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INCREASE MILL AND LATHE PRODUCTIVITY

Tormach’s plug-and-play AF50 automatic-feed bandsaw increases profitability by freeing employees to work on more complex jobs than manually prepping stock. Pneumatic clamping system with adjustable soft squeeze safely holds material while hydraulic feed control helps keep blade cutting straight.

RECONFIGURED BANDSAW BLADE LINE

Simonds Saw has stopped making Dieband, Blockbuster, and Broadband, IC Enduro, and X51 bandsaw blades and is replacing them with four new bimetal products: the Epic GP (general purpose), two SBX (structural blade extreme) blades, and the SiClone XP, which replaces the X51.   

MOBILE ROBOT FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTION

KUKA’s wafer-handling solution from a single source is comprised of four components: a standardized automated guided vehicle (AGV); an LBR iiwa lightweight robot; sophisticated wafer handling application including gripper; and software.

LARGE ABRASIVE CUTTER AND MEDIUM SECTIONING SAW 

An automatic saw and a tabletop saw from Buehler provide consistency and repeatability in cutting production samples, saving preparation time in the quality control or inspection laboratory. Confidently cut production samples including automotive drive trains, gears, crankshafts, and engine components. 

Tube-Sawing System with Automatic Changeover

BLM Group USA’s TS72 universal cold sawing CNC system for cutting tubes, bars, and profiles features an axis-control function that enables automated changeover for nonstop, unattended production. Particularly well-suited to small batch sizes, all adjustments and cutting parameters – material, blade type, and tube dimensions – are automatic to eliminate downtime.  

TOOTH IMPROVEMENTS INCREASE BANDSAW BLADE EFFECTIVENESS

Less prone to chipping when used for interrupted cuts and less expensive than carbide, tools made from M42 molybdenum-series high-speed steel alloy with 8% cobalt shorten cycle times by facilitating higher cutting speeds. Featuring a powdered metal M42 edge for harder teeth, Bahco’s 3851 Sandflex Cobra bandsaw blade provides smooth, precise cuts for general-purpose and production-cutting applications.

ALL-IN-ONE SPINDLE-BEARING LUBRICANT

Metworx Spindle Oil 2 is designed to meet the demanding service requirements of bearings in extremely high-precision, tight-clearance applications.

Automated Adaptive Milling

Automated adaptive blade milling from Liechti Engineering measures the workpiece in the machine and CAM software generates and optimizes a tool path that eliminates human error, optimizes productivity and ensures the highest quality result.

How Pre-Emptive Replaces Real-Time

Because real-time is too late, the comprehensive Artificial Intelligence Suite from DataProphet can achieve real impact with pre-emptive actions to improve production quality and reduce defects for Industry 4.0.

Never-Before-Possible Roughness Measurement

A MarSurf GD roughness measuring station from Mahr Inc. can do profile and waviness evaluations in addition to surface roughness evaluations on larger parts or a series of smaller parts staged together – all on the same machine.

Measuring Small Components

The Flying Spot SurfaceMeasure 201FS laser sensor from Mitutoyo uses a point scanning method to achieve high reproducibility, best-in-class scanning accuracy and a high data acquisition rate for inspection and reverse engineering of small components.

Optical Inspection of Cylinder Bore Surfaces

The Hommel-Etamic Toposcan system from Jenoptik can automatically measure the size of porosity and blow holes, stroke reversal radius, laser pocket structures, roughness of bore walls, torn and folded metal and cross-hatch angles.

More Aggressive Than Ever

Whether the stock removal involves blending, grinding, cutting, cut-off, notching or deburring, many of the newest types of abrasives are more aggressive in their surface conditioning capabilities – and in helping to reduce your operating costs. Here are some of the ways they do it.

Disc Brushes for Automated Finishing in CNC Machines or Robot Cells

Ideal for automated deburring, edge filleting and surface finishing of milled, flat precision parts, Garant disc brushes from Hoffmann can also finish machining valve plates with internal labyrinths and brush down smooth surfaces on parts produced by sintering, punching, die-casting or pressing.

Stringing Out Longer Life For Aggressive Weld Cleanup

The 7 in Stringer Bead Brush from Osborn provides longer life, increased rigidity and aggressiveness for weld cleanup applications, including root and hot pass, surface preparation, deburring, pipe joining and other applications.

Single-Step Weld Blending & Grinding

Extra-heavy duty non-woven Norton Rapid Prep XHD Coarse and Medium Discs from Saint-Gobain Abrasives solve aggressive stock removal and blending challenges by removing weld lines, weld splatter, weld discoloration and blend surfaces in a single step.

Redefining Manufacturing: CAD/CAM Software

Deeper integration of smart technologies, improved simulation of machining and metal fabrication processes, and expanded additive functions highlight some of the latest advances in the CAD/CAM world that are helping shops produce better quality parts in shorter times to lower their cost to market.

Next Steps in Progressive Die Design

VISI 2020.1 mold and die software from Hexagon improves progressive die design processes and enhances part unfolding, deburring, reverse and graphics functionality.

Additive Manufacturing Path Optimizer

AM Path Optimizer simulation technology from Siemens helps maximize the production yield and quality of powder bed fusion manufactured parts by solving overheating challenges and reducing scrap.

Automate and Simplify Pipe Fabrication Workflows

Available on PC600 and PC900 3D pipe profiling machines from HGG, PypeServer Enterprise software automates and simplifies the Virtual Design and Construction workflows of pipe fabrication to increase productivity, competitiveness and value to spool production.

