In that proof Easy FIX is been used to optimize the robot milling process. The used robot is a MOTOMAN, with NX100 controller, that was offline programmed using a CAD / CAM system and a post-processor simulator. The rough size was 350(mm)x350(mm)x600(mm) and the used material was polystyrene.
Roughing It's been made the CAM roughing program using a tolerance of 0.01mm and a fedrat speed of 10000 MMPM. After the simulation and post-processor steps the program was executed by the robot and the piece was done.
Optimized roughing The CAM program has been optimized using Easy FIX and a tolerance of 0.5 mm. The simulated and post-processed program was executed on the piece already roughed.
Result: The final savings in terms of processing time was 63%. The CAM trajectories have been retained despite points reduction.
Finishing It's been made the CAM finishing program using a tolerance of 0.01mm and a fedrat speed of 10000 MMPM. After the simulation and post-processor steps the robot has executed the program failing to maintain the programmed speed because of the very close points.
Optimized finishing The CAM program has been optimized using Easy FIX and a tolerance of, at the end, 0.5 mm. The robot, thanks to Easy FIX optimization, has maintained the programmed speed.
Result: The final savings in terms of processing time was 82%. The surface finishing degree of the CAM program was successfully maintained despite the points reduction.
