Simplified automation for high-mix low-volume setups

How easy is it to adapt to automation with the ROBODRILL? Tony Gunn of MTDCNC is in Arizona to find out from Tom Dorman of Methods Machine Tools. The flexibility and simplicity of the ROBODRILL is a game-changer when it comes to simplified automation. Tom describes the Job Shop Cell Collaborative, a system specifically designed for easy setup, programming, and implementation for people with little to no robotics experience. While Methods Machine Tools offer support and training, most customers can do it on their own with just a manual and be up and running in a few hours. Where FANUC have done a lot of the work in making the ROBODRILL approachable and easy to use, Methods Machine Tools took it a step further and removed all the hard work from it, reducing it down to a simple push button. Using only a single ethernet connection, the plug-and-play system can even be done on an existing machine. Tom shows us an aluminium part with a mirror finish being made on this cost-effective setup. If you’re looking at unattended run time for small batch work and you know how to use a smartphone, this impressive FANUC technology from Methods Machine Tools might be something worth looking at!