The smart DATRON automation portfolio offers efficient and customized solutions for future-oriented production purposes. Automatic front and side doors, interfaces to internal hardware, external automation and also software interfaces and solutions are add-ons to DATRON machine systems with DATRON next Control for state-of-the-art production processes and complete the product range.
DATRON Automatic doors
The automatically controlled front and side doors enable fast loading and unloading of the machine through external automation connections.
Automatic side doors*
| Opening width | Opening height | Opening time |
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DATRON M8Cube | 720 mm | 738 mm | approx. 1.5 s |
DATRON MLCube | 1.020 mm | 738 mm | approx. 1.5 s |
DATRON MXCube | 724 mm | 768 mm | approx. 2.5 s |
*Side doors only suitable for automatic loading

Automatic front doors*
| Opening width | Opening height | Opening time |
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DATRON M8Cube | 1.185 mm | 967 mm | approx. 3 s |
DATRON MLCube | 1.865 mm | 967 mm | approx. 3 s |
DATRON MXCube | 1.126 mm | nach oben offen | approx. 7 s |
*Front doors suitable for manual loading and automatic loading |

Digital I/O module incl. extended programming functionality in DATRON next
The digital I/O module, installed in the machine control cabinet, is used to connect external hardware inside the machine, such as automatic clamping devices.
DATRON Automation Modules incl. extended programming functionality in DATRON next
DATRON Automation Modules are used to connect external hardware such as a robot via digital inputs and outputs and to integrate the automation into the safety circuit of the CNC machine.
The external hardware on the machine can be controlled by a program that runs in its own runtime environment within the milling machine control.

DATRON next software options for automation solutions
DATRON next REST API
Basic variant
Allows access to operating data of the machine.
Automation variant
Enables programs to be executed, paused or aborted, and user-defi ned variables to be read and written by third-party software.
