Automation
Trumpf Breaks Ground on Production Factory Expansion
The expansion will house sheet metal production and a smart factory to manufacture laser cutting, bending and welding machinery.
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Zebra Skimmers' Coolant Systems Automate Fluid Management
The Zebra Dazzle 2 system can reportedly reduce coolant usage and CNC tooling by as much as 80%.
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SmartCAMcnc's Updated Software Features Functional Improvements
SmartCAM v2023 delivers improvements to model information, viewing and display, user interface and usability, macro automation and CAD data translation.
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Shape Technologies Group Promotes New President, CEO
Nino LaDuca, current president of Shape Process Automation, is the new president and CEO of Shape Technologies Group.
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SprutCAM Expands Online Robot Programming Library
The online robot library now includes 675 components from major robotics companies.
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Handling the Growth of an Adaptable Automation System
Implementing an adaptable automation system helped this shop stay on top of seasonal swings in demand. To effectively grow this system, it had to keep several considerations in mind.
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Tormach Introduces New Robot Powered by Open-Source Software
The ZA6 robot is designed to carry a 6-kg payload through a reach of 975 mm.
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4 Steps to a Cobot Culture: How Thyssenkrupp Bilstein Has Answered Staffing Shortages With Economical Automation
Safe, economical automation using collaborative robots can transform a manufacturing facility and overcome staffing shortfalls, but it takes additional investment and a systemized approach to automation in order to realize this change.
Read MoreMetrology: Automation’s Unsung Hero
When contemplating automation, it is easy to envision a robot moving material from point A to point B, parts coming out of a machine and being ferried by conveyors to the next step, or pallet changers reloading fresh stock back into a machine.
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91ÊÓƵÍøÕ¾ÎÛ- Season 2 Episode 3: The Robots Come Home
The latest episode “Made in the USA” podcast explores a company that uses collaborative robots, one of the key tools helping US machine shops and other manufacturers compete with lower cost countries by automating production.
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