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“MEMS,” micro electro-mechanical systems engineered using microfabrication technology. QMEMS refers to
compact, high-performance devices made from quartz material and is a registered trademark of Epson Toyocom
Corporation.
*5 Pa (Pascal) is the international unit for pressure.
*6 Resolution is the measurement or detection capability of a sensor or device.
Precision products
In the factory automation products business the company developed new vertical six-axis robots. Equipped with
original Smart Motion Control technology*7 that provides outstanding continuous-path control while enabling
high speed with low vibration, the new robots also have a slim, space-efficient design that gives them among the
shortest cycle times in their class*8.
*7 New acceleration/deceleration tuning and other original Epson robot control technologies that enable high
speed while achieving low vibration to optimize robot motion (straight and arcing motions, and motion when
carrying heavy loads)
*8 Compared to other vertically articulated six-axis robots with similar payload and arm length. Source: Epson
research, as of the end of December 2010.