Case Study: APN increases CNC uptime with Robotiq machine tending automation

APN boosts CNC uptime by 15% with Robotiq

APN, a machining company specializing in high-precision aerospace parts, needed to increase CNC machine uptime to stay competitive. To overcome this challenge, they sought an automation solution from Robotiq.

Robotiq implemented a machine tending solution using a UR5 collaborative robot equipped with their 2F-85 Adaptive Gripper and Wrist Camera. This system allowed APN to handle any of their 300 different parts with a single, easy-to-program parametric program. The solution was so successful that APN replicated the initial cell eight times in just four months, resulting in a 15% increase in machine uptime and achieving a full return on investment within one year.

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