Success Cases
Success Cases

Automatic Edge-Rounding Machining Cell for Part XXXX

Customer Pain Points

  • Core Requirements:
    Focused on the edge-rounding and deburring of Part XXXX, the customer urgently needs automated milling and brushing operations to raise production efficiency and process stability.
  • Existing Bottlenecks:​
    Under the current mode, the entire process—machining, loading/unloading, and cleaning—relies heavily on manual labor, which is inefficient and error-prone.
    There is no unified digital control system; machines operate in isolation with cumbersome scheduling, making it hard to synchronize the production rhythm.
    The lack of dedicated tooling and a standardized load/unload system makes it difficult to meet the needs of scaled, high-precision production. An integrated, automated solution is urgently needed to break through these bottlenecks.

Core configuration of the line body

  • Core Machining & Retrofit Unit: Upgrades the CNC systems of the customer's two existing automatic edge-rounding machines and optimizes the in-machine inspection routines, enabling deviation detection and automatic correction across different parts and machining positions. Paired with a high-precision zero-point positioning system to secure machining accuracy. CHINAF handles the full retrofit, commissioning, and process adaptation.
  • Automated Execution Unit: Deploys a six-axis robot that works with CHINAF's custom tooling library, load/unload stations, and dedicated fixtures to perform automatic part loading/unloading and precise transfer. Equipped with a CHINAF oil-removal cleaning machine for automatic post-machining cleaning, forming a closed-loop operation with no manual intervention.
  • Intelligent Control & Safety Unit: Deploys HF-PCS production management software to orchestrate all equipment for global scheduling and intelligent planning, with real-time status monitoring and data interconnectivity. An identification system matches process parameters; a CHINAF safety system provides full-process turnkey, one-stop delivery.

Core Value

  • Equipment Upgrade & Stable Quality: Through the retrofit of the edge-rounding machines combined with high-precision positioning, deviations are auto-corrected, greatly improving the stability of qualified parts, lowering the defect rate, and fully unlocking existing capacity.
  • Full-Process Automation, Breaking Efficiency Bottlenecks: The robot and automation equipment work in concert to close the loop on machining, transfer, and cleaning, cutting manual intervention by over 90% and solving manual-operation pain points, with a clear leap in capacity.
  • Intelligent Control, Empowering Lean Production HF-PCS enables global scheduling and data interconnectivity, replacing manual logs and scheduling, lowering management cost, and making production transparent and refined.
  • One-Stop Integration, Greatly Reduced Cost: CHINAF provides full-process turnkey service, consolidating the needs of multiple suppliers; dedicated fixtures are highly adaptable, allowing rapid deployment without major line rework, effectively controlling retrofit cost and later O&M investment.