Material removal with a collaborative robot

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Less waste and rejects during material removal

Get professional help with deburring, grinding, milling, drilling and other material removal tasks. A collaborative robot makes your tasks more flexible and efficient. Thanks to the robots being equipped with an integrated force/torque sensor, consistent processes and precise tool placement are possible. As a result, less waste and rejects are produced.

What challenges does a collaborative robot have to overcome in deburring, grinding, milling, drilling and other material removal tasks?

Challenges in the application

High precision

High precision and efficiency are particularly important when deburring, grinding, milling and drilling. By equipping the new e-series cobots with force/torque sensors, consistent and precise processes are possible.

Skills shortage

There is also a major shortage of skilled workers in machine loading. This means that not all order requests can be met and the potential is not fully exploited. A collaborative robot must therefore do its job well and independently.

Protection of employees

Protect your employees and leave these dangerous tasks to the collaborative robots.
Thanks to the collaborative properties of the robots, they can usually be used alongside your employees without protective equipment.

Flexible working methods

Small series are often produced. This is where another advantage of the lightweight robots from Universal Robots comes into play: their great flexibility. You can assign the collaborative robot to another workstation at any time and thus also produce small series.

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Before you make the decision to purchase a collaborative robot, you may want to find out more information about this technology. In this case, we recommend that you take a look at our free resources, the UR+ solutions or the Universal Robots Academy.

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All UR-certified solutions for end effectors can be found in the UR+ area.
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Take a look at our blog, our support page, download the latest software versions or take a look at the maintenance manuals.

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