Video: Multi-Point Automatic Measurement of Shaft Workpieces and Automatic Fitting of Gauges for Cylindrical Grinding Machines

"Automation of Cylindrical Grinding Machines"—Here is a video demonstrating automatic multi-point measurement of shafts and automatic fitting of grinding wheels.

Cylindrical grinding machines are an area of machine tools where automation has lagged behind.
The main obstacles to automation have been the need for high-precision machining in the micrometer range—where measurement has been a major bottleneck—and the lack of an automatic center-setting device.
To address these issues, Matsumoto Machine Works proposes a measuring hand capable of multi-point measurement and an automatic center-setting device.

〈 Video Content 〉
① Robot installs chuck jaws at 0:18
② Switches to a robot hand equipped with a measuring device at 0:29
③ Automatic workpiece transport at 0:51
④ Automatic installation of the chuck at 1:06
⑤ Calibration and automatic measurement of workpiece diameter at 1:35
⑥ Automatic removal of the chuck at 3:14
⑦ Switch to robot hand for jaw replacement: 4:00
⑧ Removal of chuck jaws: 4:18