Retrofittable
Retrofits to existing CNC machines without modification — protect investments, maximise utilisation.
SOLUTIONS
CNC Automation
Automatic machine tending for turning, milling and grinding centres — maximum OEE, unattended multi-shift operation.
Higher OEE
Unattended operation raises machine utilisation to 85%+ — no waiting times, no idle hours.
24/7 operation
Night and weekend shifts without staff — autonomy time defined by container and batch size.
Flexible infeed & outfeed
Blanks, clamping plates, pallets, custom geometries — the infeed adapts to your process.
INDUSTRIES & PROCESSES
Applications
Automotive & Suppliers
Turning and milling of housings, shafts and bearing rings in series production. Unattended multi-shift operation, fully documented.
Precision Engineering
High-precision machining of small parts with tight tolerances. Automatic tending for maximum machine utilisation.
Tool & Mould Making
Long run times on complex milling operations — the cell handles loading and unloading, the operator monitors instead of waiting.
Medical Technology
Precision parts with mandatory complete documentation. Retrofit to an existing CNC machine with full process documentation to MDR.
Tending machine toolsTending heat & surface treatmentTending EDM machinesTending laser systemsTending injection mouldingTending press brakingTending measuring machinesTending straightening machinesTurningMillingGrindingSet-upMulti-shift operation
SYSTEM INTEGRATION
The CNC automation cell within the system
Retrofit instead of new investment — the VKE CNC automation cell docks onto your existing machine and links it to upstream and downstream processes.
CASE STUDIES
Completed projects
Selected, anonymised projects from real production.
Automotive
Loading of three CNC machines from a pre-machining station (milling/drilling, clamping fixture, extraction), with robot feeding via camera positioning and cleaning station/parts washer.
3x CNC loadingPre-machining milling/drilling2D camera stationCleaning stationSingle gripper
Automotive
Picking randomly oriented workpieces from crates with a regripping station, tending the machining centre and placing in a crate.
Picking randomly oriented workpiecesRegripping stationTending machining centrePlacing in crate
Automotive
Robot on a 7th axis (6 m travel) with a travelling raw/finished part rack, blow-off booth, Renishaw measuring station with calibration master unit and NOK/OK ejection.
CNC loading7th axis (6 m)Blow-off boothRenishaw measuring stationNOK/OK ejection12-slot buffer
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CNC automation for your machine?
Tell us about your existing CNC machine and your process — we develop the right automation solution. Retrofittable, standards-compliant, turnkey.