Automation
Self-Loading Vertical Turning Center Maintains Tight Tolerances
Emco Maier is expanding its successful line of compact, inverted vertical turning machines for production with the VT400, designed with integrated automation for complete machining of cast or forged chucked parts ranging to 400 mm (15.75") in diameter.
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Amerimold: of Interest Well Beyond Mold Manufacturing
Amerimold, the event for mold manufacturing, takes place June 15-16 in Novi, Michigan, at the Suburban Collection Showplace. Specific topics include mold design; lights-out machining; shopfloor automation; tooling and workholding; EDM; five-axis machining; mold maintenance; and material selection.
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Secure the Future of the Digital Factory
The first step may be securing a spot at the [MC]² Conference, Workshop and Expo, April 19–21, at the Hotel InterContinental Dallas, Texas. Today is the deadline for early-bird conference rates. Read this story for more about the conference and why I recommend learning as much as you can about MTConnect, the digital factory and the Industrial Internet of Things at the event.
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Smaller Collaborative Robot Helps with Routine Jobs
FANUC introduces its CR-7iA collaborative robot providing a payload of 7 kg.
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Robotic Cell Increases Shop’s Productivity by 200 Percent
A new building spurred Hypertherm Inc. to revamp its production process with a robotically automated work cell, providing improved productivity and efficiency.
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The Benefits of Horizontal Turning on a Mill-Turn Machine
A mill-turn machine that can rotate a large, bell-shaped workpiece in a horizontal orientation enabled this manufacturer to hit tight tolerance and cost targets. Minimizing non-value-added time and running lights out were also essential for success.
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Cloud Computing’s Robotic Implications
Eliminating the need for individual robots to perform complex calculations on their own could facilitate the development of systems that are not only more sophisticated, but also cheaper and more accessible.
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Bar Feeder Uses Double-Pusher for Shorter Footprin
Edge Technologies offers its Scout 320 as an economical magazine bar feeder for feeding round, square and hexagonal barstock to CNC lathes in diameters ranging from 3 to 20 mm and in lengths ranging to 12 ft.
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Bar Feeder’s External Display Shows Bar Status
The Tracer Vs-105XL bar feeder from CNC Indexing & Feeding Technologies is designed for heavy bars ranging to 41/8" (105 mm) in diameter and measuring as long as 72".
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CAM Software Streamlines Multi-Axis Milling Operations
Mastercam’s X9 Mill software offers expanded machining flexibility and an increased emphasis on speed and automation; 2D high-speed tool paths, 3D enhancements, and multi-axis features combined with new enhancements in a package intended to improve shopfloor productivity.
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