Automation

Automation 15 Mar 2001

Grinding Cell Yields Automatic Rewards

Sheffield, United Kingdom-based tool manufacturer Universal Drilling and Cutting Equipment (UDCE) manufactures a wide range of products for the engineering, fabrication and construction industries, including electro-magnetic drilling systems, broaching cutters, tungsten carbide cutters, industrial cutters and specialized engineering tools.

Holemaking 15 Dec 2000

Smart Boring Bar Auto-Comps

Because boring is a finishing or semi-finishing operation, there is generally little or no margin for dimensional or surface finish error. In production, dimensional accuracy of a precise bore can be negatively affected by tool wear over time.

Automation 15 Sep 2000

Choosing The Right Bar Feeder

Take a look at some of the options, and find out how some shops make their decisions.

Automation 1 Jun 2000

At Last . . . A Smart Way To Move Surplus Inventory

Readers of this column know I’m a tax guy. That’s all I do or have done for many years.

Turn/Mill 15 May 2000

Manufacturer Takes Innovative Approach To Advanced Manufacturing Processes

Thousands of contract manufacturing shops across North America that produce commodity parts such as shafts, arbors, bearing races, gear splines, and so on, have one problem in common: how to do it faster and less expensively.

Turn/Mill 15 Apr 2000

Unique's Approach To Mold Making

This Canadian mold making shop, Unique Mould Makers, is aptly named. Virtually every multi-cavity injection mold set made for the manufacture of caps, closures, vials and other packaging applications is indeed unique. One might think that automation and standardization would not be of interest to such a shop. Think again!

Automation 1 Apr 2000

CNC Robotics And Automation: Knowing When To Say 'When'

In metalworking, a shop's move from one level of automation to the next can be a business-busting decision if badly timed. This article looks at what you should consider when taking the next step toward automating an operation.

Machining Centers 15 Mar 2000

An Approach To Boosting Shop Production Capacity

The increased availability of modular manufacturing cells has added another means of increasing a shop’s capacity. This article looks at a practical approach to evaluating when and how much automation is appropriate for a shop.

Inspection and Measurement 15 Mar 2000

Pump Maker Gains Production Efficiency With Smart Gaging Choices

The challenge facing this pump manufacturer was to make the high-tolerance inspection process so efficient that parts could be checked randomly by several machinists, without causing delays that would slow production.

Automation 1 Mar 2000

The Tax-Smart Way To Educate Your Kids/Grandkids

The cost of sending your kids or grand- kids to college has skyrocketed. And predictions are that college costs will continue to rise each year in the foreseeable future.