Automation
KUKA Enhances Modular Simulation Software
KUKA.Sim 4.0 facilitates accurate planning, programming, safety configuration and more through digital twins. The software can program robots offline, analyze cycle times and expand functionalities through add-on modules.
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Midaco's Automatic Pallet Changer Provides Quick Changes
Midaco’s A4020SD mid-size pallet changer automatically switches pallets in approximately 15 seconds depending on the weight of the parts.
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KUKA Enhances Modular Digital Simulation Software
KUKA.Sim 4.0 software is designed to enable manufacturers to test and validate robotic installations before equipment arrives, minimize the footprint of cells with 3D visualization of safety spaces, then transfer applications with 100% accuracy to an actual robot controller.
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BMW Uses Siemens' Automation System to Streamline Production
Siemens’ Sinumerik One will be used at BMW’s Steyr production plant in Austria to produce an electric drive housing.
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Automation Adds Capacity to Capability for Low-Volume Work
Investment in machining technology has facilitated growth and diversification at Reich Tool & Design. Now, flexible automation allows the shop to get more out of its machines despite a shortage of skilled workers.
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Pedrazzoli Features Automated Work Cell
Westec 2021: With the help of an articulated loading robot, the Bend Master 45 + FANUC + Stern 25 reproduces all the work phases of an operator.
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Robotic Cell Improves Quote, Wins Shop an Aerospace Job
By adding a FANUC-controlled automation cell, Kemco Aerospace Manufacturing improved the cost-competitiveness of its quote and won a major aerospace job.
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Remote CNC Control With Mitsubishi Electric's New Software
Mitsubishi’s CNC Offset Manager software enables operators to manage more machines, centralizing the work so operators don’t need to move between machines or into robot cells.
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PRAB's Auto-Take Up Cuts Conveyor Belt Adjustment Downtime
PRAB’s new conveyor enhancement automatically tightens belts and eliminates the need for manual adjustments, cutting downtime and preventing belt failure.
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Safe, Smart, Sustainable, Stable — Dispelling the Manufacturing Myths
Manufacturing has had a bad rap for a long time. The 3-Ds — Dark, Dirty, Dangerous — are almost a universal cultural belief wherever you go and no matter with whom you speak.
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