Automation & Robots

Automation

ABB Software Platform Streamlines Data Management

OptiFact is designed to speed up diagnostics and decision making, increasing production uptime with less engineering effort.

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Automation

Automating Cutting Fluid Management

Automation can amplify the benefits of cutting fluid management while reducing the maintenance burden on shopfloor employees.

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Automation

Using the Toolchanger to Automate Production

Taking advantage of a feature that’s already on the machine tool, Lang’s Haubex system uses the toolchanger to move and store parts, making it an easy-to-use and cost-effective automation solution.

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Automation

Taking Someone to TASC

This special automation issue of Production Machining is timed perfectly with the debut of The Automated Shop Conference held this month in Novi, Michigan.

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Automation

Learn How to Automate Your Machine Shop at 2023 The Automated Shop Conference

Attend TASC, The Automated Shop Conference, in Novi, Mich on Oct. 11, 2023 for a comprehensive look into how to use automation to transform your machine shop.

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Automation

Replace Repetitive Measurement With DIY Robotic Automation

After minimal training, a shop can learn how to use this robotic inspection system configured for a shopfloor application to supersede repetitive, time-consuming, high-mix gaging processes. It can then be redeployed for another application somewhere else in the facility.

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Automation

Pay Attention to These 7 Themes at TASC

Looking to automate your shop floor? The Automated Shop Conference (TASC) will connect shops with experts who can advise them through this transition. 

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Automation

ATI Integrates Multi-Axis Sensors With FANUC Robots

The integration of ATI’s F/T Sensors with FANUC’s robots and Force Control Software enables users to achieve greater levels of accuracy, flexibility and responsiveness.

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Automation

Zoller Automation Days Showcased Advances in Cutting Tool Processes

Zoller highlighted technology that automates cutting tool management and establishes more resilient, reliable processes in the face the labor shortage.

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Automation

Mitsubushi Robotics Solution Simplifies Machine Tending

The LoadMate Plus is a machine tending solution designed for easy setup and use, giving manufacturers an answer to labor shortage challenges while improving productivity and lowering operating costs.

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Reid Supply
Marubeni Citizen CNC
Techspex
Star swiss-type automatic lathes
Kyocera
World Machine Tool Survey
Horn USA
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