Machine Tending

Actuator Arm Machining Cell

This cell is used to machine a comprehensive range of actuator arms for our customer. As a turnkey project the cell includes ABB Robots, CNC Machines, Machine Vision, Thread Checking, Conveyors, Control and Guarding.

System Description

This cell accepts component parts which are roughly aligned on the input conveyor. A vision system is used to identify the true position of the part and guide the robot to the pick up position.

The larger of the 2 robots loads and unloads parts to and from each of the CNC Machines and also de-burrs the edges before passing the parts to the second and smaller robot.

Two robots share the tasks of handling, loading, unloading and additional processing tasks