Robot assisted finishing of dies and moulds with automated quality control

Abstract

In the manufacturing of dies and moulds, up to the thirty to forty percent of the total time is spent on hand finishing in many instances. Given the importance of die and moulds industries, research efforts to reach a higher degree of efficiency are a matter of growing concern. This paper presents a robot system consisting of a 6 D.O.F. industrial robot, compliant finishing tools, end-effectors for surface inspection and a robot controller communication with a tool path generation system.