Automation

Inspection and Measurement 9 Nov 2019

The Tie Between Technology and People

Top Shops data analysis shows that investment in employees more directly correlates to profit margin than investment in equipment. Still, careful consideration of new technology matters.

CNC & Machine Controls 6 Nov 2019

Metalworking News of Note: November 2019

Orderfox.com adds an RFQ service for its users, Sandvik Coromant begins construction on new tech center in North Carolina, and other news from the metalworking industry.

Top Shops 2 Nov 2019

Video: How to Succeed at Lights-Out Machining — Findings from Top Shops Data

Differences in machine shops’ profit margins suggest the value of improvement methodology, unattended machining and machine tool monitoring, as well as the effective combination of all three of these.

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Automation 29 Oct 2019

NRTC Automation Launches iGAM.com to Sell Pre-Owned Robots

The e-commerce website enables users to find and purchase reconditioned robots, manufacturing equipment and robot parts

Data-Driven Manufacturing 28 Oct 2019

Siemens Factory Automation Acquiring Pixeom's Edge Platform

Siemens is hoping to strengthen its own Industrial Edge portfolio by adding software components from the platform.

Automation 25 Oct 2019

Tour a Large New Robotics and Automation Facility

Here’s a look at FANUC America’s new 461,000-square-foot warehouse, R&D and testing facility it recently opened in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

Turning Machines 17 Oct 2019

Mazak Offers Quick Turn 200/250 Turning Centers with Gantry Robot

Mazak offers the Quick Turn 200/250 series of multitasking turning centers configured with a GR100 gantry robot for “done in one” part processing and fully automated loading/unloading.

Automation 12 Oct 2019

AI Demands Meaningful Metrics

Machine learning can identify patterns and trends faster than any human, but correlations are only as meaningful as the data driving the analysis.

Automation 8 Oct 2019

Tracer Minibar Bar Feeder Serves Swiss-Type Lathes Running Barstock Under 13 mm

The Tracer Minibar, a hydrodynamic magazine bar feeder from CNC Indexing & Feeding Technologies, is engineered to feed barstock diameters ranging from 0.8 to 12 mm in diameter and up to 12 ft. in length.