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Wanted to share another useful resource today – the ROI Justification Starter Spreadsheet – which will help you plan business objectives and justify your robotic machine tending projects, particularly if they are for Advanced Robotic Machine Tending involving multiple machines, multiple operations, and multiple parts with

Autonomous Manufacturing is automated, self-governing smart factory operations, a key element of Industry 4.0, which uses robots and robotic production software digitalization along with existing systems to optimize production with minimal human involvement. Achieving autonomous manufacturing requires attaining autonomy in production process control and

Another useful resource is the Robot Machine Tending Project Checklist which provides more than 80 points to consider for a successful robotic machine tending project. In next gen manufacturing environments, advanced machine tending with robotics has become essential for improving throughput, efficiency, precision, and safety.

This time let’s take a look at “why” you would want to use robots – either industrial or collaborative – for machine tending in the first place. Robots enhance CNC machine tending by automating repetitive tasks like loading, unloading, material handling, inspection, and other operations. This improves efficiency, reduces human error, and enables machines to run continuously,

The paper provides comprehensive info on the different aspects of a machine tending initiative using either cobots or industrial robots to achieve greater unattended operation, higher yields, and better margins. Included in the paper are several practical tools that’ll help successfully guide you through your factory’s robotic automation projects.

Now it’s important to make the distinction between conventional CNC automation and using robots for machine tending with CNCs. The term “CNC automation” refers to CNC machines with specific add-on components like part feeders, pallet loaders, and CNCs with robot arms built into the machine itself. While these systems can be useful in certain cases they lack the flexibility

Today, I want to take look at the difference between basic CNC robot machine tending and Advanced Robotic Machine Tending. While there are a number of differences, the key distinction is that basic machine tending involves a single robot with one machine whereas advanced machine tending involves one or more robots

Autonomous Process Control (APC) is a solution using robots and automated inspection to achieve high-precision, repeatable manufacturing without human intervention. Key components include industrial and collaborative robotics, automated inspection technologies, and standardized robotic

Advanced robotic machine tending is a technology that uses standardized robotic production software to digitalize robots and automate complex tasks associated with multiple factory machines and other plant equipment. Basic robotic machine tending focuses on simple tasks like loading and

How to automate your CNCs with robots – When undertaking a robotic machine tending initiative there are numerous factory-dependent and project-specific considerations that must be taken into account. Identifying which requirements are relevant to an initiative and to what extent is

In this Flexxbotics | AI Explainer podcast, we step onto the floor of the smart factory, where robots are revolutionizing manufacturing. This audio summary breaks down the concept of robotic machine tending — an automation technology that’s transforming companies produce products. It explores how

Last week, we participated with Universal Robots and Machine Design in hosting our latest webcast, Transforming Production with Robotic Machine Tending. My presentation dove into how robotic automation is reshaping modern manufacturing.

During our recent event with FOBA, Universal Robots and Flexxbotics we did a Live Demonstration of an Advanced Robotic Machine Tending set-up with all this equipment plus a Hass PLC (CNC simulator) and a

We had great turnout with some people flying from across the country and others road tripping from all over the Northeast. It was great to see so many interested in this topic and in my opinion face-to-face is always best for

I’m looking forward to presenting our real-world experiences of running advanced robot machine tending with laser marking & etching at our upcoming event with FOBA and UR next week. The event is happening on Thursday 1 August from 8:30am

Recently I saw a really good post by Chase Fearing over at Sub-Zero where he shared his experience and lessons learned in implementing cobots on the manufacturing floor. They were all really good points and things not everyone thinks about when undertaking a cobot automation project for

Over the last couple of week’s, I’ve highlighted some of the new functionality added in the latest release of our Flexxbotics solution for robot-driven manufacturing including multi-factory power and in-line quality

Some of the other functionality that I’m excited about is the expansion of our in-line inspection capabilities, which use automated inspection results to drive real-time updates to off-sets in CNC machining programs which

Included in the release are several new and expanded capabilities that the team has been working on to further enhance our solution such as multi-factory power, expanded in-line inspection functionality, more IT business system

A recently released report by Verified Market Reports does an excellent job explaining the Top 5 challenges that manufacturers confront in adopting CNC Robotic Machine

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Kristian McCann at IoT Insider for a Q&A recently to discuss the role of robotics in Industry 4.0 and 5.0, applications of robots in factories and some of the challenges in

At Flexxbotics, we’re making the future real today with our breakthrough solution for robot-driven manufacturing. Check out this new video which explains how we empower the robots to analyze and adapt in real-time,

I’m looking forward to presenting our unique perspective on advanced robot machine tending at the Universal Robots Innovate to Elevate webinar event next week. The webcast is next

We’re pleased to announce that Scott Harris, co-founder of SOLIDWORKS and Onshape, has invested in Flexxbotics. Scott has been an advisor and mentor to me for a number of years as we’ve been scaling up Flexx. This investment marks

In this Partner Insights video, Jeff Foster, Business Development Manager at Hexagon covers CMM Dimensional Measurement…

We are excited to showcase our solutions for Robot-Driven Manufacturing at FABTECH 2023 on September 11-14, 2023…

In this distributor insights video, Tim Anderson, Sales Director at Automation Inc. covers the rising demand for…

In this partner insights video, Mike DeGrace, UR+ Ecosystem Manager at Universal Robots covers adopting flexible CNC…

In this partner insights video, Anthony Gillespie, Territory Sales Manager at Schunk covers how CNC automation can overcome…

Flexxbotics was pleased to sponsor three students from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) for their senior year…

In this customer spotlight video, Jackson Brining, Automation and Process Engineer at Machining Concepts talks about…

Flexxbotics will showcase its FlexxTend™ complete robotic machine tending solution at Automate 2023 on May 22-25 in…

Flexxbotics will exhibit at the upcoming Northwest Machine Tool Expo with our partner Olympus Controls on May…

Flexxbotics is excited to announce that we have expanded the functionality of our FlexxCNC™ cobot to CNC communications…

In today’s competitive job market, it is increasingly difficult to find skilled workers in certain industries. CNC machining is no….

We’re looking forward to attending the Precision Machining Technology Show on Apr 18-20, 2023 at the Huntington…

Flexxbotics announces the official launch of FlexxTend™, a turnkey automated machine tending solution for machine shops to…

Standardizing your CNC machine tending interfaces can have several benefits for your manufacturing process. From improving…

In this partner insights video, Karl Ericsson, Managing Director at Svenska Elektrod AB, talks all things CNC machine

Flexxbotics is excited to announce a new partnership with CIMTEC Automation, expanding our presence in VA, NC and…