the methods night crew
Meet Your New Team Members
A team of fully integrated automation systems built on the FANUC RoboDrill — the world’s most reliable vertical machining center!
Each of your new team members comes to work with a the new 28-tool RoboDrill, a 5-axis table, a FANUC 31iB5 Plus Advanced Control, FANUC LR Made 200iD robot, and software packages to keep you in the cut 24 hours per day!
LET’S MEET THE TEAM!
Plus-E | Plus-K60 | Plus-K MAX | Big Plus-K | Job Shop Collaborative
The Methods Plus-E system tackles your high-volume jobs with speed, consistency, and precision. The design is based around a space saving elevator system manipulating a stack of pallets. The Plus-E system will pull out one pallet–allowing access for the robot to take the raw parts to load/unload into the RoboDrill–then place the finished machined parts back onto the pallet.
The Plus-K60 handles any mix of volumes with focus and precision. This system not only exchanges part carriers, but also tool holders to further enhance the functionality of the RoboDrill. The compact automation system is only 32” wide and is secured to the machine on a set of rigid brackets.
The Plus-K MAX expertly combines any mix of volumes for extended lights out manufacturing. The idea of this cell is to fill up the Rotary Storage Carousel with a number of workpiece carriers and the extra tooling required for the different workpieces and let it run. Setups are reduced because the system is based on the robot loading and unloading workpiece carriers into and out of the machine.
The Big Plus-K is strong, reliable, and built to handle your biggest jobs. We designed the Plus Big-K to handle heavier workloads and larger parts than its predecessor. Combined with more pallet and tool configurations, the system will enable your shop to run lights-out for longer periods or automate high-mix, low-volume work.
The Job Shop Collaborative system goes where you go, giving you the extra set of hands you need. The solution designed by Methods to allow easy loading and unloading of parts into your machine tools. This system will enable machine shops to start introducing automated CNC machining solutions without making a large investment or purchasing new machine tools for the shop.
WHY THE NIGHT CREW?
Your crew has worked in shops throughout North America, delivering superior finished parts and reducing the burden of your first- and second-shift operators.
They are field proven. They handle your most complex jobs. Most importantly, they will be there when your timelines are tight and orders must be filled. If your spindles are turning, you aren’t earning.
BRING IN THE NIGHT CREW!
Hear it from a customer!
RoboDrill Cutting Strength
30-taper Cuts Like a 40-taper
See how the FANUC RoboDrill handles hard metals.
RoboDrill Integrations
Unleash the Power of 5-Axis
See how Methods Machine Tools integrates 5-axis tables to scale the production capabilities of the FANUC RoboDrill.
See Proven Results
Aerospace Shop Triples Efficiency with Methods Automation
TurboTech Machining struggled to reach the speed, feeds, and quality need for their precision aerospace components. Existing mills failed to achieve desired tolerances, and that risked impacting final customer products. Needing to achieve their own standards and satisfy customer contracts, they sought a new path forward.