Hand finishing is a bottleneck and a hazard
Manual de-platforming and finishing expose operators to HSE risk while creating a production chokepoint that limits throughput and capacity planning.
Angle grinding finishes the cycle. Finishing stays in-cell instead of returning to a manual bottleneck.
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The problem
Production makes near-net shape parts. Post-processing creates the bottleneck.
Support / gate removal, deburring, surface finishing, cleaning and platform removal are still largely manual: inconsistent, slow, and hard to validate at scale.
Quality master craftsman are hard to clone
It takes decades to become a master craftsman. The skill and tenacity to stick with one of the toughest jobs there is, means they’re being paid to come out of retirement. This critical shortage of skilled people is having a major impact on supply chain resilience.
Today's methods add cost and delay certification
Manual post-processing inflates unit cost, extends lead times, and makes process validation harder, slowing the path to production sign-off.
The product
Rivelin automates the finishing step.
NetShape® scans each part, adapts to its real geometry, and drives finishing with robotic precision. The same intelligence runs across every Rivelin platform.
8-axis Robot+Hand Tools+AI Programmer
=FeelTouchDexterity±0.05mm repeatability±0.25mm accuracy
How it works
1
Scan
Capture each part and establish the real geometry before committing to a finishing path.
2
Adapt
Use intelligent planning to respond to variability in placement, geometry, and condition.
3
Finish
Apply finishing-aware control with standard industrial tools, but with robotic repeatability and traceability.
Meet the r1000
Adaptive scanning, toolpath control, and finishing intelligence in one compact production cell.
Latest
Rivelin Robotics Appoints Chris Harland as COO to Drive Scalable Growth in Precision Finishing
We are delighted to welcome Chris Harland as our new Chief Operating Officer at Rivelin Robotics. With extensive experience in industrial scaling, aerospace (Airbus & Safran), and automotive manufacturing...
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Rivelin Robotics Provides In-depth Insight into Project CAMPFIRE
As the lead partner of an Innovate UK funded project, Rivelin Robotics is working to deliver a complete digital post processing solution for the automated finishing of flight parts, orthopaedic implants and gas turbine components produced using metal additive manufacturing (AM) processes.
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Rivelin Robotics Leads Innovate UK Project CAMPFIRE to Deliver Automated Post Processing Solutions for Regulated Industries
Rivelin Robotics is sharing how it is leading a funded Innovate UK project that is set to deliver automated finishing of flight parts, orthopaedic implants and gas turbine components produced using metal AM processes.
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The Evolution of AM: How Automation Redefines Post-Processing Standards
It is hard to argue against the observable disruption that AM technologies have caused to traditional manufacturing. However, one of the major hurdles for wider AM adoption for production remains at the post-processing stage. This article considers how new automated solutions are moving the dial.
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NetShape® Robot Installation at RAF
71 (IR) Squadron undergoing training with Rivelin personnel
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The Rise Of Automation in Metal AM Post-Processing — Transforming the Industry with Precision and Efficiency
Across the continually evolving manufacturing landscape, the integration of automation solutions continues to move quickly. For metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes the same is true. However, the post processing of metal parts, which is critical for successful outcomes, has been largely overlooked causing serious bottlenecks in the process chain — until now.
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Cleaning Up AM's Dirty Secret
Okay, so it is not really that much of a secret any more that the post processing stage of the additive manufacturing (AM) workflow is a challenge for many applications of AM. For metal AM applications in particular, the post processing of the parts remains a dirty, costly, time consuming and labour-intensive operation.
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Rivelin Prepares to Bang the Drum for Truly Automated & Intelligent Metal AM Post Processing at Formnext 2023
Final preparations are taking place for Formnext 2023 at Rivelin Robotics for what is set to be an exciting event for the company and the AM sector in general. Find Rivelin in Hall 12 on stand E41.
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Video Release Demonstrating Rivelin Robotics' Automated Metal AM Post Processing Technology
Rivelin Robotics is delighted to release a video showing its Netshape® Robots in action in advance of the Formnext 2023 event. The video shows how the company’s automated metal AM post processing technology works, and emphasises the simplicity of the solution from a user perspective.
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Meet Rivelin’s Netshape Robots at Formnext 2023
The challenges of post processing metal parts are many. Visit Rivelin Robotics' stand at Formnext 2023 to witness automated, cleaner post processing solutions for metal AM applications.
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Hardware as a Service: A New Paradigm for Service Contracts
Across the ever-evolving landscape of technology and business, Hardware as a Service (HaaS) is proving to be a transformative concept. This article aims to shed shed light on how HaaS is shaping the future of technology management and service contracts.
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Rivelin Robotics & Solukon Partnership to Progress Automated Powder Removal and Finishing for Metal AM
The results of the joint R&D project between Solukon and Rivelin will be on show at Rivelin’s stand at Formnext 2023. The companies invite interested parties to assess the comprehensive solution and to engage fully ahead of commercialisation.
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Rivelin Demonstrates Power of Robotics in AM Post Processing at Formnext 2023
Rivelin Robotics will make a return to Formnext 2023, after its award-winning debut at the 2022 event, with an array of announcements about commercial engagements.
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Reducing the Burden of Post Processing for Metal AM
The various, and often well-discussed, advantages of Additive Manufacturing (AM) are real and this article in no way disputes them. To achieve them, however, ideology and reality have to be reconciled and that includes optimising and automating the post processing stage.
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The Rise of the Robots - So What?
NetShape® technology leverages machine learning, high-tech sensors, and unique algorithms to transform the arduous manual tasks of post-processing and finishing metal parts into consistent, traceable digital operations - boosting productivity while cutting costs.
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How SAF technology streamlined Rivelin Robotic's post-processing systems for greater efficiency
The Challenge: Electrical Connectors with Complex Geometrics. Solution: SAF. Impact: Adaptable & Efficient Robotic Tooling
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Rivelin Robotics to Exhibit at Automatica 2023 with Yaskawa
The company will showcase its cutting-edge, automated NetShape Robot solutions for casting deburring and polishing, metal AM post processing, weld bead cleanup and weld repair
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The Robot Craftsman: Force Sensing and Vision Help Realise Automated AM Postprocessing
Rivelin's AI, NetShape, teaches robots to autonomously cut, grind & polish metal.
Read articleRivelin wins 3DP Startup of the Year 2022
Rivelin Robotics is proud and humbled to be voted Startup of the Year at the 3D Printing Industry awards 2022.
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Rivelin Robotics Reflects on Phenomenal Formnext
Formnext 2022 was Rivelin Robotics’ first trade show and, just, WOW!
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New Developments in Post Processing for Metal AM Parts a Highlight of Formnext 2022
15th November; Frankfurt, Germany.
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Rivelin wins Prestigious Formnext start-up challenge
Rivelin Robotics is delighted to announce that it has been named among the winners of the Formnext Start-up Challenge for 2022.
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Rivelin Robotics presents NetShape® Robot at Formnext 2022
Rivelin Robotics & TextureJet focus on digital, flexible & cost-effective metal AM post-processing at formnext 2022
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Finish Better
This article was first published in the Canadian Metalworking magazine. The article can be read and/or downloaded here.
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How robotics can transform post-processing in additive manufacturing.
Our founder and CEO, Robert Bush, talked to Claire Fletcher at Sheffield Digital as they welcomed Rivelin to their membership.
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