Automation
Siemens Supports Georgia Tech Research Projects
Siemens has made in-kind donations of automation and motion control technologies to the Georgia Institute of Technology Foundation for two research projects.
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Brush Hone Boosts Safety, Productivity, Finish Quality
This manufacturer recently employed the Flex-Hone ball-style honing brush from Brush Research Manufacturing to automate the finishing of die bores. In addition to providing quality and productivity improvements, the tool helped eliminate the potential for operator discomfort and injury.
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Advanced Grinding, Plain and Simple
Advanced grinding equipment gives this shop the flexibility and automation it needs to serve customers with either rapid-response or high-volume jobs.
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Rapid OD Gaging—via Robot
Autonetics of Chapel Hill, North Carolina is a manufacturing automation specialist, but chief technology officer Chris Wezyk says the specialty is more nuanced than that.
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Video: In-Process Scanning of a Turned Profile—via Robot
A robot reaching into a lathe measures along the entire part length in seconds, determining whether additional machining is needed.
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Five-Axis Machining Center for Dental Applications, Operated by Apple iPad
Datron Dynamics Inc. says the company’s D5 Dental Mill is a 5-axis, high-speed machining center designed for dental milling applications including crowns, bridges, abutments, inlays, onlays, telescopes, implants, bar work and even models. A rigid cast iron construction houses a fully-integrated 5-axis automation system built to hold up to eight material blanks or “pucks” frequently used by dental labs. This integrated eight-piece handling system loads and unloads blanks for unattended operation.
Read MoreRobotic, Submerged Arc Welding Technology
Lincoln Electric Automation says its robotic arc welding system is embedded with advanced technology to enhance submerged arc welding (SAW) with a robot.
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Vise Automates Milling, Eliminates Fixture Setup
A machine tool builder phased in a three-machine robotic cell to improve productivity and automate machining of spindle shafts. A new vise model that provided repeatable clamping and eliminated fixture setups was key to the success of the new project.
Read MoreFanuc CNC America Dubbed Fanuc FA America
Fanuc CNC America Corporation (Hoffman Estates, Illinois) has officially changed its name to Fanuc FA America Corporation. “Fanuc FA America Corporation more accurately represents the company direction and relationship to our customers, the Fanuc Ltd. corporate philosophy and our new company symbol,” says Tomoaki “Tomo” Ishibe, company president.The company represents the Factory Automation (FA) division of Fanuc Ltd.
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Haas Automation—"Your Roots are Showing"
Haas Automation began producing rotary tables in 1983 and a few years later moved into machine tool manufacturing.
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