Robot-assisted end effector system for hot wire cutting/Robotic flexibility meets EDM-precision; [Robotergestütztes Endeffektorsystem zum Heißdrahtschneiden]

The increasing demand for customized products requires flexible production systems. The focus here is on robot-assisted systems, but these often lack the necessary rigidity for high-precision machining processes. Wire EDM with two robots is considered a flexible approach for gears and gearboxes. An end effector system was developed for this purpose, allowing a hot wire to be fixed to the robot or variably stretched and compressed. The cutting of arbitrary geometries in polymer foam was demonstrated, showing the potential of two robots in the wire EDM process.