How do you keep up with surging customer demand? By boosting machining throughput!
For automotive high-performance specialists Tick Performance, the answer to boosting throughput was combining automated robotic loading with advanced multi-tasking machining.
By pairing an Agile Flex 35D robotic machine loading system with their Mazak Integrex i-250HS AG, they didn't just tweak their workflow - they transformed it.
Here is what "unattended machining around the clock" actually looks like for Tick Performance:
📉 Fewer Operations: Consolidated complex OP10 through OP40 processes down to just OP10/20, completely handled inside a single program.
⏱️ Massive Boost in OEE: Shifted from manual loading (running ~50% OEE for 8 hours a day) to automated loading—achieving 90%+ OEE for 20+ hours of continuous, unattended runtime.
🧠Better Morale: Instead of babysitting machine doors, the team is now focused on high-value tasks like workflow optimisation and efficiency.
A market leading solution in machine tool automation systems
Agile Flex delivers a simple to use, out of the box solution to increase machine tool productivity and unmanned machining.
The Agile Flex is marketed under the Agile Robotic Systems brand and is part of the John Hart group. It draws upon a heritage of 80 years in machine tools and over 40 years in robotic automation.
The compact, easy-to-use, flexible and affordable Agile Flex enjoys a well-earned reputation for best-in-class software and maximum productivity out-of-the-box.
Find out more about the Agile Flex robotic loading systems for CNC machine tools.