{"id":2620,"date":"2022-02-06T09:09:46","date_gmt":"2022-02-06T00:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"urn:uuid:4d311887-1178-4f53-9643-254e8f7c7644"},"modified":"2025-08-19T16:07:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T07:07:15","slug":"machine-tending-2","status":"publish","type":"application","link":"https:\/\/kawasakirobotics.com\/asia-oceania\/applications\/machine-tending-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Machine Tending"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Skyrocket productivity (and keep it there) with Kawasaki machine tending robots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WHAT ARE MACHINE TENDING ROBOTS?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you are constantly loading and unloading parts\u2014and struggling If you have CNC machines on your shop floor and you\u2019re struggling to find operators to work with them, chances are you\u2019re already familiar with machine tending robots. But in case you\u2019re not, these robots were built to do plenty of jobs that human operators do: part loading, part unloading, transferring finished parts to post-processing, material handling and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Robotic machine tending offers consistent benefits: increased productivity and reliability, cost savings over time, worker safety and worker comfort are some of the key benefits that can be expected with the right solution. On top of that, you get safer, more consistent machine operation, less idle time and the opportunity to put workers on higher value tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If you have CNC machines, injection molding machines, press brakes, washers or any other type of machinery that can be automated, machine tending robots might be a perfect fit. We have a full range available to suit your needs, from lightweight collaborative robots to strong and capable industrial robots.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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THE CHALLENGES OF MACHINE
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CNC machine shops, sometimes known as job shops, often don\u2019t know exactly what they\u2019ll be working on a week or a month from now. They might be low mix, high volume., They might be high-mix, low-volume. Whatever the case, machine tending robots on machining centers, turning centers, multi-tasking machines or other machining and fabrication equipment need to make it easy to add a new application whenever a new job comes in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To make it as easy as possible for operators\u2014who might be new to automation or new to the industry\u2014machine tending robots need to have a strong and easy to use interface.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Kawasaki
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Kawasaki Robotics makes world-class automated machine tending robots that you and your shop can count on for years. That said, if you\u2019re evaluating strictly what the robots are capable of, it probably looks fairly similar to other options out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The major differences arrive when you factor in our open source programming and surprisingly human support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We\u2019ve always had a manufacturer-first mindset, because we\u2019re a manufacturer ourselves. Our open source programming platform offers several types of programming languages for all skill levels, letting users easily scale from basic operations to AI integrations. This, combined with our exclusive online resources and tools, puts our customers and partners comfortably in the driver\u2019s seat at all times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And when you work with us, you won\u2019t find hidden and costly surprises for added software capability, product manuals, training, remote service calls and more. We pick up the phone when you call, and we treat you the same whether you\u2019re a large-scale enterprise or a small business. We speak plainly and we never mislead, always treating our customers and partners the way we would hope to be treated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WHY KAWASAKI ROBOTICS<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n
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HOW WE DO ROBOTIC MACHINE
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Cycle time reduction is so critical in robotic machine tending because no value is being added to the product when tending a machine. This is why Kawasaki Robotics continually develops product to bring cycle time benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Our robot software allows for both automatic quick-change tooling and servo-controlled end-of-arm tooling<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Custom HMIs and custom operator safety solutions allow for operator interaction with the machine tending process<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Our robots can be programmed using simple Block Step style programming<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Or, for more logic-intensive work, the full Kawasaki AS programming language is yours<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • We offer standard and custom machine tool automation interfaces\u2014plus complete machine control and operator safety solutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n
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    MACHINE TENDING ROBOT RESOURCES<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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