Transfer Press Optimization Service

To help press rooms save time and money Die Cad Group uses T-Sim Transfer Press Simulation software to identify crashes, clearance issues and inefficient transfer system curves prior to any machining of the dies.

Enter the World of Smarter Simulation

When integrated with leading CAM systems for simulation of machining, additive and hybrid processes, VERICUT 9.0 from CGTech lets programmers share how parts are manufactured with machinists, quality assurance personnel or others.

Take Another Cut

Here are some of the latest advances in laser, waterjet and plasma cutting controls, drive systems, system configuration and construction, automation and material handling capabilities.

Debris Shields for Fiber Laser Cutting

Reducing focus shift and deterioration of beam quality, Sapphire Fiber Laser Windows from Laser Research Optics shield debris on high power lasers from 4 kW up and withstand steel splatter and flash better than fused silica for extended life and fewer changes.

Automatic Garnet Feeding Increases Waterjet Cutting Productivity

The JET-FEED Garnet Delivery System from Flexicon automatically feeds garnet directly from bulk bags to waterjet cutters to eliminate worker fatigue, potential injury, labor, spillage, dust, downtime and higher material cost associated with manually dumping heavy bags.

High Precision Free-Form Waterjet Cutting

FiveX abrasive waterjets from Water Jet Sweden can perform five-axis 3D finishing of fabricated structures, pressed parts, molded composite parts and other 3D parts made of hardened steel, titanium, Kevlar and carbon fiber.

Toolholder Optimizes Chip Removal

The TENDO Slim 4ax cool-flow toolholder from SCHUNK allows for highly effective cooling via tool mountings when machining of steel, aluminum, and plastic.

API Launches New Business

Their new recertified laser tracker business allows low-cost access to portable measurement technology.

Robotic Welding: What Skilled Labor Crisis?

Take a closer look at how high mix/low volume shops are using automation to improve welding production, address capacity issues and reduce quality variability – all without adding labor.

Hire a Robot Welder by the Hour

There are no installation costs with BotX Welder from Hirebotics, and shops pay only for the hours the system actually welds, thereby enabling them to hire and fire BotX as their business needs dictate.

Mobile Plug-and-Play Cobotic Welding Cart Runs Off Wall Outlet

Powered by a UR10e collaborative robot from Universal Robots, the Vectis Cobot Welding Tool from Vectis Automation is a low-risk, low-cost, easy-to-use system that boosts productivity by reducing the learning curve, deployment time and cost of robotic welding.

Movers and Shakers: Conveyors

In the dawning Age of the Smart Factory, the workhorse of the shop floor is getting sleeker, smarter, more efficient and much more flexible in moving material from one point to another in more applications than ever before.

Automated Handling of Small to Medium-Sized Parts

Strong, fast and flexible 2200 Series low profile belt conveyors from Dorner are engineered for part transfers to part accumulation, precision part movement, small part handling and positioning, part/package infeed and outfeed, automated and manual assembly.

NA Robot Orders Up in 2019

North American orders for robots valued at $1.3 billion are up 5.2 percent through the third quarter.

Cabinet Oven for Annealing

For annealing or normalizing processes, No. 1049 is a 1,050 deg F two-drawer cabinet oven from Grieve that has 800,000 BTU/hr installed in a modulating natural gas burner, while a 10,000 CFM, 7.5 hp recirculating blower provides horizontal airflow to the workload.

Next Steps in Weld Fume Source Capture

The highly effective, efficient and versatile FV-500-20 weld fume source capture system with Ergomax fume guns from FumeVac meets stringent ACGIH guidelines and OSHA standards for mitigating harmful welding fumes, including manganese and hexavalent chromium.

Lifting Workstation Productivity

Lift tables are still the preferred ergonomic solution for material work positioning and vertical lifting. Here are some lift units that prove why.

Improve Productivity with Palletized Loads

Ideally suited for palletizing, the LiftMat low profile lift table from Southworth has a lowered height of only 3¼ in that gives workers unobstructed access to all four sides of a palletized load.

Scissor Lifts Offer High Travel in a Compact Footprint

For work positioning, assembly, repair and inspection work, CLT Series Compact Scissor Lifts from Presto ECOA Lifts employ a double-scissor mechanism that allows for a collapsed height of 8½ in while providing raised heights of up to 56½ in.

Automated Metrology

Automating measurement lowers operating costs, supports consistent throughput, improves lean manufacturing capabilities and improves product quality. Here are some different levels of metrology automation that might be a fit for your shop.

Measurement Software for a Smarter Factory

PC-DMIS 2019 R2 measurement software from Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence improves user convenience and productivity when intuitively creating measurement routines or executing them in the factory.

Quality Management Software Moves Toward Quality 4.0

Inspection Manager from High QA automatically extracts GD&T requirements from 2D drawings and 3D models, digitizes prints with automatic ballooning, creates inspection plan reports and stores all the information and measurement tools in a centralized database.

Automated Optical CMM with Cobot

The optical µCMM from Bruker Alicona can measure extremely tight tolerances with high accuracy using a six-axis cobot arm to automatically pick, place, measure and sort (ok/not ok) parts in production.

Under Contract: Automated CMM Operations

A manual inspection process using an arm is almost impossible to replicate, so shops hire Laser Scanning to run automated CMM programs for them that are highly repeatable.

The Shift to Horizontal Machining

Because HMCs are easier to run unattended, produce a greater number and variety of parts without human intervention, and can offset the cost of training personnel, more shops are investing in them to compete for high-mix, low-volume business in a market where skilled labor is in short supply.

