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7 Reasons to Automate Cabinet Door Sanding with a Cobot

Has sanding cabinet doors become a bottleneck in your business?

Can't afford a huge automatic sanding machine? Or even fit it in the workshop?

If you're a small cabinet maker, manual sanding can soon become your main task every day. It's boring, it's repetitive, and it's inefficient. But, investing big in a set of industrial sanding machines is just not feasible for the size of your operation.

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Mar 12, 2020 7:00 AM. 5 min read time
 
7 Reasons to Automate Cabinet Door Sanding with a Cobot

Has sanding cabinet doors become a bottleneck in your business?

Can't afford a huge automatic sanding machine? Or even fit it...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Mar 12, 2020 7:00 AM
Read more 5 min read time
How to Use Mirka Tools With a Robot

Mirka sanding tools are a very popular brand for industrial finishing jobs. But, are they compatible with robots? They...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Mar 03, 2020 7:00 AM
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Sanding Tools: 7 Steps to Pick the Best Tool for a Robot

The quality of your finishing task is only as good as your sanding tool. How do you pick the right tool with robot finishing?...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Feb 11, 2020 7:00 AM
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The 10 Sustainability Benefits to Choosing Robot Finishing

Robotic finishing is more than just a good way to improve productivity. It can also improve the sustainability of your sanding...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Jan 09, 2020 11:02 AM
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How to Reduce Tool Wear and Waste With Robot Finishing

Tool wear is a top cause of inefficiency in many machine shops. What if you could reduce tool wear to a minimum? It's now...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Jan 07, 2020 11:02 AM
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Which Surface Shapes Are Compatible With Robot Finishing?

Robot finishing requires more planning than manual sanding and polishing. Here's how to determine if your workpiece surface...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Dec 12, 2019 11:02 AM
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Which Do You Need? Part-to-Process or Process-to-Part?

There are two ways to automate a task with a cobot: part-to-process or process-to-part. Which do you need for your cobot...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Dec 05, 2019 11:02 AM
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Pioneering Cobot Force Control: Louis Bergeron’s Story

Until recently, programming force-sensitive tasks on any kind of robot was a job for experts. And then someone made it simpler....

David Maltais
By David Maltais
on Nov 06, 2019 11:54 AM
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10 Common Sanding and Polishing Problems That Robots Eliminate

Sanding and polishing with power tools can be fraught with problems. Even highly skilled professionals aren't immune! But,...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Aug 08, 2019 11:02 AM
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