The metal processing challenges system integrators

Device integration

To implement robotic grinding, system integrators must choose the right endeffectors, robots, force control devices, programming software and abrasive materials.
  
System Integrators have to spend unforeseen resources to develop ad-hoc adaptations for both hardware and software that comes from different suppliers.

Process optimization

Abrasive process knowledge is the single element that most impact final surface quality.
  
Usually this is not a system integrator’s core competence and represents high risk to deliver a successful project.
 

Production flexibility

Traditional automation is adapted to produce thousands of identical items, but it struggles in adapting at different products.
  
This point is even more critical for grinding, where small differences in shapes, can cause major differences on the esthetic final result.