Siemens Expands Robotic Solutions with Sinumerik Machine Tool Robot

Siemens Sinumerik Machine Tool Robot (MTR) is a significant advance in the precision and productivity of robots that will open the door to new applications in the manufacturing industry. The Sinumerik Machine Tool Robot from Siemens is expanding the already successful Sinumerik Run MyRobot /Direct Control solution with new functions and robot types. The Sinumerik MTR enables a quantum leap in accuracy and productivity across the entire workspace. MTR is based on an intelligent control concept that gives industrial robots the characteristics of machine tools. This supports high-precision path applications, even when machining hard materials like steel, whose toughness calls for increased cutting forces and more damping.

rcomes these challenges with a 200 to 300 percent increase in path accuracy and significantly higher dynamic rigidity. These characteristics make the Sinumerik MTR ideal for industries like aerospace, defense, and automotive and many other high-precision robotic applications, including post-processing of 3D-printed metal parts. In addition to improved accuracy, the new control concept brings a 20 to 40 percent productivity increase. This makes the Sinumerik MTR especially attractive for applications that don’t employ process forces, including waterjet and laser cutting. The Sinumerik MTR is controlled by Sinumerik One, the digital native CNC from Siemens. Thanks to its digital twin, it is the key element in digital transformation and helps to simulate and test workflows in a completely virtual environment.