First “Lean MAchine” Machine

After years of buying and integrating machines with our processes we finally decided to build our own machine! A large part of our business is machining aluminum extrusions and some runs involve a lot of human labour so we decided to put together a machine that can run lights-out for long drilling operations. The machine started with a new Yaskawa Motoman robot connected to Yaskawa drives for each of the machine’s axis. The machine is a combination of Lean Machine built (machined, fabricated, 3D printed) and Vention modular frame parts. The picture and video below give a good idea of the early stages of this new cell.

Robot, racks, and machine. Parts are loaded cut to length off a saw, drilled, and then stacked in the proper order in the outbox.