Robotic sanding cell for furniture pairs a cobot with a finishing booth

A turnkey package for wood finishing
Thanks to Comac for sharing this collaborative sanding cell, built as a complete solution for furniture makers who want to automate the sanding stage. The cell pairs a Comac cobot running ENCY Robot toolpaths with a dedicated finishing booth from superAR, so the operator sets the part and the robot handles the repetitive abrasive work while dust is captured at the source.

Cobot programming with ENCY Robot
The chair frame is fixtured upside-down on a pneumatic rotary positioner, exposing legs, stretchers and the seat underside to the abrasive tool. ENCY Robot generates the sanding paths off-line — the same 5-6D pathing used for robotic milling, adapted to a soft-contact abrasive end-effector — so every surface is covered with a consistent overlap, speed and pressure, run after run.

Why the booth matters
Sanding a raw wooden part throws fine dust into the air, which is a problem for both operator health and downstream finishing quality. The superAR cabin uses a grated downdraft floor to pull the dust away as it is generated, keeping the workspace clean and giving the following stain / lacquer step a defect-free surface to work with. Sold as a cabin + robot combo, the package targets Brazilian furniture shops that want a single, ready-to-run automation step rather than integrating cell, fixture and extraction on their own.