The Twin JobShop Cell features two side-by-side RoboDrill machines with a FANUC robot entering from the side of each machine to give operators full, open access to the front of the RoboDrills for tool changes, off-sets and maintenance. Traditionally, it might take about seven seconds to load / unload one part, but due to handling multiple parts at once with the Twin RoboDrill JobShop Cell, the load / unload process is less than one second per part. John Lucier, Automation Manager at Methods Machine Tools, Inc. The Twin RoboDrill JobShop Cell offers an excellent solution to this fast cycle time challenge and is ideally suited for a low mix, medium to high volume of parts,” said Mr. “Articulating robots are typically known as the standard for parts loading and unloading on machine tools, but have not always been the method-of-choice when working with parts with short cycle times during manufacture. The cell features the ability to load and unload multiple parts at one time to amortize typically longer load & unload times, compared to parts that are handled one at a time. Methods Machine Tools, Inc., a leading supplier of precision machine tools and automation, has introduced the Twin RoboDrill JobShop Cell, featuring two FANUC D21 RoboDrill Vertical Machining Centers being serviced by a single, articulating FANUC LR Mate 200iD robot.
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