Purpose:
Automatic CNC machine tending with aluminium castings – inserting raw pieces and disposal of threated pieces.

Characteristics:

• implementation of a communication interface between the robot cell and CNC machining centre
• buffer of input pieces is made with drawer on pallets, which allows positioning in three positions: inserting pieces on pallets by worker, neutral position, withdrawing pieces by robot 
• input buffer is adapted to four types of pieces – two types of pallets, each type of pallet is for two types of pieces
• prevent improper disposal of pieces to the input buffer by the worker – poka-yoke
• possibility of easy upgrading the input buffer to the new type of pieces
• robot gripper is adapted to handling four types of pieces
• automatic operating of robot cell, while worker is filling input buffer with raw pieces on the other side of drawer
• 2 hours of autonomy
• protecting worker from injuries with light curtains and barriers
• checking the fixture of pieces in processing centre
• cleaning pieces after treatment in the liquid (water bath) and blowing with compressed air
• possibility of upgrading the robot cell by adding different stations
  • input control of raw pieces
  • final inspection of threated pieces
  • marking of threated pieces