Both CNC shops and their customers benefit from the many advantages of incorporating robots into various CNC manufacturing and production processes.
In the face of increasing competition, CNC manufacturing has been in an ongoing battle to control production costs, improve product quality and meet customer needs.To meet these challenges, CNC shops employ state-of-the-art technology to reduce costs and increase productivity.
Robotic Automation in CNC Shops To simplify CNC machining processes and increase efficiency, companies are increasingly implementing robotic automation to support various types of CNC machine tools, such as lathes, mills, and plasma cutters.Integrating robotic automation into a CNC shop can bring many benefits, whether it’s a single production cell or an entire shop.Examples include the following:
Higher Efficiency and Productivity Robots can perform cutting, grinding or milling with higher uptime, producing 47% more parts per hour compared to traditional methods.While the benefits of CNC machine tools are enormous, adding robotic automation to a CNC shop can significantly increase throughput without exceeding budget constraints.
Robots can run continuously for hours and require no off-hours or breaks.Parts can be easily loaded and unloaded without frequent maintenance checks, reducing downtime.
Modern self-contained robotic CNC machine tenders can handle multiple component sizes, IDs and ODs more efficiently than humans.The robot itself is operated using a menu-driven touchscreen HMI, ideal for non-programmers.
Custom automation solutions utilizing robots have been shown to reduce cycle times by 25%.With a robotic work cell, the changeover takes only a short time.This time efficiency helps the company better meet customer demands and enable cost-effective low-volume operations.
The improved labor safety and security robot includes many features to ensure that employees enjoy a high degree of safety while performing core tasks.As an added benefit, implementing bots for specific processes allows humans to prioritize cognitive-oriented tasks.
If you’re on a tight budget, you can keep an eye out for some standalone robotic CNC machine tenders.These tenders carry the lowest initial cost and are easy to install and operate without professional supervision.
Reduce spending When it comes to robotic automation, deployment speed is often quick and efficient.This helps minimize integration costs.
If budgets are tight, companies can use stand-alone robotic CNC machines to tender.With relatively low initial costs for machine tenders, manufacturers can achieve a quick return on investment (ROI) without compromising productivity.
The tender itself can be installed and operated without professional supervision.Additionally, programming tenders is relatively simple, which speeds up their deployment and redeployment.
Simple Installation / Powerful Multitasking Robot CNC Machine Tender Cell can be installed by minimally experienced personnel.One simply places the tender in front of the CNC machine, anchors it to the ground, and connects power and ethernet.Often, simplified installation and operation tutorials help companies set up everything with ease.
Unlike human labor, robots can efficiently serve multiple machine parts.Loading a workpiece into a machine is easily done by a robot, and you can program the robot to load another machine during machining.This practice is time-saving because the two processes are performed simultaneously.
In contrast to human employees, robots can adapt to new processes spontaneously, which requires training to facilitate the transition to new procedural guidelines.
Higher adaptability and insourcing rates Sometimes stores receive unfamiliar work requests or different component specifications.This can be a challenge, but if you already have a robotic automation system implemented, you just need to reprogram the system and change the tooling as needed.
Despite their compactness, the production capacity of automated batteries is enormous.They can also perform multiple tasks simultaneously, further increasing productivity and increasing efficiency.As production capacity increases, CNC shops can reduce the need for outsourcing and, in some cases, can bring formally outsourced production work back in-house.
Better contract pricing robots ensure manufacturing consistency on the CNC shop floor.This enables companies to more accurately estimate production duration and associated expenditures, which in turn improves contract pricing.
Robots have made annual production contract fees more affordable than ever, which has persuaded more customers to get involved.
Last word Robots are very productive, relatively simple to operate, and at the same time economically viable.As a result, robotic automation has gained widespread acceptance in the CNC industry, with more and more CNC shop owners incorporating robots into various manufacturing and production processes.
CNC shop customers have also recognized the many benefits of robotic automation for CNC operations, including greater consistency and quality, and lower production costs.For client companies, these advantages, in turn, make contracting CNC work easier and more affordable than ever.
About the Author Peter Jacobs is the Senior Director of Marketing at CNC Masters.He is actively involved in the manufacturing process and regularly contributes his insights to various blogs in the fields of CNC machining, 3D printing, rapid tooling, injection molding, metal casting, and general manufacturing.
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Post time: May-28-2022
