The Sidekick from Methods Machine Tools Inc. pairs with any FANUC RoboDrill for light, unattended machining. Supported by FANUC CRX-10iA/L robot mounted to a standardized table design, the Sidekick holds up to 30 workpieces.
The company says the Sidekick is ideal for those smaller shops looking to make their first leap into automation alongside the most trusted and proven vertical machining center in the industry.
The Sidekick provides users the option to either setup end of end-of-arm tooling, part grid plates, and programming on their own; or purchase a “Ready-to-Run” package from Methods that comes pre-programmed with a standardized infeed/outfeed grid plate and end-of-arm tooling on the robot.
The Sidekick is the latest addition to the Methods Night Crew portfolio, a comprehensive suite of fully-integrated FANUC RoboDrill solutions for high-volume/low-mix and/or high-mix/low-volume production.
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- machining center
machining center
CNC machine tool capable of drilling, reaming, tapping, milling and boring. Normally comes with an automatic toolchanger. See automatic toolchanger.
