Automation
Positive Correlation between Robots and Employment
Do robots replace employees? Far from it. Data suggest employment and automation grow together, while individual cases show automation raising employee value and helping the employer attract talent.
Read MoreMatsuura Appoints President
Craig St. John brings 40 years of leadership experience in the machine tool and automation industries.
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Robotic Cell for Handling Gears
The less manual handling of a gear before and after the heat-treating process, the better. This robotic gear-handling cell automates this critical stage, increasing both safety and part quality.
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Robot Gripper Holds Complex, Sensitive Parts
Röhm Products of America offers a selection of end-of-arm robot tooling including the customizable RRMG synthetic gripper, said to offer 30 percent more clamping force than its predecessor for large-workpiece handling.
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Turning a Profit with Automation
CL Tech could not profitably meet increased production demand until it added robotic automation. The move saved money in operating costs and eliminated the need for peripheral devices.
Read MoreCAM Software Eases Programming of Welding Robots
Robotmaster software integrates off-line robot programming, simulation and optimization with CAD/CAM software.
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Bar Feeder Designed for Fast and Easy Change-Overs
LNS America’s GT 326-E automatic magazine bar feeder for sliding headstock machines loads 12-ft.-long barstock in diameters ranging from 3 to 20 mm (26 mm with bar prep).
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Custom Vacuum Tables Provide Extreme Flatness
Systematic Automation has developed custom vacuum tables for machine builders and OEMs.
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Laser Plus Automation Package Enables Lights-Out Production
Trumpf’s TruLaser 2030 integrates an energy-efficient, 4-kW TruDisk fiber laser for flexible and economical 2D laser cutting on a variety of materials and thicknesses.
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Tapping Machines Reduce Setup Times, Material Handling
Palmgren’s Parallel Arm Tapping machines are designed to make tapping fast and easy by reducing setup times and material handling as well as improving material flow.
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