I have a small scale parts factory and we make custom body parts for automobiles. I am always looking out to make products precise and better quality.
I am looking for suggestions on making an all-purpose robot (since I can not afford separate robots and we will not be using it regularly) which can fit a waterjet cutting head to cut 4mm fiberglass parts and metal, laser cutting head to cut 2-3mm MS/SS/aluminum sheets, tig welding torch (not necessary), milling tool for wooden/foam patterns and 3D printing in plastic for patterns with work area approximately 1 cubic meter or more. If everything is not possible or proves to be very expensive, only milling and laser cutting heads will be ok for me as these will be used regularly.
Or if I can do this with a CNC router, let me know what will be the best options for me. 5 Axis minimum is required for my products.
What will be the total setup cost if I go with used / new machinery? Router / Robot.
Please let me know which will be the most economical robot for our purpose and head attachments for different work mentioned above. Where can I find used machines and used heads? What do I need to check for before buying a robot? What all comes with the machine?
I can find a CNC operator here in India who can operate the machine.
I'd be very grateful for any suggestions and help.
Wow, That's a lot for one machine to do. Each of those tasks is pretty specialized, You may be able to get a good result by combining a couple of those tasks, but really something that will do everything you need will compromise it's ability somewhere else.
If it were me I would concentrate on what would have the fastest payback, and use that income to pay for the next machine.
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