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Create A Community for Sharing Metalworking Automation
Using the HKP Mobile App from Haydon Kerk Pittman, technical information and other resources on linear and rotary solutions can be easily shared among colleagues and teams for automation in metalworking, inspection and material handling applications.
Tool Measuring Systems and RFID Working: A Powerful Combination
Efficiently moving information around your shop floor is more important than ever. Connected through RFID, a shop can now use a tool presetter to monitor things never monitored before and use that data to fine-tune processes, reduce inefficient costs like scrap and waste, and make the factory floor smarter, streamlined, far more efficient and competitive.
What Does “Collaborative” Really Mean?
Human-robot collaboration is changing manufacturing operations by helping shops deal with competitive pressures and a lack of skilled labor, but it is not a “one size fits all” solution. Before you invest, consider the different forms of robotic collaboration and how they apply to your entire application.
Mitutoyo America Joins PDES Consortium
They will work to improve CAM, inspection and quality operations for manufacturing.
Hexagon Breaks Ground on New Center of Excellence
This facility in Novi, MI, expands their presence in the Midwest.
API Partners with Kadan
This deal will expand distribution and metrology services to the West Coast for Radian Laser Trackers.
Absolute Machine Partners with Sussex Tool & Supply
This deal gives Absolute better proximity to customers in both Wisconsin and Illinois.
Xiris Adds Web Page for Weld Educators
Instructors can access whitepapers and a weld video library with over 300 videos on the use of weld cameras.
Vessel Built by MIW is Named
Built for PRK by Moran Iron Works, the Kayak Express is a one-of-a-kind aluminum passenger vessel.
Digital Metrology Marks Milestone
They celebrate 20 years in the measurement software business.
Ready, Preset, Go
Under demand for higher precision and faster delivery, you must find a faster way to inspect, measure and set the dimensions of your cutting tool accurately to the machining specifications of the job. How? Here are some ways to save time, control runout and improve tool management.
Horizontal Tool Setter with Optical Transmission
For use on vertical machining centers, the horizontal VOTS 90 deg optical probe from Marposs provides unidirectional repeatability of 1 μm that is ideal for presetting and verification of breakage, wear and integrity checks and length and diameter measurements on small cutting tools.
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