Festo EXCT 2-axis linear gantry

The Festo EXCT high-speed gantry system is claimed to deliver 30% higher performance than traditional gantry systems. It provides advanced dynamic positioning and motion control in pick-and-place and assembly applications.

The EXCT handler is a 2-axis linear gantry that uses parallel kinematic principles to deliver good dynamic movement in the vertical and horizontal axis. A single belt, which is driven by two motors runs throughout the system, makes it more efficient than typical T-shaped gantries that have two separately operated axis, one each on the y-axis and z-axis. Higher loads can be transported with a high dynamic response, as the two motors are stationary and not transported as part of the system. As a result it can deliver precision positioning with higher acceleration and torque, as well as minimal vibration.