C46K Light-Part Tending: Shared Storage and Finished-Part Identity

The supplier describes two C46K machines with central feeding.

Technical application analysis. Light rotational components within 2 kg; two C46K CNC lathes; gantry with central storage.

Reference configuration and timing

The supplier describes two C46K machines with central feeding.
Stated part mass is within 2 kg and exchange time approximately 12–15 s.
Finished parts may leave by conveyor or return to storage.

Engineering evaluation

A shared store needs consistent coordinates, part recipes and occupied-pocket states. Returning components makes it essential to distinguish blanks, work in progress and completed parts automatically.

Establish whether the machines run parallel operations or successive operations. The latter may require turnover and intermediate identification; the former needs a policy for simultaneous service requests. They do not share an assumed identical output cycle.

Selection conditions and evidence limits

Keep the original 12–15 s range rather than inventing a measured 13.5 s. No specific part drawing or New Partner delivery evidence is available.

Application questions

What prevents a finished part being machined again?

Reliable pocket and part-state tracking tied to the active recipe.

Can one schedule cover serial and parallel machining?

Only after accounting for their different routing, turnover and completion patterns.

Sources and evidence

Source record 83 — www.dongbuskgroup.com (Chinese reference)

Reviewed 4 November 2026. Source statements and engineering evaluation are identified separately. The references do not establish a New Partner delivery or customer acceptance result.