Accurate Metal Products (AMP), a steel processor and fabricator, has installed two AI-powered EasyGrinder robotic systems from Dutch manufacturer Teqram. AMP says this installation is the first of its kind in the United States.
The EasyGrinder robots are now operating at AMP’s facilities in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Rockford, Illinois. These systems play a vital role in AMP’s ongoing digital transformation strategy, supporting its commitment to delivering production-ready components with consistent quality and short lead times.
“These machines help us maintain the high standards our customers expect, while making life easier for our skilled tradespeople,” said AMP owner Woody Alverson. “It’s not about replacing people - it’s about enhancing precision and freeing up time for more valuable work.”
AI-powered precision grinding
Teqram’s EasyGrinder automates one of the most physically demanding stages of steel fabrication: cleaning and finishing flame- and plasma-cut parts. Using AI and advanced 3D vision, the system requires no programming. It identifies parts and picks them up with magnetic grippers.
The EasyGrinder processes parts autonomously using the best-suited tools from its automatic tool changer. It can clean both sides of a part by flipping it with the integrated EasyFlipper. The system can remove slag and lead-ins, grind and round edges, and clean interior diameters.
Founded in 1995, AMP is a precision steel fabricator with ISO 9001 certification and two full-service Midwest locations. The company serves OEMs across industries including mining, energy, agriculture, and defense. AMP’s in-house capabilities include oxy-fuel, plasma, and laser cutting, Blanchard grinding, abrasive blasting, and heat treating. The EasyGrinders are a natural addition to AMP’s technology portfolio.
“This investment reflects our belief that technology and craftsmanship go hand in hand,” said Alverson. “At Accurate Metal, we’ll always prioritize quality - whatever it takes.”
AMP acquired the EasyGrinders through Automated Fabrication Systems (AFS), Teqram’s partner for North America.
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- abrasive
abrasive
Substance used for grinding, honing, lapping, superfinishing and polishing. Examples include garnet, emery, corundum, silicon carbide, cubic boron nitride and diamond in various grit sizes.
- grinding
grinding
Machining operation in which material is removed from the workpiece by a powered abrasive wheel, stone, belt, paste, sheet, compound, slurry, etc. Takes various forms: surface grinding (creates flat and/or squared surfaces); cylindrical grinding (for external cylindrical and tapered shapes, fillets, undercuts, etc.); centerless grinding; chamfering; thread and form grinding; tool and cutter grinding; offhand grinding; lapping and polishing (grinding with extremely fine grits to create ultrasmooth surfaces); honing; and disc grinding.
