Automation

Automation

Ultra Tech Moves to Larger Facility

Ultra Tech Machinery, a supplier of precision machinery and automation solutions, has moved its headquarters and plant to a larger facility in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

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Automation

Custom Machining System Sets Wind Turbine Record

Mag Industrial Automation Systems' Megaflex custom manufacturing system recently demonstrated the ability to simultaneously machine all three blade faces of one of the industry’s largest wind turbine hubs in record time.

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A Sampling of Advanced Technologies at FANUC

Here are some of my impressions about the technologies I saw during a recent trip to FANUC’s headquarters in Japan.

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Automation

3D Vision System Enables Robotic Bin-Picking Automation

Position and orientation data gathered by a 3D vision system enables this robot to remove parts randomly located in a bin.

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Automation

Seeing How Rego-Fix Expanded and Added Automation

The manufacturer of precision tooling components recently expanded its Swiss headquarters integrating a good deal of automation as well as environmentally friendly initiatives.

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Oil & Gas

Custom CAM Add-ins Automate Threading

The ability to create custom add-ins using the Esprit CAM system’s API and Microsoft’s Visual Basic has significantly reduced thread programming times at this manufacturer of oil and gas industry components.

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Automation

Sandvik Introduces Drilling-Focused “Smart” Event

“See the Whole Picture,” a half-day event focused on drilling, is the latest addition to the “Smart” series of educational seminars from cutting tool manufacturer Sandvik Coromant (Fair Lawn, New Jersey). Scheduled for various locations throughout the country in April, May and June, the event will highlight technical presentations, application techniques and troubleshooting tips.

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Automation

Cell’s Benefits Derive From Sum of Its Parts

This shop’s experience with implementing a cell consisting of four robot-fed HMCS demonstrates that success depends on more than automation alone.

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Automation

Haas Automation Produces its 125,000th CNC Machine

Haas Automation built its first VF-1 vertical machining center in 1988. This CNC machine was remarkable because it was the first U.S.-built machine of its type priced below $50,000. In January 2012, the company built its 125,000th CNC machine tool, which happened to be the latest version of the VF-1 model. Comparing these two milestone machines is revealing.

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Automation

Haas Produces 125,000th CNC Machine

Haas Automation (Oxnard, California) has sold its 125,000th CNC machine since its founding in 1988.

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