DENSO Robotics

DENSO Robotics is a supplier of industrial robots: four-axis SCARA robots and five- and six-axis articulated robots for payloads up to 20 kg. The company also supplies programming software, controllers and teaching pendants. Its robots are used for tasks such as assembly, dispensing, welding, machine tending and pick and place across industries including automotive, electronics, medical devices and semiconductors.

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Website	densorobotics.com
Founded year	1949

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Legal name: DENSO Robotics (DENSO Products and Services Americas).
DENSO began in 1949; the company states it employs over 150,000 people in 38 countries and regions, with over $40.4 billion in sales.
Development of controllers, software and industrial robots was under way in the 1960s, and by 1970 the first aluminium die-casting robot was being implemented.
Robot lines named in the document: the HS, HM and VS series (early 2000s) and the later VS-series pharmaceutical robots.
Controllers named in the document: RC7M and RC8.
Robot types offered: four-axis SCARA and five- and six-axis articulated units, for payloads up to 20 kg.
Model variants listed: standard, dust- and mistproof, dust- and waterproof, cleanroom and aseptic.
More than 20,000 DENSO small industrial robots are used in the company's own manufacturing facilities; more than 80,000 are used by other companies worldwide.
Applications listed include assembly, dispensing, grinding, encapsulating and potting, insertion, inspection, laser welding, machine tending, machining, material handling, nut driving, packaging, pick and place, press fitting, screw driving, soldering, spot welding and ultrasonic welding.
Industries listed include aerospace, appliances, automotive, biomedical, consumer products, electronics, food and beverage, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, plastics and semiconductors.