CNC Automation
Reimagined.
Precision-built, platform-agnostic automation components, priced to scale. The same RockLock™ hardware works across every major robot, cobot, and machine you run.
Automation hardware that isn't a lock-in.
Most shops adding automation hit the same wall. The robot vendor sells one set of tooling, the machine builder sells another, and nothing moves between cells without re-engineering. The components become the bottleneck.
We built our automation line to solve exactly that. Every chuck, gripper, cleat, and shelf shares the RockLock™ interface and industry-standard 52mm and 96mm spacing — so the hardware you buy today drops into whatever cell you build next.
High quality. One standard. Priced so a shop of any size can start small and scale without throwing anything away.
Three things every component delivers.
Every part of the line is designed around the same three commitments — the reason shops standardize on 5th Axis instead of stitching ecosystems together.
Precision built. Not a budget compromise.
Hardened, 5-axis machined components with a precision-built parallel gripper body and ±.0003″ RockLock™ repeatability. Built to survive coolant, chips, and millions of load cycles.
The same hardware we run on our own San Diego shop floor before it reaches yours.
One interface, every ecosystem.
The same components run on FANUC, Universal Robots, ABB, KUKA, and more — and move freely between machines. No proprietary adapters, no per-robot reprogramming, no vendor lock-in.
Pick the robot. The hardware doesn't care.
Start with one cell. Grow without rebuying.
Modular cleats, reversible shelves, and standardized tooling mean every dollar you spend today keeps working as your automation footprint expands.
No proprietary pallet system to commit to. No first purchase that becomes obsolete.
Fixture exchange, no pallet required.
Because the robot always picks a standardized interface — not the raw part — one program runs the whole job mix. That's the entire idea behind the component line.
Clamp off-line
Operators fixture parts to RockLock™ top tooling away from the machine, then stage the loaded fixtures on a rack and shelf kit. The spindle never stops.
Robot picks the datum
The gripper picks a transport cleat from a fixed point — identical for every part. No new grippers. No part-specific robot programming.
Place and cut
The pneumatic chuck receives the fixture at a known datum and blasts it clean. The cycle runs unattended, then the fixture returns to the shelf.
Two ways to feed
a machine. One scales.
Every CNC automation system loads something into the machine. The question is what. That single choice decides whether your cell runs one job brilliantly — or your whole shop affordably.
Part loading automates one job really well.
Vise loading automates your shop.
Everything the cell needs.
A complete, interoperable hardware set. Every item below shares the RockLock™ interface, so they combine into whatever your application requires.
Built to work with the robot you already chose.
5th Axis automation hardware is engineered to be universal — compatible with the most popular industrial robots on the market today.
Engineered to a number, not a price tag.
Affordable doesn't mean cut-rate. Every component is dimensioned, tolerance-stacked, and held to the same RockLock™ standard NASA, Raytheon, and General Atomics rely on.
The numbers below are why the hardware holds up in a lights-out cell.
Quality that pays back.
You don't have to buy a turnkey cell to automate. Begin with what one machine needs — everything you buy today carries straight into the next cell you build.
Start small.
Add when ready.
Begin with a chuck, a gripper, and a few cleats on the machine that needs it most. Because everything is standardized, there's no wrong first purchase.
- No proprietary pallet system to buy into
- Retrofit existing top tooling instead of replacing it
- Modular cleats and reversible shelves reduce waste
Quality that pays back.
Hardened, 5-axis machined components priced for working shops — not aerospace-only budgets. The investment is recovered in spindle uptime and reduced labor on part loading.
- Built to outlast millions of load cycles
- One standard means lower long-term tooling cost
- Free application engineering for qualified projects
Let's spec
your cell.
Tell us your robot, your machines, and your part mix. Our engineers will recommend the exact components to get you running — and a path to scale when you're ready.