Simulation software Less trial and error: Ency supports robotic machining research

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Robots open up new possibilities for machining large and complex parts, but they also introduce new process uncertainties. DAMRC uses Ency to combine toolpath planning, kinematics and robot dynamics analysis, helping create a more systematic foundation for stable and predictable robotic machining.

Robotic machining gives manufacturers access to large parts, complex toolpaths, and more flexible work-cell organization. The main challenge lies elsewhere: a robot’s behaviour changes together with its pose, so the same process can be stable at one point along the toolpath and problematic at another. DAMRC uses Ency in its research to connect robot programming with the analysis of the factors that affect the actual machining result.

Interest in robots for machining is growing where a conventional machine tool is too expensive, too rigidly limited in working volume, or inconvenient for a large-scale part. A robot offers a large working range, fits more freely into a cell, and opens up more options for positioning the tool and the workpiece.