Material Handling
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Magnetically Transfer Metal Blanks, Stampings and Parts
Ideal for automated station-to-station, press-to-press transfer or robotic pick-and-place applications, Transporters from Industrial Magnetics use powerful Rare Earth magnets that greatly reduce slipping and shifting of parts due to mill oil coatings, dust, dirt, rust or weld splatter.
FABTECH 2016 Sneak Preview: Forming & Fabricating
The 2016 edition of FABTECH is on track to be one of the largest metal fabrication events ever at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas from November 16-18. This special sneak peek provides technical reviews of some of the machinery, tooling, systems and accessories that will be exhibited in the Forming & Fabricating Pavilion to help you get a head start on navigating the show floor and managing your time while you’re there.
New CFO at Bunting Magnetics
Steven Peiffer is now in charge of financial reporting, budgets, accounting and human resources for all four company divisions.
How to Automate a Batch Size of One
This shop discovered how to use a high degree of automation integrated with a sheet metal storage system to quickly turn around a wide variety of power distribution systems for the electrical trade and switchgear production.
Vertical Lift Reduces Picking Error Margin to Zero
The flexible OnePick integrated system from Modula offers fully automated, accurate and secure picking and replenishing of products.
Orbital Wrapping Machines Wrap Pipes in Unlimited Lengths Fed by Conveyor
Ideal for protecting pipes and other long products during transport, the Wrapper Tornado line from TAB Industries wraps plastic stretch film 360 deg around and under an entire load in one minute or less, including the pallet if desired.
Multi-Diameter Stock Versatility for High Production of Medical Devices
The Multi Mini Rhinobar bar feeder from Lexair makes multi-diameter bar stock processing faster and easier with a feedtube cartridge that automatically centers and feeds three sizes of small-diameter bar stock to Swiss-style CNC screw machines and sliding-head lathes.
Tube & Pipe Fabrication
Here are some of the advances in tube and pipe fabrication equipment and accessories that are now available to help shops make money while meeting demands for more complex geometries, tougher materials, faster speed and higher quality.
Dorner Appoints Southern Mexico Regional Manager
Maria Guadalupe Sandoval is tasked with establishing brand recognition and growing sales throughout the country.
Intelligent Vacuum Generation for Every Application
The piCOMPACT23 all-in-one ejector platform from Piab has improved and intelligent blow-off functions, a split unit design, a self-adhesion control feature and IO-Link communication.
The World’s Smallest Half-Ton Hand Chain Hoist
The compact CX005 mini hand chain hoist from Harrington Hoists easily fits in a tool box or on a tool belt.
Industrial Conveyor Platforms for Aerospace Cleanrooms
The 3200 Series Modular and Flat Belt conveyors, 2200 Series Precision Move and the SmartFlex conveyor platforms from Dorner all receive cleanroom certification for aerospace manufacturing.
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