CNC MACHINE TENDING
The basic definition of tending is: the work of providing treatment for someone or something. In this particular case machine tending would be to load and/or unload a given machine with parts or material. Currently most of the applications involving machine tending are done by humans. Most machine shops are using their human workforce to load and unload machines and to restart the program once the finished part is out of the way. However, since qualified workers are becoming harder and harder to find, companies are introducing robots into their workshops to make up for the lack of employees.
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Webinar
In this webinar, Mathieu Bélanger Barette, our Application Expert, explains the principles of the CNC Machine Tending with Collaborative robots. Learn how to sucess from experiences learned and challenge that will .
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eLearning
CNC Machine Tending Application
CNC Machine Tending is one of the most popular applications for collaborative robots. Following the Lean Robotics methodology developed by Samuel Bouchard, CEO and co-founder of Robotiq, this course explains everything you need to know to build your own robotic machine tending cell. See below for a detailed flowchart. To reflect the Lean Robotics methodology, the course has been divided into 4 phases: Prepare, Design, Integrate and Operate. Under each section, you will find the valuable outputs as well as available resources.
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CNC Machine Tending Kit
In this lesson, learn how to install the CNC Machine Tending Kit and set the payload & TCP. You will also have tips on how to program a pick & place task with a dual gripper configuration.
Podcast
Our guest for this episode is CNC Machine Tending Application Expert Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette. We discuss how he and his colleagues worked on offering a CNC machine tending solution that meets the customer’s needs and helps them start production faster. What are the main blockers to a fast and efficient machine tending cobot cell deployment? Listen to find out!