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Robot joint housings, prototype to 500 a month
Five prototypes in two weeks, then a monthly batch of 500 with the same fixtures and program.
Client
Warehouse robotics startup
Part
Joint housing
Material
Aluminum 6061-T6, black anodize
Quantity
500 pcs a month
Tolerance
±0.0005 in
Lead time
3 weeks to first 50
Result
Repeatable monthly batches
Industry
Robotics and automation
The problem
A robotics startup needed five prototype housings quickly, then a way to scale to hundreds a month without requalifying a new supplier.
What we did
We built production fixtures from the start, even for the prototypes, and locked the program and inspection plan after the first article.
The result
The startup went from five parts to 500 a month on the same program. Bearing bores measure within 0.0002 in batch to batch.
What buyers say after the second order
“
They caught a tolerance stack on our drawing before quoting. That one phone call saved us a failed first article.
Rachel Moreno
Supply chain manager
Regional aircraft supplier
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We send a model on Monday and have parts on the bench two weeks later. The CMM reports come with every lot.
James Whitaker
Mechanical engineer
Surgical robotics company
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Datum built production fixtures for our prototypes. When we scaled to 500 a month, nothing had to change.
Priya Natarajan
Head of hardware
Warehouse robotics startup
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