At IMTS 2026 in Chicago, SYIL USA director Wesley Wang showed the SYIL X5 with robot programming built into the CNC.
How the robot programming works
The X5 runs Siemens SINUMERIK 828D as standard. Robot programming is built into that control: channel 1 runs the machine, channel 2 runs the robot, all from one panel. The CNC operator programs the robot from the same SINUMERIK 828D and does not have to learn a separate robot language.
The machine
The X5 is a compact 3-axis machining center with a 20,000 rpm BT30 direct-drive spindle. At the show it was demonstrated live in the KUKA booth with the SYIL R1, a pre-packaged machine-tending cell powered by KUKA and Siemens. The R1 loads and unloads the machine automatically. It works with new SYIL machines that have a SINUMERIK 828D control, including the X5, X7 and X9.
Wesley at the control
Wesley Wang explaining channel 1 (machine) and channel 2 (robot) on the X5's SINUMERIK 828D control. Still from a video by Audacity Micro (IG @audacity_micro).
Want to see an X5 or an R1 in your shop? Talk to a SYIL dealer, or request a quote at syil.com/get-pricing. More on the X5 at syil.com/x5 and on the R1 at syil.com/r1.