How to Shorten High-Feed Milling Cycle Times

For challenging parts used in mold and die, aerospace, and oil and gas operations, LP09 inserts for HighFeed 2 cutter bodies from Seco Tools eliminate long cycle times for high-feed face milling, helical interpolation, slotting, side milling, pocketing and plunging.

Modular Fixturing for Extreme Versatility in Machining

To save time and material cost when changing jobs, the X-PLATE System from Mitee-Bite is an extremely versatile modular fixturing platform that provides many mounting options for 3-axis, 4-axis and 5-axis applications.

Jaw Nuts and Keys for Safer, More Productive Machining

Dill ISO jaw nuts and keys from Dillon Manufacturing are made from 4140 heat-treated steel to provide superior wear and impact resistance, higher tensile strength and better life when machining with higher horsepower, larger cuts and faster machine speeds.

Next Steps in Lean Horizontal Machining

The compact Kiwa KH-4500kai horizontal machining center from Methods Machine Tools eliminates all possible wasted space, provides one of the largest work envelopes in its class, and is the fastest in its machine class.

More Throughput Per Spindle for General Machining Work

The MMH 500 horizontal machining center from MAG Automotive comes standard with 60 m/min linear-axis speed and 12,000 rpm direct drive spindle for more machine throughput per spindle and high-speed cutting capabilities.

Low Cost + Small Size = Big Return on Investment

Ideal for high-volume machining, the state-of-the-art Tongtai SH-4000P high-speed horizontal machining center from Absolute Machine Tools delivers more parts per hour than competitive machines costing much more.

Tilt-Spindle Machining of Large, Hard-Metal Parts

For aerospace manufacturers and others machining tough alloys, the HU100-TS 100 tilt-spindle 5-axis horizontal machining center from Mitsui Seiki combines the flexibility and automation of an HMC with the rigidity, accuracy and reliability of heavy-duty construction.

What’s Hot in the World of Welding: (Part One)

Sailing on waves of innovation to meet demands for greater productivity, higher efficiency and improved quality, welding shops are using new equipment, tools and systems to address the skilled labor shortage, connect to the Smart Factory revolution and achieve leaner, more profitable operations.

What’s Hot in the World of Welding: (Part Two)

Sailing on waves of innovation to meet demands for greater productivity, higher efficiency and improved quality, welding shops are using new equipment, tools and systems to address the skilled labor shortage, connect to the Smart Factory revolution and achieve leaner, more profitable operations.

What’s Hot in the World of Welding: (Part Three)

Sailing on waves of innovation to meet demands for greater productivity, higher efficiency and improved quality, welding shops are using new equipment, tools and systems to address the skilled labor shortage, connect to the Smart Factory revolution and achieve leaner, more profitable operations.

Next Steps in Shrink Fit Systems

The Power Clamp Comfort i4.0 shrink fit system from Haimer moves digital connectivity and the communication of tools and machines to new levels for the new world of manufacturing.

Welding Cameras in a Narrow Gap

An XVC-1000/1100 or XVC-1000e/1100e camera from Xiris can be positioned on the leading or trailing edge of the weld, lined up straight with the groove edges, with free adjustment of the vertical angle.

Flap Discs that Deliver High Value-to-Price Performance

ALU-PRIME flap discs, premium trimmable flap discs, and Z-PRIME and Z-SOLID zirconia flap discs from Weldcote provide fast metal removal, cooler cutting, longer disc life and higher flexibility for grinding a variety of non-ferrous and ferrous materials.

Workstation Tools That Improve Weld Accuracy and Productivity

The two-section ReadyRest Arm Rest, multi-function Deluxe MIG Pliers and a Plasma Cutting Tray attachment from Strong Hand Tools enable greater weld control, reduced fatigue and higher productivity in cutting, clamping, fixturing and welding on a single workstation.

Next Steps in Welding Intelligence

Insight Centerpoint 10 software and the cloud-based ArcAgent for Insight Core system from Miller Electric expand weld data monitoring to new depths for improved productivity.

T-Beam Production Line Improves Shipbuilding Efficiency

The fully automated PEMA T-beam production line from Pemamek enables high capacity, high quality and geometrically precise T-beams without any post-weld processes so that shipbuilders can improve their overall shipyard profitability and efficiency.

Welding Enclosures for Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing

Argweld Flexible Welding Enclosures from Huntingdon Fusion Techniques HFT keep an inert gas shield around titanium and other reactive alloy parts during wire arc additive manufacturing used in aerospace, medical and motorsport applications.

Arc Welding Takes Center Stage

Yaskawa Motoman introduces the AR3120 robot, ArcWorld 50 series workcells with YRC1000 controller, and a Universal Weldcom Interface pendant application that can fully utilize advanced capabilities on select Miller, Lincoln Electric and Fronius digital welding power supplies.

A Tool Every Welder Needs

The Welder’s Hand is a MIG welding tool that steadies the arm and hand to reduce trigger time, make the weld spot-on accurate, produce a straighter and stronger bead, and reduce both vibration time and the risk of injury.

Weld Visualization Using 3D-Welding Helmet

A new 3D-welding helmet from SRI and Kawada Technologies uses Xtreme Dynamic Range weld visualization technology to increase welding quality and productivity through higher visibility and expanded range of the welding tip, welds and surrounding welding scene.

Gas Tungsten Arc Welding for Aerospace Work

Students in the GTA110 Gas Tungsten Arc Welding Aerospace course taught by Hobart Institute of Welding Technology work with typical materials, weld joint configurations and tools used in aerospace production, testing and repair.

