Robotic Machine Tending
RV-Tend 20
by Robovanta
20 kg-payload tending cell with a 7th-axis rail option for larger parts and multi-machine cells.
20 kg (44 lb)
Robot payload
2,000 mm (78.7 in)
Reach
±0.03 mm (0.0012 in)
Repeatability
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Ideal For
- Shops running several similar CNC machines in a row
- Heavier parts and multi-part pallet handling
- Mill-turn and HMC operations scaling into automation
- Operations wanting one robot to justify tending multiple machines
Robot payload
20 kg (44 lb)
Reach
2,000 mm (78.7 in)
Repeatability
±0.03 mm (0.0012 in)
Robot axes
6, plus optional 7th-axis rail
Key Features
RV-Tend 20 Features
Standard features that set this machine apart in demanding manufacturing environments.
Ease of Operation
- 20 kg payload for heavier castings and multi-part pallets
- Automatic gripper tool-changer for multiple part geometries
- Universal CNC machine interface, works with any control brand
- Robovanta ArcCore controller with guided setup wizard
- Modular storage tower expandable up to 96 parts
- Remote production monitoring and alert notifications
Built-In Extras
- Optional 7th-axis rail to service two or three machines with one robot
- Safety-rated laser scanner plus interlocked perimeter fencing
Full Specifications
Robovanta RV-Tend 20 Technical Details
Complete specifications, standard features, and optional upgrades.
- Robot payload
- 20 kg (44 lb)
- Reach
- 2,000 mm (78.7 in)
- Repeatability
- ±0.03 mm (0.0012 in)
- Robot axes
- 6, plus optional 7th-axis rail
- Cell footprint
- 3.0 x 3.0 m (9.8 x 9.8 ft)
- Part storage
- Modular tower, up to 96 parts (size-dependent)
- Machine interface
- Universal CNC interface via OPC-UA
- Gripper
- Dual gripper plus automatic tool-changer for multi-part cells
- Controller
- Robovanta ArcCore controller
- Safety system
- Safety-rated laser area scanner plus interlocked fencing
- Typical changeover time
- Under 20 minutes, tool-less
| Robot payload | 20 kg (44 lb) |
| Reach | 2,000 mm (78.7 in) |
| Repeatability | ±0.03 mm (0.0012 in) |
| Robot axes | 6, plus optional 7th-axis rail |
| Cell footprint | 3.0 x 3.0 m (9.8 x 9.8 ft) |
| Part storage | Modular tower, up to 96 parts (size-dependent) |
| Machine interface | Universal CNC interface via OPC-UA |
| Gripper | Dual gripper plus automatic tool-changer for multi-part cells |
| Controller | Robovanta ArcCore controller |
| Safety system | Safety-rated laser area scanner plus interlocked fencing |
| Typical changeover time | Under 20 minutes, tool-less |
- Optional 7th-axis rail to service two or three machines with one robot
- 20 kg payload for heavier castings and multi-part pallets
- Automatic gripper tool-changer for multiple part geometries
- Universal CNC machine interface, works with any control brand
- Robovanta ArcCore controller with guided setup wizard
- Safety-rated laser scanner plus interlocked perimeter fencing
- Modular storage tower expandable up to 96 parts
- Remote production monitoring and alert notifications
- 7th-axis linear rail for multi-machine tending
- Vision-guided part picking for randomly oriented stock
- In-process gauging integration for automatic offset correction
- Mobile base for redeployment between cells
- Multi-machine tending across two or three similar CNCs
- Heavier casting and fixture-plate handling
- Mill-turn and HMC pallet-based production cells
- Multi-part-geometry cells needing tool-changer gripping
FAQ
RV-Tend 20 Questions
Answers to common questions about the RV-Tend 20.
Yes, with the optional 7th-axis rail the robot travels along a linear track to service two or three machines in sequence — this is usually the strongest payback case for shops with several similar CNCs running the same part families.
The RV-Tend 20 has a higher payload and longer reach for heavier parts and pallets, a tool-changer gripper for handling multiple part geometries in one cell, and the option to add a 7th-axis rail for multi-machine tending.
Typically 10-14 weeks from order to running production, including robot delivery, safety fencing installation, and programming for your specific parts by our applications engineers.
Yes — Robovanta cells are covered by the same factory-trained service network as our machine tools, and our applications engineers remain available for reprogramming as your part mix changes.
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