Case Study: Kyocera SGS achieves higher precision and productivity with FANUC CNCs and robots

KYOCERA - Customer Case Study

Kyocera SGS Precision Tools, a manufacturer of precision tools for the aerospace and automotive industries, needed to rebuild older grinding machines that were no longer performing consistently enough to meet high precision and productivity demands. FANUC America Corporation, working through United Grinding North America, provided a CNC retrofit solution using FANUC controls and a FANUC LR Mate robot.

FANUC America Corporation helped United Grinding rebuild the WALTER HELITRONIC POWER series machines with a new FANUC CNC system, new drives, motors, cables, and automation. The upgraded machines improved precision, processing speeds, and overall productivity, while minimizing downtime; Kyocera reported that rebuilt machines could be returned to production within 12 hours of receipt.

Kyocera

John O’Brien

Manufacturing Operations Manager