Machine Tending | Deburring | Case Study | Bastian Solutions

Robotic Machine Tending & Deburring

This customer's facility had 3 existing CNC machines and required an efficient way to introduce a fourth. Bastian Robotics developed a robotic system solution to service all four machines and greatly increase operational efficiency and throughput.

Key Technologies

FANUC R-2000iB 165kg Machine Tending Robot with R30iB controller
Integrated robotic cable management system
FANUC Soft Float option allows compliance between robot and machine tool fixtures while loading parts
Allen Bradley 1768-L4xS Compact GuardLogix® Controller used to control cell and cell safety
Custom Part Gripping End of Arm Tool with 2 parallel grippers used to handle 30 pound parts
Custom Bastian Slat Conveyor used to feed raw parts to robot and take finished parts from cell
Robotic verification of part machining, followed by deburring of machined surfaces utilizing axially compliant fixed-mount deburring tool
System interfaces with multiple CNC machine manufacturers

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See the results

Machine tending robot was added to service all four CNC machines and greatly increased efficiency
CNC machine utilization increased by at least 25%
Daily throughput was increased by nearly 350 parts per day and more than 80,000 parts per year
Improved operator ergonomics
Accumulation allows for 20 minutes of unattended run time