The Efficiency of Grinding Robots

The indus­tri­al world has been mech­a­nized for decades – robots are weld­ing and han­dling mate­r­i­al, but they are also remov­ing mate­r­i­al and mak­ing sure work pieces and fin­ished prod­ucts are func­tion­al. A grind­ing robot is one of the many robots respon­si­ble for mak­ing sure that work pieces have all of the imper­fect parts removed, ensur­ing that the prod­uct looks great for customers.

When man­u­fac­tur­ers invest in grind­ing robots, they are invest­ing in a piece of machin­ery that will remove weld spat­ter and oth­er imper­fec­tions with more ease than any man­u­al grind­ing appli­ca­tion ever could. Machined parts look great after robot­ic grinders use their accu­rate tools to take off those imper­fec­tions that could make a work piece non-func­tion­al. This accu­ra­cy ensures that not too much mate­r­i­al is tak­en off, which means that many work­er errors of the past are no longer an issue, and the amount of waste pro­duced by a com­pa­ny will drop dra­mat­i­cal­ly with the automa­tion of robot­ic grind­ing systems.

How­ev­er, it isn’t just about mak­ing a work piece look good. It is also about safe­ty. Grind­ing is a process that releas­es a lot of met­al shards and oth­er par­ti­cles into the air. Because of this, man­u­al grind­ing can be haz­ardous to work­ers, who may breathe in those shards, which can cause hav­oc to their res­pi­ra­to­ry sys­tem. This could lead to work­ers who are not able to work, which could mean slow­downs or shut downs for the pro­duc­tion line. Robot grinders do not have to wor­ry about those haz­ards. They are able to go in and get the job done quick­ly and effi­cient­ly, improv­ing pro­duc­tiv­i­ty, while also sav­ing time and money.

Are you inter­est­ed in learn­ing more about grind­ing robots, and what a grind­ing robot can bring to your pro­duc­tion line? If so, then you should call Robots​.com, a cer­ti­fied inte­gra­tor for sev­er­al dif­fer­ent robot­ics com­pa­nies, includ­ing Fanuc, KUKA, ABB, Uni­ver­sal Robots, and Motoman. Our staff is wait­ing to assist you in build­ing and cus­tomiz­ing the per­fect grind­ing sys­tem for your facility.

For more infor­ma­tion, con­tact Robots​.com today online or at 877−762−6881.