Automation

Lights-Out With A Lighter Commitment

For this integrated flexible pallet cell, the machines and the pallet system came from different suppliers. The shop is not locked into any supplier for adding machining centers later.

Three-Jaw Grippers For Material Handling

CNCs Accomodate Various Automation Setups

As one Barrington, New Hampshire shop recently discovered, machining diesel engine turbocharger impellers from Type 2618 aluminum requires multiple passes to machine the blades.

Simplfying Thread Repair

Repairing damaged or worn threads on a workpiece is a common chore for toolroom lathes, especially in the oilfield industry. Haas Automation has a new feature for its conversational control units that simplifies and automates this process.

Simulate Robot Applications Without Prototype Work Cell

Module For Data Analysis, Automation Control And PLCs

Turning The Tide

When Briggs & Stratton decided to make the crankshaft machining lines in its Poplar Bluff plant globally competitive, it had to choose between CNC lathes and dedicated special machines for its main turning operations. The company chose the lathes.

Screw-Driven Slides With Optical Encoders

Making Strides To Maximize Worker Efficiency

This 40-year-old shop combines original best practices with new technologies and manufacturing approaches to make the most of its home-grown skilled labor.

Upgraded Robot With Intelligent Function Enhancements