Source: Okuma America Corp.

Okuma America Corp. announces the launch of a line of automated robots – the Okuma Robot Loader (ORL) series. The customized ORL product line includes three products, all designed to seamlessly load and unload workpieces from Okuma machines to increase productivity and improve operator efficiency. The ORL product family includes:

• ORL-D – Drawer, a drawer style workpiece storage unit with a standard template that can hold up to 92 workpieces. An optional template can be purchased that can hold up to 180 smaller workpieces.
• ORL-R – Rotary, a disc-shaped workpiece storage unit with a variety of template options that can hold up to 166 workpieces
• ORL-MC – Machining center, a workpiece clamping and workpiece storage unit for up to 288 workpieces. The MultiGrip workpiece clamping device allows users to automate multiple OP10/OP20/OP30 part numbers in high product variety and low volume manufacturing.

Each ORL product is designed with a compact footprint of 2.4 to 2.7 m. In addition, each product features FANUC industrial robot arms and grippers that can carry a payload of up to 11 kg.

Okuma’s Factory Automation Division will also be displaying two ORL units combined with Okuma machine tools at the company’s booth:

• ORL-R – This unit is coupled with an Okuma Multus B300II, a multi-tasking machine, to load and unload demo parts. An accompanying cobot transfers demo parts from a cart carried by an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) cell into one of the unit’s pallet drawers.

• ORL-MC – This unit is coupled with an Okuma Genos M560V0-5AX, a five-axis vertical machining center, and an automatic tool changer (ATC). The unit loads and unloads demo parts from the machine onto the ORL pallets. The unit also changes the workpiece clamping in the machine depending on which cutting operation is being performed on the part.