How important is the compatibility of grinding equipment in the era of multi variety production?

When the workshop needs to switch product models, can your grind equipment "respond" quickly? Behind this is the competition between the equipment's "product compatibility" and "changeover cost"

Judging from the data, the "flexibility" advantage of the Neview grinding robot is significant: it adopts the "workpiece positioning + arm grinding" mode, and can adapt to the processing of complex parts and multiple varieties of workpieces by replacing the fixture, with a high grinding completion rate. For companies that need to change models frequently, this "fixture replacement means model change" mode means short downtime and low labor costs.

Robotic grinding equipment is caught in a dilemma: it uses the "robot gripping workpiece" method, and complex parts are either not grasped or the gripping position interferes with burrs, resulting in a grinding completion rate that is more than 30% lower than that of the fully automatic system. What's more troublesome is that when changing models, the gripper needs to be replaced and the robot needs to be re-debugged, which not only has high labor costs and long downtime, but may even require "restarting" because the gripper does not match the new product.

Although the five-axis four-link special machine only needs to replace the fixture to change the model, it is limited by the "five-axis four-link" structure and has extremely poor flexibility. It is simply unable to complete the processing of complex parts - for industries with fast product iterations and complex shapes (such as automotive castings and precision machinery), this is almost a "fatal shortcoming."

Conclusion: The core of multi-variety production is "low-cost and rapid changeover". The advantages of the new state-of-the-art eight-axis seven-linkage grinding robot in compatibility and changeover efficiency can directly help companies reduce production costs and improve response speed.