Final Line Manifold for Bulk Gas Systems

For safe and efficient welding, brazing and other processes, the 1030 final line manifold system from Harris Product Group regulates the pressure and flow of cryogenic gases from a bulk tank or micro bulk tank into facility pipelines for use in applications involving nitrogen, oxygen, argon and CO2 gases.

FANUC America Opens New Facility

This robotics and automation facility in Auburn Hills, MI, includes engineering, product development, manufacturing and warehousing.

Advanced Spot Welding and Capacitive Discharge Power Supplies

The MacGregor DC2013-T resistance welding power supply from Amada Miyachi America combines touch panel-integrated database process control and monitoring with ultra-high duty output, while their compact CD-V capacitive discharge welders feature dual-pulse output.

Ultralight Magnesium Alloys for Superior Welding

An affordable, high performance and sustainable alternative to aluminum, steel and titanium, ultralight ALLITE Super Magnesium alloys are specifically designed for superior welding, forging, strength and stability.

Robotic Torch Reaming

The TCS-FP Torch Cleaning Station from Abicor Binzel integrates best-in-class reaming and wire cutting features with a motion-activated anti-spatter injector, future Fieldbus connectivity and a single point connection for all electrical wiring.

The Growing Importance of Direct Part Marking

Traditionally used for fast, error-free traceability of parts in aerospace, medical, automotive and electronics applications, imprinting information directly on parts is ideal for service or recall and assistance in liability and warranty resolution – and it will be needed everywhere as automation and robotics sweep across shop floor operations in Industry 4.0.

Silence Is Golden: Versatile Deep Part Marking of Hard Materials

The C-Series Silent Scribe marking system and Sound Abatement System from Columbia Marking Tools quietly marks new types of alloys, steels, high-strength low-alloy steel (HSLA) and different formulations of casting materials that require versatile marking pressure capabilities.

How to Make Permanent Part Marking Easy

For directly marking small parts up to full sheets, X Series, Tag Master 3 and KM-1207 benchtop dot peen marker systems from Kwik Mark can process flat, curved and irregular surfaces on materials ranging from hardened tool steels to delicate plastics.

Fiber Laser Marking for High Volume Production

The versatile, easy-to-operate XL-Box from SIC Marking USA uses a high powered, pulsed-wave ytterbium-doped fiber laser for shallow or deep markings of alphanumeric codes, barcodes and 2D Data Matric codes on all metals and some plastics.

High Feed Cutting with High Versatility

The versatile, economical Pramet ISBN10 cutter from Dormer Pramet is suitable for high feed milling, copy milling, ramping, helical interpolation, slotting and plunging. Its unique pocket design, in combination with the ANHX10 insert, also performs shoulder and face milling to provide a complete package for mold and die applications, from roughing to finishing.

NIMS Launches CAM Credentials

The first-ever, industry-recognized standardized computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) credentials are in CAM Milling and Turning.

Miller Announces Giveaway

The company celebrates 90 years in business with the My Miller Milestone giveaway to recognize dedicated welders.

FABTECH 2019: Welding (Part One)

Here are some of the welding tools, machinery and products that will be exhibited to help you navigate the show floor and manage your time while you’re there.

FABTECH 2019: Welding (Part Two)

Here are some more of the welding tools, machinery and products that will be exhibited to help you navigate the show floor and manage your time while you’re there.

All Position Welding and Cutting Travel Carriage

The digitally-controlled, rail-mounted Rail Runner LT travel carriage from Steelmax mechanizes welding and thermal cutting processes for extremely economical welding and cutting applications on flat or curved plate, tube and pipe.

High-Speed Arc Welding Robots Boost Productivity

AR-series six-axis robots from Yaskawa provide optimized acceleration/deceleration control for all robot axes, with the highest payload, fastest speed and highest wrist allowable moment in their class.

Tandem Welding System Increases Efficiency

The TPS/i TWIN Push high-performance tandem welding system from Fronius delivers higher deposition rates, higher welding speeds and increased production efficiency through reduced needs for pre-fabrication and rework.

Industrial Ventilation Control System Cuts Electricity Costs

This system from Ecogate saves users 68 percent on fume/dust/mist collection system electricity costs by monitoring what their machines are doing at all times and adjusting their ventilation so they only receive suction where needed, when needed, in real-time.

Offline Synchronous Motion Programming of Multiple Robots

FASTSUITE Edition 2 from CENIT enables the efficient and safe programming and simulation of cooperated robot teams, especially of robot cells where multiple robots are working simultaneously on workpieces that are dynamically moved by workpiece positioners.

Advanced Capacitor Discharge Welders

LinearWave Capacitor Discharge Welders from Dengensha America are ideal for welding high strength steel, aluminum, and large projection and ring projection parts.

Fully Automatic, Digital Welding Helmets

Lightweight, fully automatic Blue Demon True View Panoramic and 9300 digital welding helmets from Welding Material Sales provide large viewing areas and deliver 1/1/1/1 Optical Clarity and other features for Stick, TIG, MIG and grinding operations.

Double Force All Steel Clamps

Modular and versatile SLV and GSV rail stock configurations from BESSEY Tool provide the widest range of clamping applications that can be customized to specific needs by adding extra sliding arms or choosing different sliding arms.

Versatile Deburring Tool Replaces Manual Material Removal Processes

For cobot applications in light and medium deburring, chamfering and scraping operations, the pneumatically-actuated Compliant Deburring Blade from ATI Industrial Automation excels in both axial and radial compliance to produce consistent results where surface irregularities are present.

