Automate loading and unloading around your machining process.
Robotic handling for CNC turning and machining: part presentation, grippers, machine interface and finished-part handling, assessed as one sequence.
Why automate this step
Machines wait while operators load, unload and inspect, especially across breaks and shift changes.
A tending robot keeps the spindle running by loading raw parts and unloading finished ones in a fixed sequence. The machine interface and how parts are presented decide how well it works.
What the system includes
- Machine compatibility assessment
- Door and chuck or vice interface
- Single or dual grippers
- Raw and finished part trays or conveyors
- Part orientation and re-gripping
- Chip and coolant considerations
- Inspection or cleaning steps where required
- Operator replenishment routine
Your proposal lists exactly what is standard supply and what is optional.
What we need from you
These details let us judge suitability and size the system. Send what you have; we'll ask for the rest.
- Machine make, model and controller
- Part size and weight
- Machining cycle time
- Available machine interface
- Loading arrangement today
- Shift pattern
- Batch mix and changeover frequency
Robots often used for CNC machine tending
TRM-T9905
- Payload
- 5 kg
- Reach
- 590 mm
- Axes
- 6
- Repeatability
- ±0.03 mm
TRM-T750-B-6
- Payload
- 6 kg
- Reach
- 750 mm
- Axes
- 6
- Repeatability
- ±0.05 mm
TRM-T950-A-6
- Payload
- 3 kg
- Reach
- 950 mm
- Axes
- 6
- Repeatability
- ±0.05 mm
TRM-T1000-C-6
- Payload
- 10 kg
- Reach
- 1000 mm
- Axes
- 6
- Repeatability
- ±0.05 mm
TRM-T1500-C-6
- Payload
- 10 kg
- Reach
- 1500 mm
- Axes
- 6
- Repeatability
- ±0.05 mm
TRM-T1850-D-6
- Payload
- 20 kg
- Reach
- 1850 mm
- Axes
- 6
- Repeatability
- ±0.08 mm
CNC Machine Tending FAQs
Will it work with our existing CNC machine?
Most machines can be tended if the door, workholding and controller can be interfaced. We assess the machine before proposing a cell.
One robot for two machines?
Often possible when cycle times and layout allow. We check the sequence timing during the application review.
Discuss your CNC machine tending application.
Share the component, the current operation and the output you need. We'll work out what's needed to assess robot suitability and agree the next step.