Mazak CNC automation with RoboJob robots

RoboJob offers several proven automation solutions for Mazak machines and has hands-on experience with the Integrex, Quick Turn (QT, QTN and QTS), Variaxis, VCN and CV5 series. A RoboJob robot loads raw workpieces into the vice or chuck and unloads the finished parts, so your Mazak keeps running during breaks, evenings and nights. The best solution depends on the machine type, your workpieces and your batch sizes. The quick test suggests the right one in four questions.

All of them. RoboJob automates every type of Mazak CNC machine: Quick Turn and other CNC lathes, Integrex multitasking machines, vertical and horizontal machining centres and Variaxis 5-axis machines, on new and existing machines. More broadly, RoboJob automates CNC lathes and milling machines of every brand, including turn-mill centres, multitasking machines and even grinding machines. The models on this page are examples, not a limit: if your Mazak is not mentioned, RoboJob can still automate it.

RoboJob offers several solutions for Mazak lathes and has already automated, among others, the Quick Turn QT 350, QTN 250 and QT Smart 200 and the Integrex i-200S, i-400S and e-500H II. The most suitable solutions for a Mazak lathe are Turn-Assist, built for loading and unloading lathes with a payload up to 70 kg; Pallet-Load, which loads and unloads from pallets with a payload up to 165 kg; the Tower for high-mix production, which also swaps fixtures, jaws and collets; the Wall, which serves several machines from one space-efficient system; and Coby CNC, a collaborative robot for a first step into automation.

RoboJob offers several solutions for Mazak machining centres and has already automated, among others, the VCN 500, CV5-500, VCS 530, VTC 760, MTV 515 and Variaxis i-500 and J600 5X. The most suitable solutions are Mill-Assist, a compact system for loading and unloading with a payload up to 70 kg; Pallet-Load, which loads and unloads from pallets with a payload up to 165 kg; the Tower for high-mix production with frequent changeovers, which also swaps fixtures; the Wall, which serves several machines from one space-efficient system; and Coby CNC, a collaborative robot for a first step into automation.

RoboJob has automated many Mazak Integrex machines, from the i-100S and i-200S to the i-400S and e-500H II. For chuck parts and shafts on an Integrex, Turn-Assist is the usual choice; Kocks Manufacturing even loads 110 kg shafts by robot. For high-mix production, the Tower stores workpieces in trays and also swaps fixtures, as at Fecken-Kirfel and Platteau, where batches from 15 parts are fully automated. Pallet-Load, optionally with vision, is another proven option on an Integrex.

Yes. With a RoboJob robot loading and unloading your Mazak, the machine keeps cutting after the last shift. NEXTec+ Fertigungstechnik went from 16 to 20 production hours a day with three Turn-Assists on its Mazak QTN 250 lathes, and Kammerer MedTec produces 24 hours a day, 6 days a week. For unattended nights and weekends with many different parts, the RoboJob Tower offers the most storage and also swaps fixtures.

The investment depends on the product, your workpieces and the options you need, so RoboJob makes a quote for your specific Mazak. More telling than the price is the payback: a RoboJob typically pays for itself in 6 to 18 months, depending on how many extra spindle hours the robot adds. The ROI calculation shows it for your own figures, or request your offer directly.

A robot-ready Mazak needs three things: an automatic door, automatic workholding that the control opens and closes (such as a pneumatic vice or a hydraulic chuck) and a robot interface, so the robot and the Mazak control can exchange signals. If your existing Mazak lacks one of these, it can usually be retrofitted: EODA automated an older Mazak lathe that had no automatic door yet. RoboJob engineers check your machine and tell you what is needed.

RoboJob robots run on, among others, the Mazak Integrex i-100S, i-200S, i-200ST, i-250H, i-400S and e-500H II, the Quick Turn QT 350, QTN 250, QTN 350 and QT Smart 200 lathes, and the VCN 500, CV5-500, VCS 530, VTC 760, MTV 515 and Variaxis machining centres. Mazak customers include Fecken-Kirfel in Germany, NEXTec+ Fertigungstechnik in Germany, Puget Production Mécanique in France, Platteau in Belgium and Van Bussel Metaaltechniek in the Netherlands. This is only a selection: RoboJob automates every type of Mazak machine, so a model that is not listed here can be automated too.

That depends on how many hours the robot adds. Puget Production Mécanique gets twice the output of a machine with an operator, NEXTec+ Fertigungstechnik went from 16 to 20 production hours a day, and Durwen Maschinenbau produces recurring batches of 100 to 500 parts profitably on its Mazak QT 350. A RoboJob typically pays for itself in 6 to 18 months.

No. With RoboJob you set up a new job in the software with a few clicks, without writing robot programs, so operators set up a new batch within minutes. At Vanro CNC, operators were freed from repetitive work and now focus on one-off parts and urgent repairs.

With a standard system such as a RoboJob, installation takes days rather than weeks. URMA's installation took four days, and Franz H. Bruder had its existing Mazak automated in less than a week. The exact time depends on the product and on whether your Mazak first needs an automatic door or a robot interface. Want to see a RoboJob at work first? Request a demo.

Yes. The RoboJob Wall serves several machines from one system, and RoboJob automates more than 100 CNC brands. A shop with Mazak machines next to DMG Mori, Okuma or DN Solutions machines can work with one automation partner for all of them.