Artificial Intelligence Pipe Welding System

This welding system from ARC Specialties incorporates a six-axis cobot to join the gap between two pipes by using AI to determine paths, gap width, and irregularities during the process.

Next Steps in Weld Purging

The enhanced Pro OX-100 Oxygen Monitor and new I-Purge Extreme Harness from Aquasol improve pipeline purging operations and save time and money.

Laser Cladding Services

For repairing damaged components and enhancing surface protection properties for better wear or corrosion resistance, laser cladding services from Alabama Laser use lasers to deposit a layer of material onto a substrate utilizing either powder or wire.

FABTECH 2019: Forming & Fabricating

Here are some of the forming and fabricating tools, machinery and systems that will be exhibited to help you navigate the show floor and manage your time while you’re there.

How to Increase Speed in Downstream Processes

Process quality on parts coming off the EdgeBreaker 3000 deburring machine and FlatMaster 55 precision leveler from ARKU allows increased speed and reliability during downstream welding, bending and forming processes.

Advanced Cutting Technologies, Software and More

Hypertherm will showcase precision plasma cutting and predictive waterjet technologies, specialty torches and consumables, new versions of ProNest and Robotmaster software, and live demonstrations of the Powermax air plasma system.

RYMS Selects ProShop

They will use this comprehensive ERP software to manage their advanced manufacturing shop.

Cutting-Edge Fabricating Technology

Innovative laser cutting systems, precision bending equipment and other fabricating machinery from TRUMPF introduce new machine features and automation to help shops gain a competitive advantage.

Fully Automatic, Unmanned Band Sawing

For steel fabrication and cutting complex shapes, the fully automatic AV-2026NC vertical tilt frame band saw with automated feeder table from Cosen Saws allows operators to push a button and walk away until the job is completed.

Advanced Band Saws Take Center Stage

Amada Marvel will feature three vertical tilt-frame band saws, two horizontal mitering band saws, a horizontal post-style band saw and a Spartan ironworker.

FABTECH 2019: Metalform (Part One)

Here are some of the metalforming tools, machinery and systems that will be exhibited to help you navigate the show floor and manage your time while you’re there.

FABTECH 2019: Metalform (Part Two)

Here are some more of the metalforming tools, machinery and systems that will be exhibited to help you navigate the show floor and manage your time while you’re there.

Cutting-Edge Forming Technologies

TwinServo press technology and the economic production of composite parts from Schuler enable press rooms to produce resources more efficiently so they can remain marketable and competitive.

Precision Mechanical and Hydraulic Presses

Hammer Presses by EDPS builds and installs mechanical and hydraulic power presses for all types of metal forming applications, along with a full line of press room accessories, preventative maintenance programs and 24/7 support.

Removing Barriers in High Pressure Fabrication

High Pressure Warm Forming technology and Hot Isostatic Press systems from Quintus emerge as cost effective approaches to forming Ti-6Al-4V titanium and streamlined post processing for leaner AM operations.

How to Get Smart with Fluid Application for Metal Forming

The SmartFlow controller from Unist provides advanced press control integration, fluid usage tracking, process monitoring, and enhanced diagnostic and maintenance tools to keep the press line running productively with the right amount of lubrication.

New Advances in Servo Press Stamping Operations

Exclusive Allen-Bradley-based servo press controls combine with the new DSF-C1(A) series direct-drive gap frame servo press from AIDA-America to maximize stamping productivity and profit in the press room.

Press Automation and Data Collection

ShopFloorConnect V6 software and the SmartPAC PRO press automation controller from Wintriss Controls enables networked users to share the entire contents of each programmed setup on a single screen in an Industry 4.0 environment.

Roll Coater Lubrication for Tough Stamping Environments

The extremely rugged Minicoater roll coater lubrication system from LSP Industries dispenses precise amounts of fluids through a unique built-in manifold system when the press cycles for partial strip lubrication and top and/or bottom-only lubrication.

Next Steps in Servo-Hydraulic Press Design

A new servo-hydraulic press from Greenerd Press automatically sets itself up after the operator selects the press operation with simple, icon-based cycle profiles. Custom press cycles are stored in over 1,000 different recipes and recalled instantly with a bar code reader.

Smart Servo-Electric and Sheet Hydroforming Press Technologies

The EVOx servo-electric press and Triform deep draw sheet hydroforming press from Beckwood Press feature intuitive controls, recipe handling, data acquisition for part traceability, remote field support and IoT connectivity for maximum uptime and predictability.

How to Configure Network Cameras from a Web Browser

With reliability and speed needed for traceability, error-proofing, vision-guided robotics and other applications, BVS Cockpit software from Balluff does what sensors can’t do, with all of the functions needed to operate SmartCameras.

Die Design Software Includes Die Try-Out on Screen

Even before material is ordered to build a die, the Die Debugger tool from Accurate Die Design Software detects mechanical mistakes on the computer screen during die design that are usually found during die assembly or in the tryout press.

FABTECH 2019: Tube & Pipe

Here is some of the tube and pipe fabrication equipment that will be exhibited to help you navigate the show floor and manage your time while you’re there.

Fabrication Bending Made Easy

For manufacturers who bend tube and pipe for their finished products, Fabrication Benders from Huth-Ben Pearson easily bend square, round and rectangular pipe and tubing, solid bar and schedule/thick wall pipe.

Advanced Tube and Sheet Metal Fabrication with No Limits

All-in-one tube processing technology and automated fiber laser cutting systems from BLM Group provide the flexibility to do work ranging from furniture, job shop, motorcycle and hydraulic pipe construction to automotive, aerospace, agricultural and recreational equipment.

