Trinity Automation’s AX automated pallet systems turn a CNC machining center into a cell that keeps cutting after the shift goes home. Add one to a machine you buy from us, or retrofit it to the spindles already on your floor. It bolts on beside the machine and is integrated on site in five days by Trinity’s own technicians, with full factory and local support.
Put in your own numbers. The estimate updates as you type — then send it to us and we will come back with the AX model and a quote for your machine.
Add an automation cost to see payback — or send this to us for a quote.
How it’s calculated. Added hours = working days × shift length × (manned shifts × manned utilization gain + lights-out shifts × lights-out utilization gain). Annual benefit = added hours × your spindle-hour rate. Payback = cost ÷ monthly benefit. First-year return = (benefit − cost) ÷ cost. 5-year net = 5 × benefit − cost. It estimates the value of the added spindle hours, not profit: tooling, power, maintenance and financing are left out. Starting values are examples — change them to your shop.
Every AX system is a six-axis industrial robot and a pallet store in one enclosure, set beside the machine — from drill and tapping centers and small machining centers up to large VMCs. Part diameter decides most of the choice.
The compact entry point: a side-loading pallet system with the smallest footprint in the range, for smaller parts and machines without giving up floor space.
| AX1-12 | AX1-18 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pallet locations | 12 | 18 |
| Max part diameter | 12″ | 8″ |
| Max part height | 9″ | 9″ |
| Max part weight | 35 lb | 35 lb |
| Load direction | Side | Side |
| W × D × H | 62 × 102 × 115″ | 62 × 102 × 115″ |
| System weight | 5,000 lb | 5,000 lb |
The core of the range: turns a vertical machining center into a palletized cell that keeps cutting after the shift goes home. FANUC M-20iD robot; each pallet takes a single clamping module.
| AX2-16 | AX2-24 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pallet locations | 16 | 24 |
| Max part diameter | 16″ | 12″ |
| Max part height | 9″ | 9″ |
| Max part weight | 55 lb | 55 lb |
| Load direction | Side | Side |
| W × D × H | 76 × 107 × 115″ | 76 × 107 × 115″ |
| System weight | 7,500 lb | 7,500 lb |
Dual machine capability: built on the AX2 platform, one robot and one pallet store tend two machines, loading from both sides. 15″ touchscreen with Trinity AXPM software, a rotating single-pallet operator station and clamp confirmation. Runs on 220 VAC 3-phase, 40 A (480 VAC, 20 A optional) and 90–120 psi air at 30 SCFM.
| AX2-16 DUO | AX2-24 DUO | |
|---|---|---|
| Pallet locations | 16 | 24 |
| Max part diameter | 16″ | 12″ |
| Max part height | 12″ | 9″ |
| Max part weight | 55 lb | 55 lb |
| Load direction | 2 × side | 2 × side |
| W × D × H | 80 × 103 × 115″ | 80 × 103 × 115″ |
| System weight | 7,500 lb | 7,500 lb |
AX5 capacity with front loading, for machines and layouts where side access isn’t practical — and the biggest parts in the range, with a heavy-duty HD version. Triple-clamp pallets.
| AX5F-12 | AX5F-12 HD | |
|---|---|---|
| Pallet locations | 12 | 12 |
| Max part diameter | 21.65″ | 21.65″ |
| Max part height | 16.5″ | 16.5″ |
| Max part weight | 75 lb | 180 lb |
| Load direction | Front | Front |
| W × D × H | 102 × 112 × 116″ | 102 × 112 × 116″ |
| System weight | 8,000 lb | 8,000 lb |
Twenty pallets for medium and large machines, where the parts are heavier and the cycles are longer. Triple-clamp pallets on both; the AX5 carries a FANUC M-710iC/70 robot, the AX5HD a FANUC R-1000iA for heavier workholding.
| AX5-20 | AX5-20 HD | |
|---|---|---|
| Pallet locations | 20 | 20 |
| Max part diameter | 20″ | 20″ |
| Max part height | 12″ | 12″ |
| Max part weight | 75 lb | 180 lb |
| Load direction | Side | Side |
| W × D × H | 102 × 125 × 116″ | 102 × 125 × 116″ |
| System weight | 8,000 lb | 8,000 lb |
Specifications per Trinity’s 2026 data sheets for each model, with part sizes as in the AX Series brochures (the 2025 brochure lists the AX5F as the AX4); subject to change; we confirm the exact model for your machine and part when we quote. W × D × H is the AX system footprint.
For high-mix work where pallets don’t fit the job. Built with Intrinsic Intelligence™, Trinity AI uses AI perception, automated grasp planning and motion planning to load parts — without traditional robot programming. Built in the USA, for drill and tapping centers and small machining centers.
| Max part size | 4″ W × 6″ L × 4″ H |
|---|---|
| Robot payload | 8 lb, industrial 6-axis robot |
| Footprint | 90 × 51″, 80.5″ tall |
| Power | 220 VAC 3-phase 40 A (480 VAC 20 A optional) |
| Air | 90–120 psi, 60 SCFM |
| Installation | Installation and operator training, 5 days |
Run your spindle rate, shifts and utilization through the ROI calculator on this page for added hours, annual benefit, payback and first-year return — then send it to us and we will size the AX model for your part.
Machine make and model, the control, and the largest part you want to run. We will come back with the AX model that fits, what installation involves, and a quote. Or call 978·356·2500.
Trinity was founded in 2004 by engineers from FANUC Robotics, as a FANUC robot integrator. In 2016 it narrowed its focus to automated pallet systems for CNC machining centers — the work that became the AX Series. Every system is designed and built in California and supported by the people who designed it, with LOMA as your local contact.
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