In 2026, AMD Machines quoted a robotic adhesive spray cell with its own spray booth at $280,000–$350,000 for the cell and $290,000–$360,000 with commissioning, in US dollars, taxes excluded, with the robot supplied by the buyer. In the semi-automated cell, an operator hangs plastic parts, substrates and covers on a skid, linear actuators carry the skid into a ventilated booth, and an automatic adhesive spraying robot sprays one face of the parts, then the other once servomotors rotate the skid.
The same cell concept fits plastic substrates and their covers, foam and acoustic insulation pads, upholstery covers and other parts that take a sprayed adhesive across a face. For the full range of adhesive and sealant application we engineer, see our adhesive and sealant dispensing solutions page.
A robotic adhesive spray cell is an enclosed station in which a robot carries a spray gun over parts held on a fixture, inside a ventilated booth that contains and extracts the adhesive vapor; AMD Machines designs its cell with a rotating two-face skid and RFID program selection.
| Item | AMD Machines adhesive spray cell |
|---|---|
| Part family | Plastic parts, substrates and covers, hung on a skid |
| Robot | Six-axis, supplied by the buyer and integrated by AMD Machines; not in the price |
| Faces sprayed | Both faces of the parts, by rotating the skid between sprays |
| Cycle time | Set from the buyer's current process times |
| Price | $280,000–$350,000 for the cell; $290,000–$360,000 with commissioning, taxes excluded, robot not included |
| Lead time | 24–26 weeks, depending on AMD's workload |
What Is in a Robotic Adhesive Spray Cell?
The AMD Machines robotic adhesive spray cell is a semi-automatic cell in four parts: a loading cabin, a skid transfer that carries the skid into the booth and rotates it, a spray booth with extraction, and a pressurized adhesive supply feeding a spray gun on the robot.
| System | Equipment in the AMD Machines cell |
|---|---|
| Frame | Welded steel base frame supporting the robot; aluminum-profile frames for the doors and the skid transfer; six machined mechanism assemblies; two Festo pneumatic cylinders on the booth door |
| Loading cabin | Aluminum-profile cabin with polycarbonate panels; hooking rings and manual clamps hold the parts on the linear carrier |
| Skid transfer | Two Festo linear actuators with integrated stepper motors move the skid between the loading and spray cabins |
| Skid rotation | Two Festo servomotors rotate the skid so the opposite face of the parts can be sprayed |
| Spray booth | Self-contained, heavy-gauge galvanized or powder-coated steel panels; two sliding personnel doors with safety control; lighting suited to the vapor environment; sealed, specially coated floor pan; viewing windows with resistant glazing |
| Extraction | Two panel walls and two motorized extraction units, plus two atmospheric vapor exhaust units with propeller motors; filters |
| Adhesive supply | 1.3 US gal (5 L) stainless steel pressurized vessel with a non-stick internal coating |
| Metering and spray | RELANT volumetric dosifier with variable control, rated about 2.8 in³/min (46 cm³/min); RELANT ZLE automatic spray valve with a 16 ft (5 m) hose kit; volumetric spray gun on the robot, under a robot cover |
| Nozzle maintenance | ROSAUTO 177X mini water cleaner with spares; BANDELIN Sonorex Super RK52 H ultrasonic cleaner |
| PLC and HMI | Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 PLC; SIMATIC TP900 Comfort 9-inch HMI; PROFINET |
| I/O and sensors | Balluff IO-Link network block and sensor board; 4 part-presence sensors, 6 inductive actuator-position sensors, 4 cylinder magnetic sensors |
| Recipe selection | Two Balluff RFID read/write heads identify the skid and select the program |
How Much Does an Adhesive Spray Cell Cost?
In a 2026 AMD Machines quote, a robotic adhesive spray cell with its spray booth costs $280,000–$350,000, and $290,000–$360,000 with commissioning. Prices are in US dollars, taxes excluded, without the robot, which the buyer supplies, or freight to the buyer's plant, which the buyer arranges or AMD Machines quotes separately on request.
| Line in the AMD Machines quote | Price range |
|---|---|
| Adhesive spray cell with spray booth (robot and freight not included) | $280,000–$350,000 |
| Commissioning | $9,000–$12,000 |
| Total with commissioning | $290,000–$360,000 |
How Does This Spray Cell Compare With a Typical Robotic Dispensing System?
The AMD Machines dispensing solutions page says: "A typical single-station robotic dispensing system from AMD Machines runs $150,000–$300,000, with multi-station integrated systems at $300,000–$600,000." The spray cell in the 2026 AMD Machines quote, at $280,000–$350,000 without the robot, sits at the top of the single-station range and reaches into the multi-station range. It is one robot station, but it adds a spray booth with vapor extraction, a powered skid transfer, servo skid rotation and two nozzle cleaners.
What Are the Payment Terms for an Adhesive Spray Cell?
