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Well Handled Operations: An Easy Path to Profitability
Shops are revisiting the use of material handling robots or human-collaborative robot (cobot) utilization for fulfilling diverse tasks with efficiency and accuracy – two things that are sometimes hard to find in human workers because of the growing skills gap.
MC Machinery Systems Names New Northeast Distributor
ProMac now sells their lasers, press brakes and other machine tools in Delaware, New York, New Jersey, East Pennsylvania and Maryland.
JPW Launches Online University for Metalworking
JPW IQ uses e-learning to connect their buying groups, distributors, and sales reps with their brands.
TRUMPF Strengthens West Coast Presence
They plan to open a new technology center in Costa Mesa, CA, in early 2019.
Racine Metal-Fab Celebrates Milestone
They are celebrating 50 years of success in the sheet metal fabrication business.
Bystronic Breaks Ground for Experience Center
This new “smart factory” for sheet metal processing will be completed by the summer of 2019.
Understanding Press Brake Tooling Tonnage Ratings and Calculations
There are various ways to measure tonnage capacity in press brake tooling, so it’s important to look beyond the tooling catalog when doing comparisons to really understand the numbers being displayed. Understanding the units of measure most commonly used to measure tonnage capacity is a crucial first step.
QUEST Machining & Fabrication Expands Operations
They now provide artistic design services, from concept to creation.
Industry 4.0 Press Brake Tool Management
The Smart Tooling App from Wila includes a smartphone app for Android and iOS that allows users access to their press brake tool data anytime, anywhere for major time savings, error-free tool data entry and simplified stock management.
Highly Productive Universal Bending Machines Deliver Superior Performance
The TruBend 5130 universal bending machine from TRUMPF uses a highly dynamic On-Demand Servo Drive with four-cylinder drive technology that runs extremely quiet to deliver significantly more productivity than conventional drives.
FMS Approach to Industry 4.0 Factory Digitalization
The FlexCell automated kit blanking and short run bending system from Salvagnini combines press brake and panel bending technologies for the fastest, least expensive, most profitable way to form parts.
Modular Safety Controller for Flexible, Fast Monitoring of Press Brake Operations
The modular Fiessler Elektronik FMSC PLC safety controller from Press Brake Safety is flexible, fast and easy to configure for monitoring up to 17 axes according to performance level e. Each FMSC module has 12 inputs, four safe outputs and five standard outputs.
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