RoboJob NV
Belgian CNC automation leader founded in 2007, with 2,000+ robot installations worldwide for lathe and milling machine tending across 100+ CNC brands.
RoboJob NV is a Belgian automation company headquartered in Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium, recognized as a global market leader in CNC machine tending automation. Founded in 2007, the company has installed more than 2,000 robotic systems worldwide and serves manufacturers across Europe and North America through its headquarters and two technology centers in Germany and the United States.
RoboJob's product portfolio consists of off-the-shelf, robot-agnostic automation systems designed specifically for CNC lathes and milling machines. The flagship product lines are the Turn-Assist, for automating workpiece loading and unloading on CNC lathes, and the Mill-Assist, a compact solution for CNC milling machine tending. Additional product series include the Coby CNC, a safety-focused collaborative robot for first-time automation adopters; the Pallet-Load, for loading and unloading CNC machines from pallets; the Tower, which automates fixture, jaw, collet, and workpiece swaps; and the Wall, a modular space-efficient system for CNC machine loading.
All RoboJob systems are CNC brand-agnostic, compatible with over 100 CNC machine brands including Mazak, Fanuc, HAAS, DMG Mori, Okuma, Nakamura Tome, and Brother. The company's software is designed to be intuitive, allowing CNC operators to set up new production batches with minimal training, which the company describes as a key differentiator in making automation accessible to small and medium-sized manufacturers.
The company serves customers in aerospace, agriculture, defense, machine construction, subcontracting, pharmaceuticals and medical, plastic parts, and tooling industries. Customer testimonials on the website include manufacturers from France, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
RoboJob's economic proposition centers on spindle utilization: systems are positioned to recover their investment cost within 6 to 18 months depending on the number of additional machine hours gained per day, including evening, night, and weekend operation.
Headquarters: Knotwilgenweg 19, 2220 Heist-op-den-Berg, Belgium. Phone: +32 (0)15 25 72 74. Technology centers operate in Lehrensteinsfeld, Germany (+49 (0)7134 917 4339), and Indianapolis, Indiana, USA (+1 317-537-8544). The company was founded in 2007 and now employs teams across Belgium, Germany, and the US.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Turn-Assist
Off-the-shelf robotic automation system for loading and unloading CNC lathes, compatible with 100+ CNC brands.
Mill-Assist
Compact robotic system for automated CNC milling machine loading and unloading with fast changeover and broad CNC brand compatibility.
Contact RoboJob NV
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https://robojob-usa.comPHONE
+32 (0)15 25 72 74HEADQUARTERS
Belgium
Company Facts
Founded
2007
Primary Role
System Integrator
Company Size
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Primary Region
Europe
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