Not many people know how to maximize their lathe’s potential by creating additional tools like automatic keyway machines.

Block Step programming for task programs using a teach pendant to create paths for automatic cycles. Servo float, collision avoidance, collision detection, multiple robot control (to 4 robots), and ...

Now, these machines are rearranged into two cells, loaded and unloaded by Fanuc robots, and handling only the roughing operation. These cells were among the shop’s earlier automation projects ( see ...