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3D Printing / Robot Machining

The 5 Best G-Code Simulators for Machining and 3D Printing

March 17, 2020September 26, 2025 - by Alex Owen-Hill - 2 Comments.

A good G-Code simulator can make the difference between a successful manufacturing process or an expensive failure. Here are some of the best simulators.

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CAD / CAM / News / Plugin / RoboDK projects / Robot Machining

Multi-Axis Robot Machining With the Fusion 360 Plugin

November 7, 2019January 20, 2020 - by Alex Owen-Hill

What does a project using the Fusion 360 plugin look like in practice? Here’s how one university fabrication lab Protolab used multiple external axes.

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Art / CAD / CAM / RoboDK projects / Robot Machining

What Links Hip-Hop and Robot Milling? Spotify’s RapCaviar!

October 17, 2019November 8, 2024 - by Alex Owen-Hill

What links hip-hop music with robotic machining? The RapCaviar Pantheon project from Spotify and NeoSet Designs used RoboDK to make significant sculptures.

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offline programming / Robot Machining / robot programming

What’s the Difference Between Robots and CNC Machines?

May 29, 2019November 20, 2024 - by Alex Owen-Hill - 10 Comments.

People often buy a robot thinking it will be just like a CNC machine. This is not true, but the boundaries between them are blurring. Here are the main differences …

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force control robot machining
Online Programming / Robot Machining

How to Use Force Control With Robot Machining

April 12, 2019April 12, 2019 - by Alex Owen-Hill

What is force control and why is it better for robot machining? Here’s how to improve your machining quality in RoboDK.

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Robot Machining / Robot Manufacturing

How Hollywood Makes Stunning Props with Robot Milling

April 8, 2019October 1, 2024 - by Alex Owen-Hill

Robot milling is not just for manufacturers. It is also helping the movie industry to make stunning props and terrifying animatronics.

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offline programming / RoboDK projects / Robot Machining

How Sunrob Robotics Makes Hockey Sticks With Robot Milling

December 19, 2018November 7, 2024 - by Alex Owen-Hill

This case study shows an ingenious use of robot milling to produce ice hockey sticks. We never knew that they were so challenging to make!

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offline programming / Robot Machining / Robot Welding

The Top 10 Tools for Offline Programmed Robots

November 28, 2018 - by Alex Owen-Hill

There are hundreds of end effectors you could use for your robot. It’s important you pick the right one. Here are 10 of the most popular.

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3D Printing / RoboDK projects / Robot Machining / Robot Manufacturing / robot programming

Is This the Only Manufacturing Cell You’ll Ever Need?

November 1, 2018February 25, 2020 - by Alex Owen-Hill

Imagine you only ever needed one manufacturing cell which could do everything. That’s what a team of researchers is doing with RoboDK.

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KUKA Robot Machining
CAM / Robot Machining / Robot Manufacturing / robot programming

How Robot Machining Can Simplify Your Life

July 11, 2018November 5, 2024 - by Alex Owen-Hill - 1 Comment

Traditional machining automation has a lot of problems when you have many varied operations. But, robot machining could simplify your life!

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Incremental Sheet Forming with Robots
Incremental Sheet Forming / offline programming / RoboDK projects / Robot Machining / Robot Manufacturing / robot programming

The 5 Steps to Achieve Quality Robotic Incremental Forming

July 3, 2018November 5, 2024 - by Alex Owen-Hill - 1 Comment

Robotic incremental forming is cost-effective for small batch sheet forming. This case study shows how one team achieved quality with RoboDK.

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CAM / offline programming / Robot Machining / Robot Manufacturing

Can a Robot Outperform a CNC Machine for Robot Machining?

June 12, 2018January 11, 2024 - by Alex Owen-Hill - 4 Comments.

Robot machining is sending CNC machines the way of the dinosaurs! But are robots really good enough for machining?

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Robot Post Processors
offline programming / Robot Machining / Robot Manufacturing / robot programming

Robot Post-Processors: Everything You Need to Know

April 20, 2018November 5, 2024 - by Alex Owen-Hill - 1 Comment

Don’t know which post-processor to choose? Here are 5 steps for picking the perfect robot post-processor.

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Collaborative Robots / offline programming / Robot Machining

Will Offline Programming Work With My Robot?

February 26, 2018 - by Alex Owen-Hill - 2 Comments.

Before you invest in offline programming, you want to make sure that it will work for your robot. Here are three steps you should take to ensure that your robot …

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Collaborative Robots / Robot Calibration / Robot Machining / Universal Robots

10 Excellent Ways to Save Time With Offline Programming

February 13, 2018April 3, 2025 - by Alex Owen-Hill - 5 Comments.

Sure, robots can increase your production time. But robot programming can shrink that time back down again if you’re not careful. Offline programming is a great way to save time …

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Robot Machining Wood
Art / RoboDK projects / Robot Calibration / Robot Machining

Accurate Robot Machining

November 9, 2016September 21, 2024 - by RoboDK

Robot calibration is becoming more popular as it can remarkably improve the accuracy of industrial robots. This is becoming very attractive to small and medium enterprises. Robot arms are very …

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