Automation
Achieving Flexible Capacity with Automation
This high-mix, low-volume manufacturer embarked on a year and a half program to introduce robotics to its manufacturing process.
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FANUC launches new "Take Control" virtual technology event
The event will occur Oct.19-22, 2020 and feature FANUC’s latest automation and robotics technologies.
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Universal Cylindrical Grinding Machine Grinds Versatile Workpiece Lengths
United Grinding North America Inc.’s Studer S33 offers a host of machining features, including graphical StuderPictogramming and optional fully flexible automation.
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Cobot Software Update Adds and Improves Operational Features
The line of 0B7 collaborative robots from Absolute Machine Tools’ partner Productive Robotics have been enhanced with 50 additional operational and ease-of-use features.
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NIMS Marks 25th Anniversary Achievement with Smart Solutions Launch
The organization’s new Smart Solutions are an initiative to address the competencies needed by today’s technology-driven manufacturers.
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Using the Right Technology at the Right Time and in the Right Way
Michigan mold and die maker puts its engineering expertise to work for each customer.
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Hurco Unveils Practical Job Shop Automation for High-Mix Manufacturing
Hurco has developed a streamlined automation package for high-mix manufacturing by partnering with ProCobots to make job shop automation practical.
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Five-Axis Hard Milling Improves Electrode Accuracy
Fully automated, high-speed hard milling centers saved moldmaker time, money, handwork, allowed wider-range of EDM burns to be achieved.
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A Blueprint for Die-Mold Shop Automation
An increasing number of mold and die makers are considering automation to get better utilization of their equipment and skilled people. While it will take good planning and execution, there is a manageable path to automation that will bring efficiencies to tool shops in ways hardly imaginable only a few years ago.
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Canadian Manufacturing Resiliency Helps Overcome COVID-19 Challenges
Three-quarters of companies have recalled employees or hired new staff in what is considered proof of the resiliency of the manufacturing sector, reports a monthly survey of moldmakers and industrial automation companies from the Canadian Association of Mold Makers and Automate Canada.
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