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Tight Squeeze: Robots Serve Multiple Machines in Small Footprint
The long reach of shelf-mounted PH130RF and PH200RF six-axis robotic arms from Yaskawa Motoman handles large blanks and formed parts from multiple presses in tight spaces.
Pepperl+Fuchs Opens IoT-Enabled Distribution Center
This fully automated warehouse is one of the most modern in North America.
Yaskawa Motoman Celebrates Milestone
They celebrate their 30th anniversary in the robotics business.
FANUC America Opens New Facility
This robotics and automation facility in Auburn Hills, MI, includes engineering, product development, manufacturing and warehousing.
Bystronic Canada Appoints Direct Sales Engineer
Sylvain Robidoux will support their Western region of Québec province.
Automatic Feed Hires New Technical Buyer
Jarrett Beck evaluates supplier products, services and pricing for their sourcing needs.
Versatile Deburring Tool Replaces Manual Material Removal Processes
For cobot applications in light and medium deburring, chamfering and scraping operations, the pneumatically-actuated Compliant Deburring Blade from ATI Industrial Automation excels in both axial and radial compliance to produce consistent results where surface irregularities are present.
Beckhoff Increases Northeast U.S. Presence
They open new Boston and Philadelphia area offices.
Economical Process Monitoring of Metal Forming and Stamping Operations
The intelligent Brankamp X3S real-time process monitoring system from Marposs immediately identifies manufacturing faults and part or tool variations to optimize machine efficiency, improve part quality, and limit unplanned downtime and tooling costs.
Next Steps in Servo-Hydraulic Press Design
A new servo-hydraulic press from Greenerd Press automatically sets itself up after the operator selects the press operation with simple, icon-based cycle profiles. Custom press cycles are stored in over 1,000 different recipes and recalled instantly with a bar code reader.
Open, Industrial PC-Based CNC for Metal Fabrication
The Sinumerik MC controller from Siemens is ideal for metal fabrication, specialty machines, additive manufacturing, plate cutting, grinding, laser or waterjet cutting, and more.
How Shops Can Connect to Their Machines and with Their People
ShiftWorx API and Narrative 2 applications from FreePoint capture more uptime and downtime information empirically on the plant floor, then connect the data to ERP more effectively using AI or other advanced analysis.
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