With regards to robots in a working environment, many consider automation as an awesome option to have. Being that automation is expensive, the notion is that it is only meant for the biggest industries.
Automation in robotic machine tending is very crucial, because it improves various aspects such as speed and efficiency in loading or unloading of parts. Typically it involves a computer numerical control (CNC) machine. The robotic system has to establish communication with the CNC machine in one form or the other.
Contrasting tasks thus have to be executed in a single application by the robotics system. Automation is slowly becoming a must have in either big or small industries, and machine tending is the ideal point of introduction. This review will focus on the reasons automation is needed by industries in machine tending.
Reasons why businesses crave automation in their machine tending processes
Robots do not tire
Robots do not get tired, fatigued from low energy or get drawn away by distractions. Robots are also not prone to mistakes. This means once automation is factored in and the robot is programmed, it will execute so many tasks from moving a part from one machine to the next or putting in a magazine for uninterrupted machining.
Robots execute their tasks without hesitation when automated. As a result, the tended components are of high and consistent quality, reducing loss or wastage of key materials due to machine malfunctions.
Robots will function for as long as expected, manned or unmanned
All major manufacturers need a system whereby even after the last employee has clocked out, all robots including machine tending ones do not stop but rather continue working as according to their programming.
Being that automation technology is very reliable, manufacturers who invest in automated machine tending robots will be able to achieve unmanned operation which will in turn boost production.
