Automation
Die Manufacturer Embraces IIoT to Move to Shorter-Run Production
As a punch and die supplier’s customers implemented leaner strategies, it needed to shift to shorter-run manufacturing. An ethernet communications system enabled machine CNCs to communicate with bar feeders to automatically switch part programs without operator intervention.
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Robot Controllers Ease Interconnectivity
ABB’s OmniCore robot controller family offers broad motion control options for the connected shop floor.
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Apps Ease Implementation of Industry 4.0 Essentials
The Automation Systems division of Liebherr has developed a range of applications that support Industry 4.0 initiatives.
Read MoreAs Rethink Robotics Closes, Hahn Group Picks Up Sawyer Technology
As part of the transaction, Hahn Group has acquired all patents and trademarks of Rethink Robotics as well as its software platform, Intera5.
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WFL Millturn Technologies Acquires Frai Elektromaschinenbau
Frai, founded in 1984 and focusing on automation solutions in the machine tool industry, will be 100-percent owned by WFL.
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Upcoming Webinar: Understanding Smart Manufacturing to Gain Productivity and Profitability in a Global Manufacturing Environment
Industry veteran Michael Buchli, Senior SolidWorks Product & Portfolio Manager, says one way to improve process efficiency (and profitability) is to integrate design and manufacturing to promote concurrent product development.
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Material-Handling AGV Charges on Its Own
Creform has introduced the 2-ton Super NSI model CA-Z40200-NSI, the company’s highest-capacity tunneling tugger automated guided vehicle (AGV).
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10 Ways to Think Differently about Robotic Automation
Take another look: A lot is happening in and around robotic automation. What robots might mean for machining and manufacturing is getting ready to change.
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Can Blockchain Help Machine Shops Win Work?
The record-keeping system underlying cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin could automate the front office, secure intellectual property and plug data-driven manufacturers into increasingly data-driven supply chains.
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Three Ways to Make Vertical Machining Centers More Profitable
Should you go buy some robots to automatically load and unload your VMCs? Well, for the right kinds of production work, yes. For most shops, however, something more modest is probably in order. Here are some ideas.
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