In a typical machine tending workcell, a robot collects a cast part, such as an engine block, from a conveyor and grinds off the excess material and scrap (e.g. the flashing where the two halves of ...

Follow along as Kuka’s Ed Volcic dissects the various components of a typical machine tool tending cell.

Hardinge Inc. is incorporating an automated machine-tending concept for its turning centers. Recently, it demonstrated the system designed by Gosiger Automation on its T51 MSY SP Super-Precision ...

The LoadMate Plus product line automates the process of machine tending (loading and unloading parts or materials into a machine tool center), most commonly used with vertical machining center mills ...

As seen in two applications from Robotiq and Versabuilt using Universal Robots’ cobots, machine tending applications are becoming a key aspect of collaborative robot use in industry—especially in high ...