Valve-Body and Bonnet Cells: Three Turn-Mill Machines Around One Robot

The extracted layout contains three machines, one six-axis robot, a quick-change station and an intermediate table.

Technical application analysis. Valve bodies and bonnets; three vertical turn-mill machines in the extract; six-axis robot, quick-change station and intermediate table.

Reference configuration and timing

The extracted layout contains three machines, one six-axis robot, a quick-change station and an intermediate table.
DN125–DN200 and DN65–DN100 refer to different size groups, not one verified machine range.

Engineering evaluation

Check machine-door sweep, robot reach and maintenance access together when arranging a compact triangular cell. Associate fixture locking and size identification with the correct program before releasing a quick-change setup.

Define whether the intermediate table performs turnover, buffering or exception isolation. Each function changes the transfer route and the robot’s occupied time.

Selection conditions and evidence limits

This is a conditional analysis of the source extract. The 380 s and 56,700-per-year claims are not independently substantiated and are not published as outcomes.

Application questions

Can nominal bore alone select the robot?

No. Use actual blank geometry, mass, tooling mass and the required poses.

Why identify the intermediate table’s function?

A buffer, turnover fixture and reject station impose different handling and control requirements.

Sources and evidence

Source record 70 — www.jshfcnc.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.