Crosby Machine Company, Inc.

06/23/2023

Here is just a small sample of some of the parts our industrial robot has made these last couple of weeks.

Russ Crosby - President
Crosby Machine Company, Inc.

06/23/2023

Another week, another story of progress with Wall-e, our Fanuc industrial robot loading a Haas VF-2SS machining center.
We're finally confident enough to have the robot (Wall-e as he's been named) running at full speed in and out of the machine to load and unload parts.
Now I know why these industrial robots must be enclosed in a safety cage. It would knock you to the ground in a heartbeat and just keep right on going! After having the robot run at much, much slower speeds, it seems lightning fast now!
The downside we find is that during the movement, the servo's make a whistling sound, and the guys in the shop always get caught off guard and look over their shoulders thinking someone is doing it to get their attention! I've gotten caught many times doing the same thing if I'm out there.
It it is kind of funny though,........Wall-e is over there like, "Hey, look at me!"
These parts are a component of an aluminum hinge system assembly we manufacture for one of customers, and typically run in lots of 150pcs several times a year.
On the next order we will be sure to produce a years worth of product in this automated machining cell, and ship from inventory rather than from an estimated lead time.
This will cut costs and increase profits in two ways.
One, by buying more material at a reduced cost due to the need for a higher quantity, and second by manufacturing these parts in a single set-up rather than several individual set ups throughout the year.
I can see this scenario playing out with several of the repeat production jobs we do throughout the year that have a proven sales record and with their longevity out in the field of service have little chance of being revised!
Enjoy!
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Russ Crosby - President
Crosby Machine Company, Inc.

We're finally confident enough to have the robot (Wall-e as he's been named) running at full speed in and out of the machine to load and unload parts. Now I...

06/10/2023

Had some time on Friday 6-9-23 to get out in the shop and get some video of our Fanuc Industrial Robot working in our Haas VF-2SS Robot Cell.

Today, "Wall-E" (as he's been named) was loading and unloading some 6061 motor brackets we manufacture for one of our customers. We strictly use the robot system for machining 1st ops on all our production volume parts.

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Russ Crosby - President
Crosby Machine Company, Inc.

Our Haas Robot System machining some aluminum motor brackets for our biotechnology customer. "Wall-E" (as he's been named) just keeps loading and unloading ...

06/10/2023

Here is the finished result we just received back from our anodize vendor. They process the completed aluminum parts we machine in our robot machining center, and anodize them with a blue colored finish. These k***s are just one component of many we manufacture for our biotechnology customer. The link to the robot machining video is featured here.

https://youtu.be/3N2exIrE3Ag

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03/18/2023

Our 2022 Fanuc Industrial Robot with Haas VF-2SS Vertical Super Speed Machining Center making some aluminum k***s for our biotechnology customer.

Our 2022 Fanuc Industrial Robot loader system with Haas VF-2SS Vertical Machining Center at Crosby Machine Company, Inc.Here you will see the robot in action...

07/23/2022

Waiting for our new machine to be delivered on this overcast Monday morning 7-18-22. Hoping the rain will wait until all is finished!