-half second, and overall cycle
times of less than four seconds. This performance translates to 900 molding
shots per hour or nearly 40 million shots over five years.
4 - The HP is equipped with a high performance helical rack and pinion direct
drive with continuous automatic lubrication applied to the pinion gear. This
direct drive eliminates the need for a belt or gear reducer on the Z-Axis.
Enhanced performance is achieved through the integration of higher speed, higher
torque AC servo motors matched with more powerful amplifiers and processors.
5 - The HP is available in vertical stroke systems of 26, 36, and 46 inches and
various axis and lengths to suit your application. These products are offered in
the three axis version with the Mitsubishi A2AS control system and in three or
five axis versions with controls manufactured by Adept Technologies. Automated
Assemblies Corporation offers the HP products with its own control enclosure,
application software, and outstanding documentation and service support network.
These robots are equipped with the industry standard SPI interface and are
designed, engineered, and manufactured at AAC headquarters in Clinton,
Massachusetts.
6 - Automated Assemblies Corporation is a leading supplier of robotics and
flexible automation systems to the plastics injection molding industry. AAC
practices concurrent design, engineering, and manufacturing techniques in
developing products ranging from simple pickers to the most technologically
advanced high speed robotics and automation workcells.
Vocabulary
§2 - Fair = salon, foire
§3 - to mold (US) : to mould (GB) = mouler - overall : total, complete - to
translate to : (here) to be the equivalent of
§4 - helical rack and pinion = pignon hélicoïdal à crémaillère - to enhance : to
improve - stroke = course
§6 - concurrent : simultaneous (faux ami)
COMPREHENSION
Vocabulary
§1 - feature - what does the corresponding noun (feature) mean? ...
Deduce the meaning of the verb. ...
§1 - part - careful this is a faux ami. Meaning? ....
§6 - leading - Cf to lead, a leader
Deduce the meaning of 'leading' ...
§1 - Analyse the sentence: Pick up the only verb, then its subject . What are
the two objects (= C.O.D.) linked by 'and'? Pick up the compound nouns
Comprehension
* What product is mentioned? Its name ? Pick up two important features of this
robot. Who is the maker....)? Grammatically speaking, what is FASTEST? Its
meaning?
* What does the end of the sentence mean: a/ the parts ( of these robots) can be
extracted very quickly? b/ It takes(the robots) very little time to extract
parts from a mould?
* Translate the sentence into French.
§3 - Sentence 1 (The AZ-100HP... today)
* Pick up the verbs (4 mots) Look at 'are believed': is this active or passive?
Rewrite :" The AZ-100HP Series Robots are believed to be (excellent)" in the
active
* Pick up the compound nouns
Sentence 2 (Designed ...4 seconds)
* Pick up the verbs. Which one is conjugated? What about the other(s)? What is
the subject of the verb 'feature' What is its object?
* Pick up the compound nouns
* Translate the sentence into French.
Sentence 3 (This performance ... 5 years)
* How do you say "X operations A L'HEURE ?" in English?
* Look at the figures and match A and B (Careful, one item in B cannot be
matched)
A - a/ 85 to 610 -b/ 1/2 second - c/ 4 seconds - d/ 900 - e: 3 or 5
B- 1/ The time required by the robot to extract a part from the mould - 2/The
time required by the robot to perform a whole cycle - 3/ the pressure exerted by
the injection moulding press - 4/ the number of mouldings the press can turn out
in a given time - 5/ the time required by the press to manufacture a moulding -
6/ the number of axes of the robot
§4 - Analyse the paragraph:
* Pick up the compound nouns
* Pick up the groups of "adjective + noun"
Specifications
* Give information about the drive system: a/... b/ ...
(Consequence: neither ... nor ... are necessary)
* Give information about the motors a/ ... b/... c/ ...
§5 - Specifications (Continued)
* Give information about vertical displacement...
* Give information about the number of axes :...
a/ ... Manufacturer of the control system: ...
b/ ... Manufacturer of the control system: ...
Give information about the interface: ...
Maker of the interface: ...
* What else does Automated Assemblies provide customers with?
a/ ... b/ ... c/ ... d/ ...
§6 - Answer the questions
* What industry does AAC work for?
* How important is AAC compared to other manufacturers of robots?
* Does AAC subcontract any part of its production?
* Describe the range of products that are manufactured.
GRAMMAR
1 - Link sentences (a) and sentences (b) with some of the following linkwords:
HOWEVER - THUS + ing - SINCE - AS WELL AS - IN ORDER TO - SO THAT
1 - (a) The HP is equipped with a high performance direct drive: (b) this drive
eliminates the need for a belt.
2 - (a) They have integrated special servo motors: (b) this enhances
performance.
3 - (a) There are special servo motors; (b) there are also powerful amplifiers
and processors.
4 - (a) Belts or gear reducers are not necessary. (b) The robot is equipped with
a direct drive
2 - Comparative and superlative
A/ How many robots / models / technologies / etc are compared in the following
sentences. Two or more ?
Write 2 or >2
* These robots are faster than the competitors'. (considered as a whole)
* This robot is the fastest one available on the market (compared to each of the
other robots)
* It is the most advanced model which you can buy (compared to each of the other
robots)
* Its technology is more advanced than other manufacturers'. (considered as a
whole)
B/ Read the table and fill in the gaps of the exercise below.
Model Cycle time Price General appreciation
AZ 100 HP 4s $30,000 ***
Robot B 5s $20,000 **
Robot C 6s $20,000 *
AZ 100 HP is (fast)... ....robot B.
AZ 100 HP is (fast)... &nb
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