Matt Danford Former Senior Editor
TIMTOS Takeaway: Smart Manufacturing Is Automated
Data-driven manufacturing was the stated theme, but Taiwan’s largest metalworking exhibition was also an excellent showcase for the automated equipment that this technology supports.
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Fiber Laser Markers Do Much, Much More
Fiber laser technology is not just for marking—used properly, it can alleviate the burden on milling, EDM and welding equipment.
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Wire EDM Offers More Than Just Precision
Among other benefits, these two shops have saved significant production time by using wire EDM for part-cutoff operations previously conducted on bandsaws.
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Rounding Off the Edges of Quality and Customer Service
Rounding off corners takes little effort, but can make a big difference in ensuring secure gripping and demonstrating attention to detail.
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Micro-Part Collets Make Subspindles Sing
A proprietary grinding process and the application of clamping force exactly where it’s needed ensure secure, concentric gripping with a collet system that can potentially fit every turning machine in a shop.
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Adding Tilt to Trunnion-Table Turning
A modified gantry structure and other design attributes help consolidate setups even further on these five-axis machining centers. Includes video.
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Why Machine This Boxy Part on a Lathe?
South Morgan Technologies has long thrived on its ability to mill boxy parts on a turning platform. Today, newer technology and techniques enable saying “yes” to more work than ever before.
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Dispensing with the Dark and Dirty
In addition to intangible benefits, these stories demonstrate that efforts to maintain a clean, well-lit facility can directly impact manufacturing productivity.
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Real-World Precision Is an Active Pursuit
As with any choice of technologies, choosing between active and passive CMM scanning requires thinking beyond specification sheets and staying abreast of what’s on the market.
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Integrated Machine Arm Retrieves Cutters and Work
Although this machine tool builder sells itself on extreme precision, this system demonstrates attention to versatility and efficiency as well.
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Robots Armed for More Than Machine Tending
Although they’re more eager than ever to embrace robotic arms, manufacturers that don’t look beyond the machine tool risk missing out on opportunities to automate processes like deburring, cleaning and inspection.
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Mold Manufacturing Automation Leaves No Part Behind
The right mindset, the right five-axis technology and an intuitive approach to palletization help this mold shop extend automated control to the majority of its high-mix work.
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