Gressel R-C2: Robot cell for 6-sided machining

Workpiece Clamping Technology How SLZ-Maschinenbau Ignites the Productivity Turbo

2026-06-17 A guest post by Michael Hobohm | Translated by AI 7 min Reading Time

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With Gressel's "R-C2" automation, SLZ-Maschinenbau takes the next step: The new robot cell enables highly efficient 6-sided machining and productive ghost shifts on weekends.

SLZ secures the components exclusively with clamping technology from Gressel. Deformations, for example during the machining of carbon, are avoided by using predefined clamping forces set on the "grepos-5X".(Image: Gressel) — SLZ secures the components exclusively with clamping technology from Gressel. Deformations, for example during the machining of carbon, are avoided by using predefined clamping forces set on the "grepos-5X".
(Image: Gressel)

SLZ-Maschinenbau GmbH on one side and Schunk and Gressel on the other share a long-standing partnership. What began over twenty years ago with 5-axis clamps from Aadorf and now extends to tool clamping systems from Lauffen has found its latest evolutionary step in Gressel's "R-C2" automation.

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