Flexible and straightforward process automation is a decisive factor in the drive to improve the productivity of your machine park and your employees. You can increase your competitiveness now with COBOX – a professional solution for quick integration with CNC machine tools. The workstation has been developed for trouble-free mounting of blanks in machine tool chucks and for removing machined workpieces. It is ideally suited for operating milling machines and turret lathes.COBOX features a UR10e collaborative robot, a dual electric gripper and supplementary equipment depending on the configuration ordered – cobot base, frame, flexible workpiece handling and storage system (perforated plates with pins, gravity feeder or KLT containers), as well as a set of application-specific gripper fingers.The centrepiece of the station is C-Interconnector – a PLC-based solution that enables seamless exchange of signals between COBOX and machine tools, as well as operation of all necessary functions in a plug-and-play manner. This, combined with the compactness of the workstation, enables it to be transferred between machines with little effort.Two ways of implementation are available – as a complete ready-to-use CE certified solution with the implementation service package, including workpiece implementation support, training of staff and adjustment of machines, or on a do-it-yourself basis, where you can choose from the extensive range of components available in our online shop and assemble the workstation yourself according to the detailed instructions.
- Picking up blanks
- Placing blanks in machine tool chucks (jaws, vices) for machining
- Workpiece removal
- Automatic blowing of chucks with compressed air (removing chips and coolant)
- Palletizing of blanks
- Checking of subsequent positions on the pallet of blanks – stopping production in case of not founding a workpiece
- Checking whether a workpiece is correctly clamped in the machine chuck
- Emergency stop and normal stop from the safety panel
- Stopping the arm in the service position from the safety panel for easy maintenance of the machine
- Counting cycles in order to determine cyclical checks of machine chucks (jaw condition inspection, dimension inspection)
- Automatic change of cobot movement speed or disabling certain CNC machine tool functions after an operator enters the work zone – option available in the configuration featuring the safety scanner