Vacuum Table / Workholding

[CUarchitect]

What kind of solutions are people using for workholding when using industrial robots for milling?

Thanks,

Wade

[Johannes @ Robots in Architecture]

I've seen all kinds of solutions, we use a steel welding table which can be useful for clamping. I've also worked with a company milling massive stone, and they simply put gypsum around the block of stone, for example.
The issue with a vacuum table can be that the workpiece may move around a bit if the vacuum is enabled.
So it very much depends what material and in what scale you are milling.

Best,
Johannes

[CUarchitect]

Thanks Johannes!