Flexxbotics has announced advanced robot machine tending connectivity compatible with the complete line of Brother CNC machines. With Flexxbotics next generation machining environments using robotics, Brother equipment achieve higher yields, greater throughput and increased profit per part.
Flexxbotics' patent-pending FlexxCORE technology enables robots to securely connect and communicate with Brother machinery in the smart factory to provide more powerful, flexible and open robot connectivity than previously possible.
Flexxbotics is compatible with Brother's CNC-D00 controller and NC controller. Robot compatibility is enabled by Flexxbotics for the entire range of Brother SPEEDIO machine tools, including the best-selling S series, as well as R series, W series, P series, U series, F series, M series and H series.
"We understand the need for the robots to work with the latest state-of-the-art CNC machines, as well as older equipment that manufacturers already have in their plants," said Tyler Modelski, CTO and co-founder of Flexxbotics. "That is why we provide compatibility with thousands of models of machines and have the ability to add new models quickly."
In addition to compatibility with Brother controllers, 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 FOCAS2/FOCAS, MELSEC, Profibus/Profinet and other proprietary controllers and interfacing protocols.
Flexxbotics robotic workcell digitalization is the backbone of the Smart Factory, delivering robot-driven manufacturing at scale with autonomous process control for precision 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 DNC, 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 Brother 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.
Flexxbotics
12 Channel St.
Boston, MA 02110
877-456-1576
www.flexxbotics.com
Brother International Corp.
2200 North Stonington Ave., Ste. 270
Hoffman Estates, IL 60169
224-653-8415
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