Robotic Machining and Laser Cutting
Robotic processing lines for aluminum body structures.The Smarter Path to High-Volume Production
Robotic machining delivers six-axis flexibility across a large working envelope, enabling complex aluminum components to be produced quickly, accurately, and at scale. The flexible architecture handles parts in challenging orientations and accommodates large-scale structures without sacrificing tolerance, often without an external positioner like a trunnion.
Custom inline robotic solutions shrink floor space requirements and cut down on material handling. Multi-robot cell configurations push throughput higher without expanding the footprint. The result is a scalable, high-volume manufacturing approach that reduces fixtures, limits process variation, and drives consistent productivity gains.
Wondering if robotic machining or laser cutting is the right fit for your aluminum parts? We’re here to help.
Robotic Machining for Aluminum
- 2D and 3D Milling and Slotting: Precise material removal for smooth surface finishes and accurate feature creation across multiple geometries
- Hole Drilling: High-speed, repeatable drilling delivers consistent hole quality in any orientation, including horizontal and overhead applications, with or without a quill
- Feature Interpolation: Advanced multi-axis motion control enables the creation of round holes, slots, contours, and complex shapes with accuracy
- Casting Cleanup: Machine net surfaces on large castings and efficiently removes gates, flash, and excess material
- Flow Drilling: Allows high-strength threaded taps in thin-wall materials
- Circular Saw Cutting: Automated, high-speed sawing removes excess material and gates significantly faster than milling
- Automatic Tool Changing: Seamlessly switches between machining tools to minimize downtime, maximize throughput, and support multiple processes within a single work cell
- Through-Spindle Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL): Delivers lubricant directly to the cutting edge, enabling fast and clean deep-hole drilling and extended tool life
Robotic Laser Cutting for Aluminum
- Laser Cutting Gates: Precise removal of gates for clean part separation and improved finish
- Laser Cutting Features: High-precision cutting of complex geometries and fine details at speed
- Laser Surface Cleaning: Non-contact removal of contaminants, coatings, and residues for improved surface quality
How It Works: Built for Aluminum, Built for Volume
Automatic tool changers keep multi-process lines moving without manual intervention, while inline configurations reduce the material handling and floor space typically required by traditional fixed machining setups. When higher throughput is the goal, multi-robot cells scale production without growing the footprint.
On the laser side, our technology is engineered to prevent laser spray from sticking inside extrusions — a common pain point in aluminum extrusion cutting — helping keep parts clean and reducing secondary finishing work.
Robotic Machining Aluminum Tolerances
Drilled Holes
Diameter |
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| ±.04mm |  |
True Position |
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| Within 0.150 mm |  |
Cycle Time |
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| Starting at 3 sec/hole | |
Feature Interpolation
Diameter |
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| ±0.050 mm |  |
True Position |
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| Within 0.150 mm |  |
Cycle Time |
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| 4–10 sec/round hole; 8 sec minimum for slots | |
Flat Surfaces & Straight Edges
Flatness |
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| 0.08 mm |  |
Straightness |
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| 0.10 mm |  |
Material Removal Rate |
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| Up to 8,500 mm³/s | |
Robotic Laser Cutting Aluminum Tolerances
Diameter |
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| ±0.10 mm at max speed |  |
| +0.05/–0.00 mm at reduced speed |  |
True Position |
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| Within 0.70 mm overall |  |
| Within 0.30 mm local grouping |  |
Path Tolerance |
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| ±0.25 mm for trim path |  |
Cycle Time: |
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| 1–2 sec per feature | |