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Smart Robotic Part Sorting and Arranging Made Easy
SmartWing robots from Fuji make workpiece sorting, accurate long screw placing, loose part sorting and arranging, and dual robot cooperation for inserting and tightening screws remarkably easy and efficient with accessible automation that virtually eliminates teaching.
Flexible Robotic Precision Finishing Systems
Robotic finishing systems from Fastems eliminate variations that are common in hand-finishing operations, maximize the output of consistently precise parts, and relieve employees of tedious and tiring hand finishing activities.
Doing Tasks with Robots That Were Not Possible Before
The intuitive Force Guide integrated force control system from Epson Robots enables robots to perform grinding, polishing, part insertion, screw driving and other high precision operations that require high performance motion guidance.
Robot Performance Measurement and Calibration
To increase robot positional accuracy up to 12X in machining, drilling, grinding, welding, cutting, inspection, deburring and 3D printing operations, the Robot Measurement Solution from API verifies and calibrates robot accuracy to the ISO 9283 standard in a completely automated run-time.
Hypertherm School Grant Program Returns for 2019
Their Spark Something Great educational grant program is accepting applications from 12 schools in the U.S. and Canada.
MC Machinery Hires New Regional Sales Manager
Jeff Grim now oversees sales and service within the Southeast region and Indiana.
Hypertherm, Fujifilm Complete Innovative High School Program
STEM interns are graduating from their semester long high-tech manufacturing and engineering program.
Automated Sawing and Storage System Converts Bottleneck into Capacity
Hydraulic cylinder manufacturer AHP Merkle quadrupled their throughput by integrating a CNC circular sawing machine, tower storage system and robot-assisted sorting system from KASTO to shorten delivery times on a wide range of high quality cylinders.
A Look Ahead
As the metal fabrication business remains strong, watch for more shops to adopt digitization, the principles of Industry 4.0 and integrated process flow as they move toward smaller batch sizes, shorter lead times, high-mix parts to compete – and to address the lack of skilled labor.
Advanced Technologies for the Digital Factory
Manufacturers in the automotive, aerospace, heavy machinery and other industrial sectors can gain productivity, quality, revenue and profit increases through Industry 4.0 tools from Tata Technologies.
Seen Through the Eye of the User: Live Remote Maintenance Using Smart Glasses
Using a tablet, smartphone or smart glasses for remote maintenance of sawing machines and storage systems, VisualAssistance from KASTO lets users send live videos to service experts and receive real-time visual assistance and information to correct faults, perform maintenance work, reduce downtime and minimize costs.
Simulate the Entire Production Process in a Digital Factory
FASTSUITE Edition 2 3D simulation software for the digital factory from CENIT uses Industry 4.0 and the digital twin for offline programming of complex robot applications, resource building, layout planning, offline programming, PLC validation and virtual commissioning of the entire production process.
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