Automation
Use CAM Templates to Automate Programming — The One-Person Shop #3
Capture knowledge and speed programming time by equipping the software to generate some of the routines that are used routinely.
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Robots Get a Ride with CNC Machine-tending AGVs
Mobile machine tenders prove that “automation-ready” is a state of mind.
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FANUC Announces Production Of 750,000th Robot
FANUC is capable of producing 11,000 robots per month in fully automated factories that use its own robots to make robots, controllers and machine tools.
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Probing for Setup and Lights-Out Machining — The One-Person Shop Episode #2
Automatic measurement on the machine tool speeds efficiency by day and safeguards capacity at night for a small machine shop.
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4 Ways Robots and 3D Printing Intersect
Four examples of how robotic automation and additive manufacturing both help and are helped by each other.
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Throughput Supports the Bottom Line
Udo Jahn, general manager of Modern Engineering, says focusing on throughput is a more reliable way of increasing the bottom line than focusing on cycle time alone.
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Collet Chuck Adapters Available from Exsys Automation
Company has added type 01 ER collet chuck standard adapters that enable quick change over in turning center turrets.
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DMG MORI Introduces Compact Machining Center
DMG MORI introduced the DMP 35, a high-speed, compact machining center with a small footprint with automation and five-axis options.
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Razorleaf Partners with Eggplant of Keysight Technologies
PLM consultant Razorleaf Corp. partnered with Eggplant, part of Keysight Technologies. Razorleaf will off strategic support for Eggplant test-automation software.
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Meet the Automation That Makes Machine Tool Automation
A new manufacturing cell at Mazak’s North American headquarters is one part machine tool production unit and one part demonstration facility. And it’s here to provide a lesson about how automation can tackle skilled-worker shortages and supply chain issues at the same time.
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