Automation
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.
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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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Robot Mayhem Returns to Indy
Indianapolis will once again host mayhem in the ring when student-designed robot gladiators collide at the 2013 National Robotics League (NRL) Championships.
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Merging Turning and Automation
Hardinge Inc. recently demonstrated automated production of hydraulic spool valve housings on its T51 MSY SP Super-Precision turning center.
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Company Chosen to Machine Dental Components to Tolerances of 0.0005 Inch
Marshall’s new multi-function Swiss machines were best suited for the job of manufacturing DrillStops because the device demand numerous turning and milling operations.
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