CNC Machining Rapid Prototype for Robotic Industry

Wide Range of Materials selection: Unlike vacuum casting prototyping and additive 3D printing process, almost any material can be used with CNC machining processing, also there are no size restrictions.

High Accuracy

The accuracy of dimension is important in robotics. Robots often work between fixed points in space and cannot tolerate large deviations in dimensional accuracy. Affinity offers precision CNC machining. This is important for applications that require precise and repeatable motion.

High Strength

Robots need to be able to move and lift objects stably. This requires strong, hard materials. These necessary characteristics are best achieved by machining certain metals and plastics close to engineering grade. Additionally, robots are often used for customs purposes or for low-volume production, making CNC machining a natural choice for robotic components.

Robot arms come in many different shapes and functions, so various different CNC robotic machined components can be used. But what they all have in common is that they can move and manipulate objects, unlike human arms. Various parts of the robotic arm bear our names.: the shoulder, elbow, and wrist joints rotate and control all movements in between.

Robotic Arm
Robotic arms are very different in form and function, so many different components can be used. However, they have one thing in common, that is, they can move or manipulate objects-different from human arms! The different parts of the robot arm are even named after us: the shoulder joints, elbow joints, and wrist joints rotate and control the movement of the various parts between them

The structural components of robotic arms must be stiff and strong so that they can lift objects and apply forces. Due to the materials used (steel, aluminum, and some plastics) to meet these requirements, CNC machining parts service is the most suitable way. Even small components such as gears and bearings in joints or housing parts that wrap around arms can be CNC machined.

Robotic End Effector
An end effector is an appendage attached to the end of a robotic arm. End effectors enable you to customize your robot's functionality for different operations without building an entirely new robot. There are grippers, grabbers, vacuum cleaners, suction cups, and more. These end effectors typically have parts CNC machined from a metal material (usually aluminum). One of the end effectors' machined components is permanently attached to the end of the robotic arm, combining a real gripper, suction cup, or another end effector with this component so that it can be controlled by a robot arm. With two different components, this setup allows easy exchange of different end effectors, thus adapting the robot to different applications. Multiple parts robotic end effectors are produced by CNC machining services.

Robotic Motor
All robots need motors to drive the movement of their arms and joints. The motor itself has many moving parts, many of which can be CNC machined. The motor usually has some sort of machined housing for the power supply and a machined bracket to mount it to the arm. Bearings and shafts are also often produced by cnc machining. Shafts can be machined via turning machining and CNC milling such as keys or slots. Besides, the gears that transmit the motor's motion to the robot's joints and other parts can be customized CNC machined by CNC milling, EDM, or hob.

Robot controller
The controller is basically the robot's brain and does what you think it does. The controller typically controls the precise movements of a robot. As the robot's computer, it receives input from the sensors and modifies the program to control the output. This requires a printed circuit board to house the electronic components. This printed circuit board can be CNC machined to the desired size and shape before adding electronic components.

Robotic Sensor
The sensors get information about the robot's surroundings and feed it back to the robot's controller. The robotic sensors also require printed circuit boards that can be CNC machined. These robotic sensors are sometimes housed in CNC-machined housings.

Robotic Custom Jigs and fixtures
Most robot operations need customized grippers and fixtures even though it is not part of the robot. Fixtures may be required to hold parts while the robot is working. Grippers can also be used to precisely place parts whenever the robot needs to pick or place them. With so many one-off custom components, CNC machining is an ideal choice for machining fixture parts. The CNC machining time is short and the CNC machining fixture part can often be easily done with a single material(usually aluminum alloy).

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