Hurco Companies Inc. and Kawasaki Robotics (USA) Inc. have forged a strategic collaboration to bring a groundbreaking turnkey, industrial grade robotic machine tending solutions2 to the CNC machining industry. The partnership brings together Hurco’s experience in CNC machine and control innovation with Kawasaki’s advanced industrial robotics capabilities to address the need for more efficient automation in short run manufacturing operations.
Robots and CNC Seamless Integration
Hurco’s primary focus is to collaborate and expand Hurco’s product line to include robust industrial grade robotic machine tending solutions. Designed to cater to the needs of high mix, low volume parts manufacturing, these new offerings do not require operators to learn complex robot programming. It is expected to deliver tremendous value to independent job shops as well as large manufacturing companies.
Hurco President and CEO Greg Volovic noted the smooth integration of Kawasaki industrial robots into the Hurco CNC control. “This innovation allows manufacturers to get access to and use industrial robotics without needing to hire an integrator and learn complex robot programming” he said.
Industry Advancement Shared Vision
Kawasaki Robotics (USA) Inc. President Seiji Amazawa was very enthusiastic about the partnership, saying that both companies’ values aligned in delivering top quality solutions to customers. The partnership is intended to foster a future that will enable machinists to concentrate on intricate work and let robots take on mundane and repetitive work, he said, resulting in sustained profitability for machine shops.
Key Initiatives
The Hurco-Kawasaki collaboration is set to focus on several critical areas:
- CNC Machine Automation: Building integrated solutions that combine Hurco’s CNC expertise with Kawasaki’s robotics technology.
- Market Expansion: To bring advanced automation capabilities to a broader range of manufacturing businesses.
- Research and Development: Working jointly on the new technologies and innovations in the area of CNC automation.
This partnership takes us a big step forward in making industrial robotics more accessible and practical for CNC machine users. The collaboration seeks to lower the barriers to entry for automation in manufacturing processes by eliminating the need for specialized robot programming skills.
This collaboration between Hurco and Kawasaki Robotics is poised to have a major impact on the development of CNC machining and automation as the manufacturing industry evolves.
These technologies promise to be integrated to increase productivity, efficiency and competitiveness for manufacturers in a range of sectors.