New Circular Saw Blades Enter the Market

Semi-finished or fully-finished HSS circular saw blades from Azak Tool are made from high quality 1.3343 DIN grade raw material using the latest process technologies in heat treatment, grinding, toothing, coating, testing and inspection.

FABTECH 2019: Finishing

Here are some of the finishing tools, systems and accessories that will be exhibited to help you navigate the show floor and manage your time while you’re there.

Wow: Stack, Pack and Ship with No Damage

Using a removable adhesive on one side that leaves no residue, innovative WOW Pads from Frank Lowe help prevent scratches, dents and other product defects that can occur during transit.

Surface Prep and Rust Prevention Takes Center Stage

Packaged in eco-friendly bag-on-valve spray cans, the EcoAir line from Cortec includes solutions for biobased rust removal, water-based void space protection and water-based cleaning/degreasing with flash rust protection.

Unique Finishing and Deburring Tools

Brush Research Manufacturing provides Nampower abrasive disc brushes for general purpose, medium and heavy deburring applications, and Flex-Hone CBN abrasive for difficult-to-finish materials.

Next Steps in Abrasive Blasting

To significantly reduce shop expenses, Blast Guru provides a powerful mobile app for forensic management of blasting operations and a money-saving device for recovering re-useable abrasive.

Unfolding the Future of Sheet Metal

Shops spend lots of money on cutting tools to become more efficient. But for the price of a cup of coffee each month, the cloud-based platform from Paperless Parts identifies manufacturability issues, avoiding costly mistakes and saving the entire business time and money.

Next Generation Large-Format 3D Printing

The workhorse STUDIO G2 large-format 3D printer from BigRep provides unmatched speed and quality in large-format additive manufacturing of premium objects using abrasive engineering-grade materials.

Mobile Laser Welding for Very Large Molds and More

Moved into place beside pressing tools, large molds or machine components that must be welded, the ALFlak Max Laser Welding System from Alpha Laser uses a 9 ft long laser arm for significantly large movement radius and added flexibility.

Compact Remote Welding Head for Robotic Laser Welding

For quick welding times and minimal heat input, a FANUC robot welds parts using a robot-mounted, high-speed Compact Remote Welding head controlled by a two-axis servo motor that manipulates the fine-focused beam into a weave shape pattern tailored to the joint and material.

Hot Forming Gripper

Lightweight PSB-20 pneumatic grippers from Bilsing help increase stroke rates in hot forming automotive components with short opening and closing cycles that increase productivity and optional sensors to correct part positioning.

There’s No Place Like Home

Without a means to accomplish certain in-house machining easily and consistently, this handrail manufacturer was sending out a huge chunk of work – leaving their commitment to ship dates, lead times, costs and overall project control out of their control. A trip to FABTECH changed all that.

ECI Acquires Trivest

This deal expands their software solutions for small to mid-sized companies in the manufacturing sector.

Sneak Preview FABTECH 2019: Part One

The 2019 edition of FABTECH will be at McCormick Place in Chicago November 11-14 to showcase the latest innovations and technologies in metal fabrication. This special sneak peek provides technical reviews of some of the machinery, tooling, systems and accessories that will be exhibited to help you get a head start on navigating the show floor and managing your time while you’re there.

Sneak Preview FABTECH 2019: Part Two

The 2019 edition of FABTECH will be at McCormick Place in Chicago November 11-14 to showcase the latest innovations and technologies in metal fabrication. This special sneak peek provides technical reviews of more of the machinery, tooling, systems and accessories that will be exhibited to help you get a head start on navigating the show floor and managing your time while you’re there.

Sneak Preview FABTECH 2019: Part Three

The 2019 edition of FABTECH will be at McCormick Place in Chicago November 11-14 to showcase the latest innovations and technologies in metal fabrication. This special sneak peek provides technical reviews of other machinery, tooling, systems and accessories that will be exhibited to help you get a head start on navigating the show floor and managing your time while you’re there.

How to Reduce Weld Defects and Improve Productivity

Advanced welding technologies from Miller Electric provide great process flexibility, reduce welder training time, minimize spatter and rework and improve weld quality for manufacturing, fabrication and construction applications.

A Breakthrough in Beveling

Providing consistent bevel geometry from end-to-end, the self-propelled ABM 50 Double-Sided Beveling Machine from Steelmax quickly inverts to produce double-side bevels without having to flip the plate, improving safety and reducing material handling time and expense.

How to Configure Network Cameras from a Web Browser

With reliability and speed needed for traceability, error-proofing, vision-guided robotics and other applications, BVS Cockpit software from Balluff does what sensors can’t do, with all of the functions needed to operate SmartCameras.

Advanced Tube Punching of Sheet, Flat and Profiles

BSP tube punching machines from Trilogy Machinery deliver a wide range of tube, pipe and profile punching capabilities, including automatic loading and unloading features, for a wide range of punching applications ranging from automotive to construction, from the food industry to the energy sector, and other market sectors.

Superior Cutting Performance at a Low Cost

The MetalMaster 2.0 from Messer Cutting Systems is a compact unitized cutting machine with a downdraft table that uses an XPR300XD plasma torch for straight plasma cutting and a Turbo Flame oxyfuel torch.

Advanced Weld Purging Technology

Tube and Pipe Weld Purging Systems from HFT effectively remove oxygen, water vapor and any other gases or vapors from the vicinity of the welding joint that might be harmful to the joint.