AMD Machines splits payment for the adhesive spray cell across four milestones: 35% with the purchase order, 30% at design approval, 25% at approval in AMD's plant and 10% at approval in the buyer's plant.
What Moves the Price of an Adhesive Spray Cell?
Four choices move the price of a robotic adhesive spray cell most. The AMD Machines cell sets them this way:
| Cost driver | In the AMD Machines cell | How it moves the price |
|---|---|---|
| Spray booth scope | Included: AMD Machines designs and installs the booth | A buyer can have the booth quoted inside the integrator's scope or source it separately |
| Robot | Supplied by the buyer and integrated by AMD | A robot supplied by the integrator adds the robot's price to the quote |
| Faces per part | Both faces, by servo rotation of the skid | One face only removes the rotation axis |
| Part presentation | A skid loaded by hand in a separate cabin, carried in by linear actuators | A fixed fixture inside the booth usually costs less, but the operator then loads where the spraying happens |
Why Put Robotic Adhesive Spraying Inside a Spray Booth?
AMD Machines' engineering team encloses the spraying in a booth for three reasons. The booth isolates spraying from the rest of the plant. Even airflow across the work zone keeps vapor removal consistent wherever the gun is spraying. And the door interlocks stop spraying whenever a door opens.
In the AMD Machines cell, the booth is a self-contained steel enclosure whose two motorized extraction units and two atmospheric vapor exhaust units draw the vapor through filters, and a cover protects the robot inside it. Ducting the exhaust outside the plant is the buyer's option and is not included in the quote.
How Does One Cell Spray Both Faces and Several Part Models?
In the AMD Machines cell, the skid rotates so both faces are sprayed in one cycle: two Festo servomotors turn it in the spray cabin after the first face, and the robot sprays the opposite face.
Two Balluff RFID read/write heads on the AMD Machines cell identify the skid when it enters the cycle, and the PLC selects the matching spray program, supporting model change traceability. The skids and their RFID tags are not included.
How Does the Cell Keep Spray Nozzles Clean?
Adhesive that dries in a spray nozzle changes the spray pattern, so the AMD Machines cell includes two cleaners for routine and scheduled cleaning: a ROSAUTO 177X mini water cleaner with spares, and a BANDELIN Sonorex Super RK52 H ultrasonic cleaner.
The adhesive feed in the AMD Machines cell is volumetric, from a pressurized vessel through a RELANT dosifier to the spray valve and gun. For how metering and valve choices work in bead, dot, potting and spray dispensing, see our guide to adhesive dispensing in automated assembly.
How Does the Adhesive Spray Cycle Run?
The AMD Machines adhesive spray cell runs its cycle in six steps:
- Load. The operator loads a skid of parts in the loading cabin with the hooking rings and manual clamps, then presses the two-hand start buttons.
- Identify and transfer. The RFID heads read the skid and select its program, and the linear actuators carry the skid into the spray cabin.
- Spray the first face. The robot sprays the parts.
- Rotate and spray the second face. The servomotors turn the skid, and the robot sprays the opposite face of the parts.
- Return. The transfer carries the skid back to the loading cabin.
- Unload. The operator unloads the parts and the cycle repeats.
AMD Machines sets the cycle time from the buyer's current process times, so send spray times per model with your request.
Which Parts and Industries Does This Adhesive Spray Cell Fit?
AMD Machines' adhesive spray cell concept fits parts that hang on a skid and take a sprayed adhesive across one or both faces:
| Part family or application | Why it fits | What would change |
|---|---|---|
| Plastic substrates and the covers bonded to them, such as interior trim panels for vehicles, RVs and boats | Same family as the AMD Machines cell's plastic parts, substrates and covers, sprayed on both faces | Hooking rings, clamps and a spray program per model, selected by RFID |
| Foam, felt or fiber insulation and acoustic pads for appliances, HVAC units and equipment enclosures | Light, flat parts that hang on a skid and take adhesive across a face | Pins or clamps that hold soft material without crushing it; spray pattern and flow; with one face to spray, no rotation axis |
| Fabric, vinyl or leather covers and the foam or molded shells they wrap, for seating, furniture and upholstered panels | Covers and the shells they wrap take a sprayed adhesive across a face before wrapping | Frames or hooks that hold a cover flat; a spray program per cover model |
| Panels skinned on both faces, such as partition, acoustic and enclosure panels | The rotating skid sprays both faces in one cycle | A skid and clamps sized to the panel; the robot path; a vessel, dosifier and valve sized for the adhesive |
For these industries, see AMD Machines' automotive manufacturing automation, appliance manufacturing automation and general manufacturing automation pages.
What Safety Does an Adhesive Spray Cell Need?
AMD Machines safeguards the adhesive spray cell with 2 two-hand start buttons, 2 sets of safety light curtains, a mechanical interlock on the spray-cabin door, a EUCHNER access box on the service door and 4 emergency stops. The booth's sliding personnel doors carry safety control that inhibits spraying while a door is open.
