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Developing a new take on an age-old process such as turning requires superhuman levels of creativity and innovation. Moreover, converting those new machine visions and concepts into reality necessitates extremely advanced control technology. With this thought in mind, machine tool builder FFG Werke knew exactly where to turn for a CNC system with necessary capability and performance to complement its groundbreaking new vertical turning centre: FANUC.

Automating the full minting process from individual coins to finished palletised boxes is no mean feat. However, that was the task facing Swissmint, the Federal Mint of Switzerland. To make this complex concept a reality, Swissmint deploys high-performance FANUC robots in tasks that include pick and place, assembly of boxes and palletisation.

Automating the inspection and machining of forged blanks at one of the world’s major chain manufacturers presented a number of demanding challenges, including: limited availability of space, a broad mix of different parts and a complex bin-picking process. However, with FANUC products and a little ingenuity, it was possible to arrive at the optimal solution, delivering a number of notable advantages for this forward-thinking manufacturer.

Sometimes a long-standing and business-critical working relationship develops almost by chance. In this case, when a major customer expressed a preference for FANUC robots, leading UK system integrator ALS Mechatronic was prompted away from its existing robot suppliers. Five years later, the company is truly glad about the situation, as FANUC and ALS Mechatronic have established a highly fruitful and rewarding business partnership that today benefits a broad spread of the company’s end users all around the world.

In the manufacturing industry, painting and coating are among the most inconsistent processes to complete manually. Application speed, paint thickness and distance to the surface are extremely difficult for operators to perform without unintentional deviation. The answer is to adopt robots, in particular FANUC P-series paint robots, which have been developed especially for this challenging production process.