Automation & Robots
Lights-Out Machining Season
If you are looking to implement lights-out manufacturing in your shop, here's an article that's a helpful place to start the exercise.
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Automation for Your Machine Shop
A free white paper from Gosiger Automation discusses the reasons that metalworking manufacturers from small CNC shops to large-scale operations benefit from automating many machining functions.
Read MoreHelping Machines Work Together
Implementing automation strategies is a good way to add productivity to the shop floor. It often contributes to less scrap and can minimize operator involvement.
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Modular Automation Package for Turning Machines
Here's a modular robotic automation cell for cost-effective, flexible part load/unload of turning machines.
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Automation System Loads up Expandability, Scalability and Precision
Determining the scope of an automation system involves trying to anticipate a facility’s future needs, and system design, assembly and installation can include long lead times and significant expense.
Read MoreLessons for Lights-Out
Many shops have goals for extended lights-out operations. It’s a win-win concept, considering the machines can have minimal downtime, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with little need for an operator.
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Laser Device Helps to Align Bar Feeders
One of the most common issues affecting bar feeder performance is wear and tear on the bar feeder liner or collet caused by inaccurate alignment between the bar feeder and the lathe.
Read MoreAutomation for the Front Office
Automation is what is propelling manufacturing today, and I’m not only talking about machine tool automation.
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Multitasking Helps Detroit Shop
Brothers Arnot and Matt Heller are 30-something, degreed engineers running Central Screw Products and Detroit Gun Works. They are also fourth generation, hands-on machinists and know a thing or two about machine tools, automation and the critical role of new technology in business growth.
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White Papers for Aerospace Machining
Two white papers from machine tool distributor and automation integrator Gosiger Inc. explain the capabilities required of CNC machine shops that wish to enter the aerospace market.
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