Write the standards into your request for quote: a control panel built to UL 508A, electrical equipment to NFPA 79, robot safeguarding to ANSI/RIA R15.06, and, where the adhesive is flammable or combustible, a booth that meets NFPA 33 and OSHA 29 CFR 1910.107 for spray finishing. Send the adhesive's safety data sheet with the request so AMD Machines can confirm which of these apply.
What Does the Adhesive Spray Cell Quote Include and Leave Out?
The AMD Machines adhesive spray cell quote includes the engineering, the booth, validation, documentation, a separately priced commissioning line and a 12-month warranty; the robot, the skids, freight and site work stay with the buyer.
| Item | In the AMD Machines quote |
|---|---|
| Design, fabrication and debugging | Included |
| PLC and HMI programming | Included, for each part model in the project |
| Spray booth | Included: AMD designs and installs it |
| Documentation package | Included: layout, purchased-component and operating manuals, spare-part drawings and list, PLC program copy, maintenance program, pneumatic and electric diagrams |
| Validation at AMD's plant | Included: an empty test, a 300-part production lot and a checklist |
| Installation at the buyer's plant | 24–48 hours, with the cell in position and utilities connected; commissioning is its own priced line |
| Warranty on parts AMD designs and builds | 12 months |
| Six-axis robot | Buyer supplies; integrated by AMD |
| Skids and RFID tags | Not included |
| Exhaust ducting to outside | Buyer's option; not included |
| Freight to the buyer's plant | Not included; the buyer arranges it, or AMD Machines quotes it separately on request |
| Utility hookup | Buyer |
| Buyer-specific validation | Evaluated case by case; may cost extra |
| Taxes | Not included |
| Part data and samples | Buyer: full drawings and 50 samples of each component, 2D and 3D CAD, fabrication standards, paint color |
How Long Does It Take to Build an Adhesive Spray Cell?
AMD Machines' lead time for the robotic adhesive spray cell is 24 to 26 weeks, depending on AMD's workload at the time of the purchase order. Validation at AMD's plant in Querétaro, Mexico, comes before shipping; installation at the buyer's plant takes 24–48 hours, followed by commissioning.
AMD Machines delivers simple machines in as little as 6 weeks; complex systems in 24–26 weeks that would take a typical overseas supplier 40–42. This cell's 24 to 26 weeks matches the complex-system range. The AMD Machines guide to custom automation lead times explains what sets the schedule.
What Should You Send to Get an Adhesive Spray Cell Quoted?
To get a robotic adhesive spray cell quoted, send AMD Machines your parts, your adhesive and your plant requirements:
| What to send | Why AMD Machines needs it |
|---|---|
| Full drawings and 2D and 3D CAD of every part, with the areas to be sprayed marked | Sets the skid, the robot path and whether one or both faces are sprayed |
| Sample parts: AMD Machines asks for 50 of each component | Spray trials, programming and the run-off at AMD's plant |
| Adhesive data sheet and safety data sheet | Sizes the vessel, dosifier and valve, and sets the booth's extraction and safety design |
| Current process times per model, number of models, annual volume and shifts | Sets the cycle time, the skids and the RFID programs |
| Whether you supply the robot, and which one | Sets the robot integration, mounting and cover |
| Whether the spray booth is in the integrator's scope, and where exhaust will go | Sets the booth, extraction and ducting lines |
| Your plant's electrical supply, required component brands, fabrication standards and paint color | Fixes the electrical design and part of the bill of materials |
If you are comparing spraying with bead, dot or 2K application, the AMD Machines page on automated dispensing systems covers robotic, gantry and fixed-station configurations with bead inspection.
Adhesive Spray Cell FAQ
How much does a robotic adhesive spray cell cost?
A robotic adhesive spray cell with a spray booth costs $290,000–$360,000 with commissioning in a 2026 AMD Machines quote, in US dollars, taxes excluded. The cell alone is $280,000–$350,000, freight not included, and commissioning is $9,000–$12,000. The buyer supplies the six-axis robot, which is not in those figures.
Does an adhesive spray cell need a spray booth?
Spraying atomizes adhesive, so the vapor needs containment and extraction. In the AMD Machines cell, a booth with motorized extraction isolates spraying from the plant, and door interlocks stop spraying when a door opens.
Which parts suit a robotic adhesive spray cell?
AMD Machines' spray cell concept suits parts that hang on a skid and take adhesive across one or both faces: plastic substrates and their covers, insulation and acoustic pads, upholstery covers and panels skinned on both faces, each with its own skid tooling and spray program.
If you're budgeting a spray cell, send your parts and adhesive data to request an adhesive spray cell quote, and AMD Machines will tell you what the cell, the booth and the integration cost.