How to Multiply Fabrication Productivity in Pipe Cutting

Pipe cutting machinery from HGG provides unique 3D steel profile cutting capabilities that combine plasma and oxy-fuel processes to dramatically reduce grinding requirements, fitting and welding time, and virtually eliminate layout time.

A Breakthrough in Capacitor Discharge Welding

For CD welding used in gear manufacturing or when joining nuts and bolts with different material and wall thickness combinations, the Multi-Capacitor Source system from Taylor-Winfield can specifically influence the course of the welding current and tailor process control to the joining task.

Portable, Digital Induction Bearing Heaters

Portable induction bearing heaters from BESSEY are digitally controlled and CE-certified to help extend the useful life of bearings, reduce the frequency of bearing maintenance and lower operating costs.

Durable Horizontal Semi-Automatic Band Saw

With a 2 in blade, 6.5 deg canted head, double full-stroking hydraulic vises and an automated guide arm, the WS2543M Horizontal Semi-Automatic Band Saw from Amada Marvel has a round cutting capacity of 28 in and rectangle cutting capacity of 25 in x 43 in.

Smart Servo-Electric and Sheet Hydroforming Press Technologies

The EVOx servo-electric press and Triform deep draw sheet hydroforming press from Beckwood Press feature intuitive controls, recipe handling, data acquisition for part traceability, remote field support and IoT connectivity for maximum uptime and predictability.

Advanced Powder Coating Technology

Using PowerBoost technology, the OptiFlex Pro manual spray unit from Gema provides the highest charging power in the industry for faster, more efficient powder coating, greater productivity, increased total powder coverage and quicker best-in-class finishes.

The Power of Abrasive Waterjets

The 80X waterjet with a Tilt-A-Jet, the MAXIEM 1530 waterjet with an A-Jet, the GlobalMAX 1508 waterjet and the personal ProtoMAX waterjet from OMAX cut 3D parts, small component features and taper-free parts from various material types and thicknesses without the need for any tool changes.

Highly Efficient Robotic Torch for Automated Welding

Using powerful GMAW gas flow technology, the Metabot torch from Boostweld is effective at a greater distance from the weld joint than other torches, enabling top quality welds in the tightest of gaps and less time spent setting up welding fixtures.

How to Easily Automate Manual Material Removal Jobs

With the versatile Compliant Deburring Blade from ATI Industrial Automation, users can easily automate manual light and medium deburring, chamfering, and scraping operations on materials such as plastic, aluminum, steel, and brass.

Purified Air and Weld Fume Management

The Breath-Clean PAPR Powered Air Purifying Respirator from American Weldquip helps safeguard welders by helping control and prevent exposure to potentially dangerous welding fumes.

When Less is More: Material Handling

Here is some of the latest automation, robotics and other equipment that can help you optimize flow, reduce costs by decreasing the number of times employees touch the material, shorten the time and distance it travels, avoid damage and boost storage capacity.

Powered Conveyors for Automated Orbital Wrapping System

Powered conveyors for the fully automated TAB Wrapper Tornado Perfect Storm wrapping system automatically advance the pallet load into and through the wrapping ring smoothly and hands-free to support worker safety and speed the wrapping process.

Metal Handling is Only as Good as its EOAT

End-of Arm Tooling systems from Piab optimize the precision handling of difficult loads, from repeatable blank transfers and placements in press stamping to vertical and horizontal pick-and-placing of spools, machined parts, pipe, large gears, barrels and more.

Air Powered Vise Handles Parts in Robotic Machining Cell

For part handling that requires consistent clamping not easily attained by manual operation, the motorized air vise from Kurt delivers robust clamping repeatability, consistent preset clamping force and programmability of the vise opening if desired.

Meeting the Need to Feed Large Quantities of Bar Stock

Economical Tracer hydrodynamic magazine bar feeders from CNC Indexing are ideal for shops with fixed headstock and Swiss-type CNC lathes that need to hold and feed longer bar stock securely and precisely for long production runs.

How to Get Automation Started Quickly and Cost-Effectively

To maximize efficiency, increase profits, address labor shortages and improve operator safety, all components in the FastLOAD CR2000 cobot machine tool cell from Acieta are fully integrated for fast delivery and start-up at a low cost.

The Shop Workhorse

Less expensive than comparably-sized horizontal machines and able to effectively machine a huge variety of part geometries, the latest vertical machining centers also deliver higher speeds, handle larger parts and provide advanced machine controls that increase productivity, reduce costs and improve profitability.

Extra Cutting Power for Tough Jobs

With 35 hp for maximum metal removal, the VM8434XP VMC from Milltronics uses a heavy-duty, belt-driven 8,000 rpm spindle to generate 365 ft-lb of torque with a maximum cutting feed rate of 500 ipm.

HRSA Machining Takes the Heat

By retaining their hardness at the high temperatures generated by machining heat-resistant super alloys, these ceramic cutting tools achieve much greater speeds over solid-carbide tools for higher productivity that reduces cost per part.

Intelligent Positioning

Lowering the cost on shielding gas and consumables has little effect on the bottom line, but using the proper positioner to increase manufacturing and assembly efficiency can result in a significant cost savings and profit.

A World Without Downtime

While 70 percent of manufacturers lack full awareness of when their equipment is due for maintenance, upgrade or repair, does it have to be this way? Is abolishing unplanned downtime in Industry 4.0 a far-fetched dream, or is data-driven maintenance closer than we think?

