Automation
Strong Growth Projected for Industrial Robots
A predicted surge in the use of advanced industrial robots in the United States and elsewhere over the next decade would raise productivity substantially.
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CNC Turning Center Enables Multitasking, Automation
Mazak will showcase its Quick Turn Universal (QTU) 250MSY turning center designed for shops focused on small parts production.
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In-House CNCs Help Automotive Shop Gain Manufacturing Control
By investing in two advanced CNC machine tools from Haas Automation Inc. and bringing chip-making in house, Neal Technologies was able to grow its business.
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Chucks Automate Part Loading
Unilock, a Big Kaiser brand, offers its 120/70 automation chuck series said to expand automation capabilities by enabling an intelligent interface and communication back to the controller using standard Unilock knobs.
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Strongest Year Ever for Robots in North America
North American companies ordered more than 27,000 robots last year, says industry group—a 28-percent increase over the prior year.
Read MoreRobotics Will Power the Next Productivity Surge in Manufacturing
BCG research predicts that by 2025, adoption of advanced robots will boost productivity by as much as 30 percent in many industries located in countries such as South Korea, China, the United States, Japan and Germany.
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Video: Machinist Describes His New Role with Robot
Do robots in manufacturing replace people? Here is a machinist who now programs the robot that performs some of the work that he used to do.
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Grinding Products Can Be Equipped with Automation
Heartland Machine and Engineering offers a selection of high-performance grinding and finishing machines that can be optionally equipped with automation using gantry or robots.
Read MoreMachine-to-Cloud Appliance Delivers Energy Management Data
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, in collaboration with ILS Technology, a Telit company, offers the e-Factory IoT Gateway, a machine-to-cloud (M2C) industrial appliance for Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
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