Automation
Parts Catcher Integrates with Lathes
Tecnara’s Super Ario workpiece accumulator is designed for use with Swiss-type lathes and small CNC lathes.
Read MoreSupply-Side Robotics
It’s not just the promise of automation that drives robot adoption, but also the cost of the technology. Will price declines bring about much more widespread use of robots in manufacturing?
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Adaptable Automation
A system for automatically swapping both workpieces and workholding enables a robot-loaded VMC to be quickly reconfigured for a new or modified job. The same system lets the robot change jobs in the midst of an unattended run. Thanks to the extra capacity from unattended production, the motorcycle part maker that developed this system has finally stopped shipping products late during the busiest part of its year.
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Welding Robot Offers Improved Speed
The six-axis MA1440 arc welding robot from Yaskawa Motoman features a 6-kg payload and a larger wrist hole for utilities.
Read MoreABB Robotics Announces Certification Program
The program’s classes are directed at customer employees who work with robots.
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Video: Robot Changes Vise Jaws for Continuous Machining
If a robot can load and unload parts, why can’t it do the same for workholding? Here is video of a robot changing the vise jaws so the same machining center can run different operations in unattended machining.
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Large Industrial Robots for Harsh Working Environments
ABB Robotics’ IRB 6700 robot family is available in payloads ranging from 150 to 300 kg and reaches from 2.6 to 3.2 m.
Read More2014 Strongest Year Ever for North American Robotics Market
Nearly 28,000 robots were ordered from North American companies in 2014, a 28 percent increase over units ordered in 2013.
Read MoreLincoln Electric Announces President of Global Automation
The promotion expands the executive leadership of the global division.
Read MoreMachine Tool Peripherals Optimize CNC Performance & Productivity
The company will display its “One-Stop-Shop” approach to peripherals that enable machine tools to operate at peak performance by integrating a Quick Load Servo 80 S2 all-electric, short magazine bar feeder, a Turbo MH Series filtering chip conveyor, an oil mist collector, a steady rest work support system, and a Phasep waste oil removal system with a replica turning center.
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