Plasmac for glue dispenser machine.

I spent six years trying to work out how I could affordably retrofit my Yaskawa Motoman welding robots. It was not until I faced the reality that if I want something done right I need to do it my self was I able to move forward.

Vendor lock in is a very real problem for people like us who want to do something like welding robots or plasma cutters and still be able to fix what you have brought and do it affordably. Most vendors dont want you to be able to use anything but their product. I can understand that but at the same time its very hard and costly to rely on only one vendor if something goes wrong and sometimes it does.

I spent over $10.000 AUD on a CNC plasma controller from CandCNC. The unit never worked correctly since new and when I tried to contact the company they treated me like a idiot. Since using LinuxCNC, I had to learn how to set it up and get it working but the time I spent was far worth it.

It might be hard at first to set up your own vision system, might take a year or so. But the end result will be worth it, not just having the machine working but because you made it yourself and you will be able to do it again relatively cheaply.

Sorry for the long post but your story reminds me of myself and my robots.

isnt long at all and ill try the Linuxcnc way too in the future i hope i can use vision from opensource too, i cant help with code now...you watched this video

That is very interesting, thank you.

Any updates on this project Himarc3D? I am very interested in seeing if you got it working.

Yes but im still working and learning how to do the thing. mechanical part is ok.
I wrote a lot here but i pushed wrong button and erased all...anyway 12/14 ill take the machine to the customer and get feedback after 2 weeks and adjust all and make prober GUI. now im using AXIS but i have touch panel...and i need more simple screen like BP Touch style
the machine have temperature and weight control, im learning gcode the real GCode because my background was 3D printer...
When i finish ill open one thread at show your stuff.
the total covers is 40 models...i get some cover models to make test and adjust.

Thanks for the update. I find your application very interesting.