Julia Hider

Julia Hider Senior Editor

Holemaking

Workpiece Clamping System Features Quick-Change Capability

Röhm’s modular Captis workpiece clamping system provides a range of workholding options for turning, milling and drilling applications, featuring quick-change capability that is said to permit conversion from external to internal clamping in less than a minute.

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Milling Tools

Color-Coded Taps for Different Materials

Dormer Pramet’s Shark line of material-specific taps are said to offer high performance and process security.

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Door Isolates Hazardous Operations While Enabling Access to Them

Fabtech 2017: Dynatect’s Gortite VF automated machine safety door is designed to isolate hazardous operations from other industrial processes, material, equipment and people, while still enabling access to them.

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CAD/CAM

CAM Software’s Digital Twinning Promotes Exact Simulations

The Esprit CAM system from DP Technology is designed to streamline workflows, prevent silos in the manufacturing processes, increase tool life and machine utilization, and facilitate process improvement via access to knowledge.

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High-Speed Milling Machine Suited for Creating Models, Prototypes

Datron Dynamics’ Neo is a compact, high-speed milling machine designed to deliver a productive, in-office machining solution for improving and accelerating the engineering workflow.

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Laser & Waterjet

Welding Guns Are Easy to Maintain, Modify

Fabtech 2017: Bernard and Tregaskiss will showcase its welding guns and consumables with live welding demonstrations of Bernard semi-automatic and Tregaskiss robotic MIG guns.

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Automation

Gripper Enables Higher Payload on Cobots

On Robot’s RG6 is designed to be a flexible and energy-efficient gripper that is easy to program and install on cobots handling objects of various sizes.

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Laser & Waterjet

Welding Accessories Enable Easy Parameter Changes

Fabtech 2017: Miller Electric Manufacturing Company’s ArcReach products are designed to enable operators to change parameters at the weld joint using the wire feeder or remote (without a control cord), improving productivity, safety and quality.

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Blast Room Enclosures Available in Flexible Sizes

Fabtech 2017: Clemco will feature its PDQ predesigned blast room enclosures.

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Toolholders

Toolholding Collet Accommodates Long Tool Overhangs

Rego-Fix’s PowrGrip toolholding collet system can generate clamping forces higher than those of shrink-fit holders.

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Automation

Mobile Bending Cell Accommodates Varying Complexity, Lot Sizes

Fabtech 2017: Mobile robot automation meets high-speed bending in Bystronic’s Xpert 40 mobile bending cell, a compact solution for automated and manual bending of parts of varying complexity in fluctuating lot sizes.

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Beltless Conveyor Transports Tough Materials

Fabtech 2017: Bunting Magnetics Co. is showcasing its MagSlide beltless chip and parts conveyor, which is designed to easily and effectively transport materials that are tough on traditional belted and steel-hinged conveyors, including dirty, oily parts and abrasive materials such as sharp, jagged scrap.

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