Title: Yaskawa SHS-20-80-2A-GR-SP High-Precision Integrated Servo Actuator with Harmonic Drive Gearbox

Product Overview: The Yaskawa SHS-20-80-2A-GR-SP represents a cutting-edge, integrated servo actuator solution meticulously engineered for applications demanding unparalleled precision, high torque density, and compact design. This advanced unit seamlessly combines a high-performance Yaskawa AC servo motor with an ultra-low backlash harmonic drive gearbox, creating a robust and efficient motion control component. Ideal for sophisticated automation, robotics, and precision machinery, the SHS-20-80-2A-GR-SP delivers exceptional positional accuracy, superior repeatability, and smooth, quiet operation, making it a cornerstone for next-generation industrial and medical systems. Its integrated architecture simplifies installation, reduces cabling, and minimizes overall system footprint, providing a powerful yet compact solution for complex motion tasks where space is at a premium and performance cannot be compromised. This unit is designed to enhance productivity and reliability in the most demanding environments.

Key Features & Benefits:

Integrated Servo Motor and Harmonic Drive: Achieves a highly compact, space-saving design by combining a powerful Yaskawa servo motor with a high-ratio, zero-backlash harmonic drive gearbox, significantly reducing overall system complexity, wiring, and footprint.
Ultra-High Positional Accuracy: Leverages advanced harmonic drive technology to deliver exceptional precision and repeatability, crucial for demanding applications such as surgical robotics, semiconductor manufacturing, and precision inspection systems.
High Torque Density: Despite its compact size, the 80:1 gear ratio provides substantial output torque, enabling the handling of significant loads and high-force applications with a smaller, lighter actuator, optimizing machine design.
Zero Backlash Performance: The inherent design of the harmonic drive ensures virtually zero backlash, eliminating lost motion and enabling highly accurate and stable control, even during rapid direction reversals and high-speed indexing.
Superior Dynamic Response: Equipped with a responsive Yaskawa AC servo motor, the actuator offers rapid acceleration/deceleration capabilities and precise speed control, enhancing overall machine throughput, cycle times, and operational efficiency.
Robust and Reliable Construction: Engineered for harsh industrial environments, featuring durable components and a sealed design (IP65 equivalent) to ensure long-term reliability, extended operational life, and minimal maintenance in challenging conditions.
Smooth and Quiet Operation: The unique gearing mechanism of the harmonic drive contributes to exceptionally smooth motion and remarkably low noise levels, improving the working environment and extending the lifespan of connected mechanical components.
Simplified Integration: Designed for seamless compatibility with Yaskawa's extensive range of servo drives and controllers (e.g., Sigma series), facilitating quick and straightforward system setup, programming, and commissioning.
Energy Efficient: Optimized motor and gearbox design contribute to high operational efficiency, reducing power consumption and operating costs over the actuator's lifespan, supporting sustainable industrial practices.
High Rigidity: Provides excellent torsional stiffness, ensuring stable and precise motion even under varying loads, which is critical for maintaining accuracy in dynamic applications.

Applications:
 The Yaskawa SHS-20-80-2A-GR-SP is an indispensable component for a wide array of high-precision and high-performance applications across various industries, including:
Industrial Robotics: Ideal for joint actuators in multi-axis industrial robots, collaborative robots (cobots), and specialized end-of-arm tooling requiring precise, repeatable, and compact motion.
Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment: Essential for wafer handling systems, precision stages, pick-and-place machines, and inspection equipment where micron-level accuracy and reliability are paramount.
Medical and Laboratory Automation: Critical for surgical robots, diagnostic equipment, automated sample handling systems, and rehabilitation devices demanding sterile, precise, and highly reliable actuation.
Machine Tools: Utilized in tool changers, indexing tables, rotary axes, and other precision positioning applications within CNC machinery, enhancing accuracy and productivity.
Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs): Employed in steering mechanisms, lifting platforms, and compact drive systems requiring powerful, accurate, and space-efficient motion.
Packaging and Food Processing Machinery: Supports high-speed, precise indexing, filling, sealing, and sorting operations where accuracy, reliability, and hygienic design are critical.
Aerospace and Defense: Integrated into actuation systems for flight simulators, testing equipment, and specialized aerospace components requiring robust and precise control.
Optical and Inspection Systems: Provides precision scanning, focusing, and positioning for quality control, metrology, and advanced imaging applications.
Material Handling Systems: Used in automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) and conveyor systems for precise positioning and transfer of goods.

Technical Specifications:

Model: YASKAWA SHS-20-80-2A-GR-SP
Part Number (Standard): SHS-20-80-2A-GR-SP
Part Number (Alternative): SHS20802AGRSP
Gear Ratio: 80:1
Output Torque (Rated Continuous): 40 Nm
Output Torque (Peak): 100 Nm
Backlash: < 1 arc-minute (effectively zero backlash due to harmonic drive principle)
Positional Accuracy: ±20 arc-seconds
Motor Type: Integrated AC Synchronous Servo Motor
Rated Motor Power: 200 W
Input Voltage: 200-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
Encoder Type: High-Resolution Absolute Encoder (e.g., 24-bit)
Operating Temperature Range: 0°C to +45°C
Storage Temperature Range: -20°C to +60°C
Protection Class: IP65 (Dust tight and protected against water jets)
Weight: 3.5 kg
Mounting: Flange Mount / Integrated Design
Expected Service Life: 20,000 hours (typical under rated conditions)
Insulation Class: Class B (Motor)
Vibration Resistance: 4.9 m/s² (0.5 G)
Shock Resistance: 19.6 m/s² (2 G)