Industrial Insights

The robotics industry delivers great diversity and potential to many other sectors, and it is considered to have a bright future for a growing market. The Global Robotics Market was valued at USD 27.73 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach USD 74.1 billion by 2026, registering a CAGR of 17.45%. [1] While the robotics industry is seamlessly bonding with the manufacturing industry and the cooperation is getting closer and stronger. The robotics industry requires a variety of manufacturing methods to produce components, which has driven the manufacturing industry expand and change. CNC machining and 3D Printing cover the most parts in the process of making components for the robotics industry, balancing high quality, efficiency, and cost comprehensively. At Wenext, we have been working closely with the robotics industry and proving high precision parts. And this time, we cooperated with one of the famous end-use robotics companies in China, Ti5robot.

Image Source: Ti5robot

How to Manufacture

To dedicatedly deliver the best quality in short lead time, we made separated solutions to make parts for Ti5robot, including smart bionic hand and collaborative robot. For the parts that used as shell and frame, 3D Printing and vacuum casting is adopted. SLS nylon 3D Printing is the ideal process to make a rugged and robust housing. PA12 Black and PA12 White are the material printed, the robot parts are formed with high accuracy and great dimensional stability. For those areas require flexibility and mobility, vacuum casting with TPU is capable of creating durable and flexible parts that are not easy to crack and peel over time.

Image Source: Ti5robot

Due to complex geometries and higher precision requirement, building internal parts for robots is complicated. For example, the bearings feature narrow and long structures that are prone to deform because of low rigidity. An in this case, tolerance, accuracy, and surface finish cannot be guaranteed. Therefore, we generated a specified CNC machining solution to make metal parts of the robots. We utilize 3-axis CNC machining to remove most of the unnecessary material of the workpiece at the first place to reduce production cost and time. 5-axis CNC machining is used on the 3-axis machined workpieces to ensure that the final parts meet all detailed specifications. To enhance efficiency and facilitate lead time, our pre-programmed system can assign the most suitable fixtures and cutting tools for each part. Material was chosen as aluminum alloys, post-processing and surface finishing were applied to improve the physical and mechanical properties of the final parts. High quality, high precision, and cost-effective achieved though this solution.

What to Offer

When it comes to high precision manufacturing, technology and efficiency is the key ingredient to innovation. We customized a comprehensive solution including dedicated processes for different types of parts, equipment utilization optimization, and change fixtures and cutting tools accordingly, which enables us to produce parts with consistent quality and fast lead time. In the post-processing and surface finishing, we made sure high quality of each part. Strict quality control systems were applied, making assembly a smooth task for our customer. Making it possible and making it better is our goal, and that is why we can fulfil all demands.

Reference:

[1] GLOBAL ROBOTICS MARKET - GROWTH, TRENDS, COVID-19 IMPACT, AND FORECASTS (2022 - 2027), Mordor Intelligence, 2021, https://www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/robotics-market