Automation & Robots
Robotic Part Handling Reduces Labor Costs
To remain competitive, many manufacturing companies are looking for accurate, reliable and maintenance-free machine tools offering fast change-over, programming and setup.
Read MoreIscar's Tools Focus on Increased Productivity with Smart Insert Locking
Iscar's new tools focus on increased productivity with smart insert locking mechanisms, which therefore create a more stable machining process.
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Quick Change-Over with Gantry Loader
This gantry loader is designed to address common concerns about robots being too complicated, too expensive or requiring too much changeover time.
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Now That’s Smart
Consider bearings, those critical yet mostly quiet servants of industry. It seems that bearing manufacturer, SKF, has managed to enable its new bearings to let us know how they are doing.
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Smart Machining Centers
These days, precision machine shops are often looking to expand the range of work they can take on profitably. It is not enough, in many instances, to be exclusively a turning shop.
Read MoreVideo Shows Bar Puller in Action
Automation can bring speed and consistency to many different manufacturing operations. When it can be added with relatively minimal expense, the move seems even more compelling.
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Win-Win Scenario Automates a High Volume Turning Operation
What started as a sales call from Bucci Industries to Methods Machine Tools evolved into a true success story at Gardner Denver's Fort Worth, Texas facility.
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A Show of Their Own
Held the second week of April, HaasTec included machine demonstrations, extensive tours of Haas Automation’s 1 million-square-foot facility, a catered lunch, and 38 vendor booths with representatives from major CAD/CAM, tooling, and workholding manufacturers.
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Bar Feeder Knowledge Center
feeders are perhaps the most common automation accessories used in metalworking. To see a nice collection of information about bar feeders, visit Production Machining’s Bar Feeds zone.
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A Primer for Working with 3D Engineering Data
Automation takes many forms in the metalworking shop and one of them is incorporating 3D engineering data into the production process.
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