Sanding & Finishing
Sand and Finish It
Motion Controls Robotics can create a robust and flexible solution for your robotic sanding and finishing needs so you can manufacture smooth and finished parts. These systems may include the following processes -- deburring, grinding, buffing, polishing, sanding and finishing. By automating these processes, you will reduce per piece cost with higher productivity and reduce the time needed to finish parts. The sanding and finishing cell utilizes the speed, repeatability and reliability advantages of robots to provide a consistent automated process. By incorporating FANUC Robotics' RemovalTool software and a force control device, Motion Controls Robotics will develop a cost-effective solution for your robotic surface and edge finishing applications.
Benefits
Efficiency
- Provides a fully automated sanding and finishing system
- Only one pass required for most surface finishes
- Continuously and automatically compensate for the effects of gravity as the robot changes wrist orientations
- Improves part quality and consistency
Easy-To-Use
- Easy-to-use, menu-driven user interface accessible from the teach pendant
- Downloadable path from CAD file requires no teaching
- Automatic tool changer for replacement of sanding or grinding media
- Tooling ID can determine which program to run
- Eliminates operator injuries associated with conventional manual sanding and finishing
- Enclosed dust collection system available so less chips and dust are created compared to conventional manual methods
Flexible and Precise
- Flexibility to accommodate different models of force control devices
- Reduces manual handling of parts
- Simple reliable construction design of tooling for continuous use in an industrial environment
- Flexible enough to use on a wide variety of parts
- Wheel wear compensation feature compensates for the wear in the abrasive wheel at any tool orientation
Portable
- Portable system can be moved by forklift
- Can store 200+ part recipes
Cost Effective
- Lower system costs in some cases by eliminating the need for an active force controller
- Significant reduction in operating costs due to improved abrasive media life
News & events
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MCRI Participating in Robotics Industry Virtual On-Line Conference - Customers Invited to Attend!
Motion Controls Robotics, Inc. - August 25, 2010
Motion Controls Robotics is pleased to announce its participation in the upcoming virtual event, “New Applications for Industrial Robotics – Robotics Trends’ Virtual Conference and Exposition Series 2010”, on Wednesday October 27, 2010. The event will focus on best-in-class industrial robotics solutions for materials handling and robotic manufacturing.
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End Of Arm Tooling - Manual vs Automatic Adjustment
Motion Controls Robotics, Inc. - August 16, 2010
Motion Controls Robotics, Inc. (MCRI) recently received a purchase order to upgrade an end-of-arm-tool (EOAT) from a long term customer in the building supply industry. The EOAT is used to palletize various sized bundles of residential and commercial insulating products.