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Advanced Robots, Turnkey Workcells, Collaborative Technology and More to Increase Productivity
The heavy duty, large reach MH900 Robot; the light 6-axis MotoMini for tabletop, floor, ceiling or wall-mount installations; and the Motoman AR1440 arc welding robot are some of the latest automation systems from Yaskawa Motoman that improve productivity in a wide variety of manufacturing operations.
A World Without Downtime
How close are we to a downtime free age?
FANUC Marks Production of 500,000th Robot
They reach a key milestone in keeping pace with the growing demand for automation in the metalworking industry.
Live Machine Production Data Anywhere, Anytime Via Email to All Devices
Using FactoryWiz Monitoring and DNC, Anywhere-Remote for Kitamura machine tools boosts production by collecting live unbiased shop floor data, creating baseline metrics and identifying process improvement opportunities.
Three Major Tipping Points that are Pushing Shops into Industry 4.0
Here are three very big, very real factors that shops must embrace to compete in the fourth industrial revolution.
Acorns, User Experience and Optimization
With the advent of technologies like the iPad, the field of predictive maintenance has now become an accessible, cost effective and achievable goal for many companies, from small shops to large factories. They can base an entire predictive maintenance platform on the iPad and utilize technology that is constantly improving.
Mobile Monitoring and Maintenance of Fluids Used in the Machine Shop
Using the TechTool mobile app from Fluid Service Technologies on their iPhone or iPad, technicians can monitor fluid inventory, usage, waste and recycling on an unlimited number of machine tools.
Machine Monitoring and Real-Time Analytics Software
To bring Industrial IoT to the factory floor with software that’s simple to integrate and easy to use, this modern, secure cloud application from MachineMetrics easily integrates into precision CNC machine tools, Swiss, stamping, and die and mold shops.
Transform Mobile Devices into Virtual Operator Panels for Drive Control on Machine Tools
The Sinamics V20 Smart Access web server module from Siemens provides a Wi-Fi hot spot wireless connection that facilitates setup, programming, commissioning, production monitoring and maintenance on a variety of machine tools and production equipment.
Use iPad With Two-Axis Wireless Machine Level for Higher Precision
The two-axis Wireless Machine Level from GTI Predictive Technology simultaneously displays 2D plane angles to simplify and resolve the hurdles of taking angles one axis at a time and leveling machinery to 0.001 deg angular measurement accuracy.
Integrated Tool Tracking Manages All Tools and Equipment on the Jobsite
The TICK tracker from Milwaukee Tool easily attaches hidden from sight on any tool or piece of equipment and uses the ONE-KEY app to track anything in inventory, regardless of brand, saving fabricators time and money if a tool goes down or is needed on short notice.
Remote Diagnostics Monitor Machines, Reduce Downtime, Eliminate Unnecessary Costs
The TWConnect remote connectivity service from Taylor-Winfield simplifies off-site diagnostics and problem-solving by giving users immediate monitoring of data and diagnostics from geographically dispersed locations.
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