BILA RoboPower is a compact and moveable cell that can be easily moved using a pallet jack or a truck. BILA RoboPower can be placed in between several CNC machines and can be set for production in the course of 20-30 minutes.
The main frame/stand of RoboPower is heavy enough to make it stable without being bolted to the floor. If the cell needs to be moved frequently, two zero point plates are used, which are attached to the floor.
BILA RoboPower is a compact and moveable cell that can be easily moved using a pallet jack or a truck. BILA RoboPower can be placed in between several CNC machines and can be set for production in the course of 20-30 minutes. The main frame/stand of RoboPower is heavy enough to make it stable without being bolted to the floor.
The files to make your own can be found here: 3D PRINTED CNC
It works! The 3D Printed CNC MkII is finished and it works beautifully. I made a test cut for an HTD5M 100 tooth gear in less than 45 minutes in 6mm aluminium plate and it was perfect!! Imagine what can we do with this!!!
Incredibly I did not break a single bit during the making on this video, I invested quite some time with that poplar soft plywood refining the process and I go quite good at it (as good as to not break bits).
As you may remember there was a previous version of this that ended up becoming a donor in a “part” emergency. This revised version is easier to assemble, more refined and can be printed in smaller printers.
This video has no sponsored components, all the parts I used I bought them myself.
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The files to make your own can be found here: 3D PRINTED CNC It works! The 3D Printed CNC MkII is finished and it works beautifully. I made a test cut for an HTD5M 100 tooth gear in less than 45 minutes in 6mm aluminium plate and it was perfect!! Imagine what can we do with this!!! Incredibly I did
Robot loading CNC milling machine at the Danish company IQ Metal. By using robot for automatic serving CNC machines, employers can do other task while robot is working on its own. This setup increase the efficiency and lower production cost.
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Robot loading CNC milling machine at the Danish company IQ Metal. By using robot for automatic serving CNC machines, employers can do other task while robot is working on its own. This setup increase the efficiency and lower production cost. Read more about BILA RoboPower: http://www.bila-automation.com/industrial-automation/extra/products/bila-robopower.aspx source
Lakeside Surfaces was born more than 25 years ago in the garage of President and CEO Rob Riegler, but has grown to be one of the largest quartz surface crafters in the Midwest region of the United States. The Michigan-based company specializes in turning quartz into precisely crafted countertops, shower walls, and fireplace rounds. Lakeside Surfaces is no stranger to automation, but when planning their new state-of-the-art facility the company discovered the unique advantages of implementing robotic solutions.
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Putting their in-house software developers and high-pressure technology specialists to good use, KUKA partner BACA Systems developed and installed two RS202 Robo SawJets based on the KUKA KR 210 robot. With an abrasive water jet, a 20HP direct-drive saw featuring a diamond cutting head, and the unsurpassed precision of the KUKA KR 210 robot, this setup opened a new realm of productivity and creative flexibility for Lakeside Surfaces. As a foundry-grade robot, the KUKA KR 210 is uniquely resilient when subjected to the highly abrasive environment of quartz cutting. Using a dual-table design each Robo SawJet can cut material on one table while the other table is being loaded and unloaded. Add to that the reduced maintenance and minimal downtime of the KUKA KR 210 robotic arm and the total cost of ownership is significantly lower than a traditional custom-built machine.
With modern robotic accuracy comes consistent quality, improved efficiency, reduced delivery times, and enhanced flexibility; advantages that support Lakeside Surfaces’ expanding business. That improved accuracy also helps Lakeside Surfaces meet the changing needs of their customers. Recent years have seen customer tastes shift to a more natural stone aesthetic. To meet that demand Lakeside Surfaces uses a BACA-developed vein-matching visual system and the unparalleled accuracy of the KUKA KR 210 robotic arm, allowing the company to index and cut quartz slabs with such precision that it’s difficult for customers to visually identify any seams.
Lakeside Surfaces embraces a human-focused culture. That laudable philosophy has been supported by BACA’s KUKA-based robotics solution through a program called Lakeside University. With this program the company’s employees have learned high-tech skills related to CNC equipment, robotics, programming, and engineering in a short timeframe, helping them better utilize Lakeside’s new robotic tools. Lakeside Surfaces has also harnessed the repeatable precision of the KUKA KR 210 robot to improve the health of their employees. Respirable Silica is a microscopic byproduct of quartz manufacturing that can build up in workers’ lungs, resulting in serious health implications. Through testing, refining, and implementing repeatable production processes with their BACA Robo SawJets, Lakeside Surfaces is working to reduce respirable silica even lower than the US government’s already stringent standards.
Lakeside Surfaces was born more than 25 years ago in the garage of President and CEO Rob Riegler, but has grown to be one of the largest quartz surface crafters in the Midwest region of the United States. The Michigan-based company specializes in turning quartz into precisely crafted countertops, shower walls, and fireplace rounds. Lakeside Surfaces is no stranger to
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Somehow I got carried away by the comments in the last video and decided to sharpen my welding skills trying to rebuild the mill out of steel.
I remade the entire frame out of 40x40x2 steel box and TIG welded it using a technique called winging it. As a known side effect of this technique the frame is not square, straight, coplanar, or any of the required properties for the frame of a machine like this. I solved it by shimming almost everything on it with washers of different thicknesses and a lot of brute force. In the build of the aluminium one almost everything went perfect first try, in this build I had to wrestle with it a lot, way more than I’m capable to show in a single video. The machine is obviously more rigid than the aluminium one and after a lot of fiddling with it, it is surprisingly straight where it counts and seems to even be properly trammed.
As a bonus at the end of the video I decided to obliterate some aluminium and steel with the wrong dull bit and completely wrong feeds and speeds.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Preparing the parts
02:20 Welding the frame
04:47 Raid
06:37 Finishing the frame
07:07 XY Table
10:50 Z Axis turret
13:04 Final assembly
14:42 Testing
Install Raid for Free ✅ IOS/ANDROID/PC: https://clcr.me/ERtcce and get a special starter pack Available only for the next 30 days Somehow I got carried away by the comments in the last video and decided to sharpen my welding skills trying to rebuild the mill out of steel. I remade the entire frame out of 40x40x2 steel box and TIG welded
I finally did what everyone was asking for, I machined all the parts of the 3D printed CNC out of aluminium. I used both 10 mm and 6 mm flat stock to machine all the mechanical parts and then I used a lot of elbow grease to make the borders nicer. Drilled and taped al the holes by hand but I positioned them with small marks made with the CNC. Before the change was very difficult to make the walls cut by the bit perfectly vertical because of the flex of the entire structure. After the modification the walls are perfectly vertical as far as I can tell. I also reinforced the Y axis rail beams with two more vertical posts on each side and swapped the bridge aluminium beams for steel ones. An extra benefit of this change is that I can push the motors a little bit further now as the aluminium brackets help a lot with heat dissipation were the 3D printed parts melted. There are a few improvements that still can be made, like the vacuum hood which now sits too high and does almost nothing but this is now a machine that performs extremely well for my needs. Now let’s thing of things that I can make with this machine or projects that I can bring back for a more metallic finish 😉 Leave your ideas in the comments and I’ll see what I can do.
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Check Surfshark for yourself and start browsing the internet safely here: https://surfshark.deals/IVAN and use the promo code: IVAN The files for the original CNC geared and non geared versions can be found here: 3D PRINTED CNC I finally did what everyone was asking for, I machined all the parts of the 3D printed CNC out of aluminium. I used both
