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Industries · Robotics & automation

Machined plastic parts for robotics & automation

PHOTO NEEDED: a robot gripper fitted with CDS-machined plastic fingers

Gripper fingers, nests, wear parts and mounts for robot cells, cobots, AGVs and automated equipment. Machined from your drawing or the worn part.

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Tolerances
±0.002"–±0.005" on critical dimensions
Depending on the plastic
Machining
CNC milling and turning, including complex geometry
From sheet, plate, rod and tube
Quantities
Prototype sets to production runs
And repeat orders by part number

Parts in the robot cell

From the gripper to the cell

Most custom plastic parts in a cell sit at the end of the arm. If yours isn’t listed, we machine it to your drawing or from the worn part.

PHOTO NEEDED: a set of CDS-machined acetal or UHMW gripper fingers and a nest

End-of-arm tooling

Gripper fingers, nests and tooling plates

New product Fingers and nests change when the product does. Machined from sheet with no mold, a new set goes straight from your drawing to the machine.

For maintenance

Spares for running cells

Replacement fingers, pads and wear parts, including parts for cells whose builder no longer supplies them.

PHOTO NEEDED: a worn gripper finger beside the new one CDS machined from it

  • The worn part is enough

    Send the worn finger, pad or wear strip. We measure it and machine a new one.

    Reverse engineering

  • Spare sets

    A full set of fingers for each gripper, or spares for every cell that runs the same tooling.

  • When it can’t wait

    Our expedited service gets the replacement machined faster, so the cell is back running sooner.

    Expedited service

For integrators and builders

Parts for new robot cells

±0.002"–±0.005" On critical dimensions, depending on the plastic

  • Prototype to production

    A first set for trials, then production quantities for each cell you build.

  • To your drawing

    Machined in the plastic and to the dimensions your drawing specifies, including mounting holes and dowel locations.

  • Material certificates

    Certificates and traceability for the material in your parts, on request.

  • Pins and inserts fitted

    Dowel pins and threaded or helical inserts fitted, so tooling arrives ready to mount.

    Assembly

Plastics

Plastics for robot cell parts

Buyers often specify plastic at the gripper: it’s lighter than metal and less likely to mark the product.

FAQ

Questions about robot cell parts

Yes. We machine them to your drawing or from a sample finger, including the mounting holes and dowel locations, so they fit the gripper you already run.

Yes. We machine gripper fingers, nests and wear parts from FDA-approved materials, and from metal and X-ray detectable grades for lines that inspect for foreign material.

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Machined in Aurora

Why automation teams work with CDS

  • Since 1986

    Specialized in machining engineered plastics for four decades.

  • In-house, with traceability

    Machined and inspected in our Aurora shop, with traceability for the material.

  • Family-owned

    You work directly with the shop that machines your parts.

Our services

CDS Plastics building, Aurora, Illinois

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Getting a quote

Send the drawing or the worn part

A drawing or 3D model, a worn finger or pad, or photos and a few measurements. Our experienced team takes it from there.

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