Data-Driven Manufacturing

Single & Multi-Spindles 21 Oct 2018

MW120II Turning Center Enables Fast Automation

Murata Machinery’s MW120II twin-spindle turning center features a high-speed, lightweight gantry loader, which enables rapid traverse speeds in the X, Y and Z axes.

Basics 20 Oct 2018

Automation Helps Businesses Grow

Arguments for and against automation have not changed over the decades, but companies that are open to automation are thriving.

Data-Driven Manufacturing 1 Oct 2018

Hot Topic: Automation

When a manufacturing operation involves both high mix and low volume, making the best equipment choices can be challenging. Here are considerations for selecting the types of automation that will work best for any given facility.

Data-Driven Manufacturing 27 Sep 2018

Haas Automation Installs its 200,000th Machine

Haas Automation Inc. installed the 200,000th Haas CNC machine.

Automation 20 Sep 2018

Automation in High-Mix, Low-Volume Turning Applications

Turning shops are familiar with automation for high-volume work, but the shifting landscape to smaller batch sizes has created new challenges.

Data-Driven Manufacturing 14 Sep 2018

VR at UR: See Cobots in Another Dimension

Universal Robots’ expansive two-story IMTS booth in the North Hall features a VR headset interface that will give you exact tool and joint positions in real time as you manipulate the arm with the virtual gripper.

Data-Driven Manufacturing 13 Sep 2018

Mitsubishi Electric Presents Integrated Factory Automation

Visitors to Mitsubishi Electric Automation’s booth will see examples of single source manufacturing, including IIoT systems, the M8 CNC series control platform, FR series robots, five-axis machining and a fully automated manufacturing (FAM) cell.

Data-Driven Manufacturing 31 Aug 2018

5 Ways to Begin the Path to Digital Manufacturing

Creating bridges between the digital data-driven world and the physical world that generates the data is key to implementing a digital manufacturing system and reaping the benefits data analysis can bring to efficiency.

Data-Driven Manufacturing 20 Aug 2018

The Advantages of Direct-Drive Technology for Manufacturing

Direct-drive technology, the force of a motor being directly applied to a mechanism without any intermediate drivetrain such as a gearbox or toothed belt, has been around for more than 40 years, but some machine builders still may not fully appreciate its benefits.

Data-Driven Manufacturing 5 Aug 2018

Load & Go Robot Eases Automation for CNC Shops

This compact robotic loading platform makes automation affordable for CNC shops.

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