Data-Driven Manufacturing

Measurement

Collision Monitoring System Reacts in 1 Millisecond

Marposs Corp.’s Brankamp CMS-02 stand-alone system for collision monitoring and crash damage mitigation in machine tools reacts in 1 millisecond, sending a stop signal to E-Stop that helps to alleviate or even eliminate machine crashes.

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KC SmartPort Briefing Examines Industry 4.0

KC SmartPort held its seventh annual industry briefing featuring a panel of manufacturing industry leaders discussing how the rapidly changing field is moving toward automation, with big data facilitating breakthroughs in process improvement.

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Industry 4.0 is on its Way

We know Industry 4.0 is coming, so capital equipment manufacturers are preparing by equipping their machine and ancillary equipment to be ready for installation of Industry 4.0 compatibility. Read this article about ways one machine tool builder is taking to prepare for the change.

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Digital Optical Comparator Compares Parts to CAD Data

VisionX Inc.’s Gen2 VisionGauge digital optical comparator is an inspection and measurement system that has CAD auto-align and CAD auto-pass/fail tools that can compare parts to their CAD data automatically.

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Automation

Haas Automation Commemorates 30 Years of the VF-1

Haas Automation will commemorate 30 years of the VF-1 with a year-long Very First campaign, with the campaign culminating at IMTS 2018 in Chicago.

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TDM Cloud Line Solution Enables Access to Tool Data

TDM Systems’ TDM Cloud Line is a cloud-based solution for tool data management that enables manufacturers to access tool data and is based on TDM 2017 Global Line, the fully modernized tool data management solution launched earlier in 2017.

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Mikrotron and Phrontier Combine Camera/Extender Package

Mikrotron has combined its EoSens CXP+ Series cameras with Phrontier’s Phorte CXP fiber extender into a solution that can transmit video and control signals a distance of up to 80 km over single mode fiber.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Automation

While many shops are enjoying the production benefits of robotic part handling, others are struggling to tackle the first steps of implementation. Here’s a basic guide to help provide clarity on where to begin.

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Wall-Mounting Kits are for Siemens G-Series Drive Platform

Siemens’ wall-mounting kits are for its Sinamics G120C and G120 PM240-2 modular drives and allow installation of the drives and conform to NEMA 1 and UL Type 1 standards for interior applications.

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WorkXplore High-Speed CAD Viewer Converts Files in Batches

Vero Software’s WorkXplore is a high-speed CAD viewer and analyzer that can import and analyze files in batches and at high speed and has a batch-converter function that allows batches of CAD files to be converted to the WorkXplore format.

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World Machine Tool Survey
Horn USA
Kyocera
Efficient, Durability, Advanced CBN Abrasives
SPC Innovations, In-machine gaging and attachments
SolidCAM
manufacturer of machine tools
Marubeni Citizen CNC
Length and Diameter Gages, Broken tool Detectors