Flexxbotics has announced robot machine tending connectivity compatible with the full line of Makino machine tools including horizontal 4-axis and 5-axis, vertical 3-axis and 5-axis, graphite machining centers, wire EDM, sinker EDM, EDM hole drilling and grinding. Flexxbotics also announced connectivity compatible with the full range of Nakamura-Tome machinery and equipment.
Robot Compatibility with Makino Machine Technology
Flexxbotics' FlexxCORE technology enables robots to securely connect and communicate with Makino machinery in the smart factory to provide more powerful, flexible and open robot connectivity. Flexxbotics is compatible with the advanced Makino Pro6 CNC Control and Makino's Hyper-i control system.
In addition to compatibility with Makino's Pro6 and Hyper-i controls Flexxbotics is compatible with a wide range of open standard protocols including OPC/UA, MTConnect, Modbus-TCP, TCP/IP, Ethernet/IP and DeviceNet along with MELSEC, Profibus/Profinet and other proprietary controllers and interfacing protocols.
Robot Compatibility with Nakamura-Tome Machine Tools
Flexxbotics is compatible with Nakamura-Tome's FANUC controllers. Robot compatibility is enabled by Flexxbotics for all different Nakamura-Tome machine types including multi-tasking, swing B-axis turret, multi-turret and single-turret.
Flexxbotics workcell digitalization is the backbone of the Smart Factory, delivering robot-driven manufacturing at scale with autonomous process control for advanced machining operations. Flexxbotics' SaaS/hybrid architecture also runs online and offline so production continues with or without internet access, and Flexxbotics works with existing business systems such as CAD/CAM, SCADA/HMI, IIoT, MES, ERP, PLM and others for complete synchronization.
A full set of bidirectional communication, transform and routing capabilities are available in Flexxbotics for the robots and machinery that are connected including loading PLC programs, sending instructions, updating parameters and status awareness depending on the equipment's capabilities so the robots drive the machines in the Smart Factory.
For more information contact:
Makino Inc.
7680 Innovation Way
Mason, OH 45040
800-552-3288
www.makino.com
Methods Machine Tools, Inc.
65 Union Avenue
Sudbury, MA 01776
877-MMT-4CNC (877-668-4262)
www.methodsmachine.com
Flexxbotics
12 Channel Street
Boston, MA 02110
877-456-1576
www.flexxbotics.com