Automation & Robots
Kuka Automated Mobile Platforms Streamline Operations
The KMP 1500P AMR features a 60-mm stroke and precision positioning, enabling it to transport up to 1.5-tons of materials and workpieces, picks good, supply lines and cells with materials and transport production parts in process linking.
Read MoreAn Automation Comeback Story
Alexandria Industries struggled with its first robotic machining cell. However, the aluminum extrusion components manufacturer — now with more than 20 robots — discovered that by simplifying and standardizing its automation strategy, it could reap the benefits of unattended machining even for relatively low batch sizes.
Read MoreWalter Launches Metalworking Automation Service
Walter has partnered with a large network of North American system integrators and end-of-arm tool manufacturers to craft a turnkey automatization process.
Read MoreATI Tool Changer Enables Reliable Exchange of Robotic Tooling
The MC-50 provides a solution for quickly changing robotic end-of-arm tooling by hand.
Read MoreEMO 2023 Press Conference Takeaways
Writing for the EMO Daily publication at the recent show in Hannover, Germany, led me to learn about aspects of our industry I might not have otherwise heard about.
Read MoreMachine-Tending Cobot Fills Night Shift
A collaborative robot helped this shop run a machine tool 24/7 when hiring someone for a third shift didn’t seem to be an option.
Read MoreHigh-Volume Machine Shop Automates Secondary Ops
An Ohio contract shop added a compact, self-loading CNC lathe to perform unattended secondary ops on a part for a key customer rather than running it on a manually loaded chucker.
WatchThe Advantages of Automated Shopfloor Gaging
This “parallel kinematic” gage offers the opportunity to automate and improve machining process control for shops endeavoring to move from sample inspection to 100% inspection.
Read MoreThis Shop is Taking an Automated Aerospace Approach
A flexible manufacturing system helps an Indiana job shop run a mix of aerospace work for long stretches of time and function more like a contract shop.
Read MoreTezmaksan Automation System Enables Seamless Integration
CubeBox enables users to program robots using visual elements, drag-and-drop functionality and predefined templates.
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