09/02/2026
One operator, several spindles, and nobody standing at a door waiting for a cycle to end. A robot loading and unloading CNC machines at a precision machining shop. Raw stock in, finished part out, doors and chucks handled inside the cell. Machine tending is the easiest automation to justify and one of the easiest to get wrong. Part presentation and door interlock timing decide whether the robot removes an operator from the machine or just moves the waiting somewhere else.