Real-Time Tracking of Parts Reduces Downtime

To optimize logistical flows, reduce downtime and improve productivity, WorkPLAN 2019 R1 from Vero Software allows users to model their workshop and localize parts during the manufacturing process in real-time through activity time recordings or operator location declarations.

Weld Nut Sensors Increase Process Reliability

An economical alternative to more expensive optical or vision-based systems, IP67-rated weld nut sensors from Turck reliably detect the presence or absence of a nut welded to sheet metal to ensure efficient and accurate production in welding applications.

Machine Monitoring: A Growing Priority

Machine monitoring is not only a method for knowing machine utilization, nor is it only for CNC machinery. Machine issues that need attention can be communicated in an easily understandable manner to make equipment more productive.

Optical Sensors for Longer Operating Distances

Ideal for Industry 4.0 manufacturing, R20x series photoelectric sensors from Pepperl+Fuchs use DuraBeam Laser and Multi-Pixel technologies for extremely precise detection and distance measurement of small objects.

Making High Efficiency Production and Inspection Even Better

System-integrated and inexpensive, the precision measurement I/O technology of the ELM314x EtherCAT Measurement Module from Beckhoff Automation improves the process reliability of highly efficient machines and test benches used in final inspection.

Using a 3D Virtual Environment to Reduce Downtime

Using IoT-based technology to connect robots, controllers and other real hardware to a 3D virtual environment, FASTSUITE simulation from CENIT debugs robot motion faster than ever – before downloading to actual equipment – increasing precision and efficiency to slash downtime on the shop floor

Cloud-Based Gas Detection for Hot Work Operations

With the entire iNet gas detection infrastructure from Industrial Scientific now operating through Amazon Web Services, fabrication and welding shops can quickly and easily access critical data they need online to monitor operations, prevent downtime, and save lives.

Plug-and-Play Machine Monitoring

The Genior Modular CMS-02 single-channel, compact machine monitoring system from Marposs provides collision monitoring and crash damage mitigation in machine tools.

The Future of Industrial Hydraulics

Achieving energy savings up to 60 percent in medium performance applications up to 30 kW, the compact CytroBox hydraulic power unit from Bosch Rexroth integrates IoT technologies for connectivity, condition monitoring, data analysis and more.

Predictive Monitoring Moves to The Next Level

VibePro 24/7 online vibration and temperature monitoring technology from GTI improves data collection for rotating equipment and bearing health, allows users to easily change assets from route collection to online data collection, clones machines, points and plant areas, and generates long-time waveform for ultrasound display.

AI-Driven Remote Machine Monitoring

Using the Service predictive analytics application from MachineMetrics, OEMs and equipment distributors can transform their approach to service with the ability to see, understand and take action on their customer’s real-time machine data from anywhere at any time.

Beyond Downtime Avoidance

With the Zero Down Time (ZDT) system from FANUC, users can access robot details from anywhere in the world to maximize production throughput, optimize maintenance costs, take corrective actions and increase the life of their robots.

Save Money by Minimizing Idle Time

By automatically locating the cutting edge with one simple touch for quick measurement, the Microset UNO Autofocus tool presetter from Haimer minimizes incorrect data inputs.

Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems

With increasing demand for manufacturing flexibility at lower costs, shops are turning to digitalization and networking for handling and storage of raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods, tool room and maintenance operations.

Mobile Detection Stations

KHT MultiScan mobile detection stations from KNAPP are also master data measuring devices that can record and measure complex shapes on the factory floor.

When Production Organizes Itself

Fully automated Industry 4.0 systems from KASTO create an intelligent factory that continually monitors and optimizes itself, produces higher parts, eliminates operating errors, ensuring a good competitive position and heightened customer satisfaction.

Robot Transports Heavy Loads Using AI-Based Navigation

With the ability to distinguish between humans, forklifts and other obstacles and react for greater efficiency, the large MiR1000 autonomous mobile robot from MiR can safely lift and efficiently transport a 2,200 lb payload.

Redefining Sheet Metal Automation Strategy

The ASTES4 LASORTING system from MC Machinery is a fully integrated system for cutting, sorting and storage of sheet metal to streamline processes, speed up production and reduce labor costs.

Never Seen with the Naked Eye

These borescopes help machine shops inspect automotive, aerospace, hydraulic and other precision parts with difficult geometries for internal burrs, defects, surface finish irregularities and more inside deep or narrow bores.

Set Adjustable Bore Gages Quickly and Accurately

Using a simple hand clamping mechanism for quick, accurate setting, the Multimar 844 S Bore Gage Setting Tool from Mahr provides accurate nominal value setting for internal and external dimensions using gage block combinations.

Never Seen with the Naked Eye

These borescopes help machine shops inspect automotive, aerospace, hydraulic and other precision parts with difficult geometries for internal burrs, defects, surface finish irregularities and more inside deep or narrow bores.

Approach Changeover from a Different Angle

This flexible tool adapter system for right-angle heads can slash changeover time on almost any lathe or mill using a single live tool – without having to commit to a quick-change system on the initial purchase – and significantly reduce inventory for the busy shop.

Spark New Life into Complex Machining

Optimized, faster cutting speeds. Reliable accuracy. Easy programming of advanced control capabilities. Lower maintenance and reduced operating costs. And all at a reasonable price. Welcome to the newest EDM systems.

Advanced EDM for the Most Difficult Jobs

Innovative FANUC CiB-Series wire EDMs and Ocean EDM Drills from Methods Machine Tools cost-effectively machine complex parts with increased accuracy, speed, and throughput

A Simple Solution for Complicated Production

For efficient, reliable cutting of complex geometries, W-EDM wire sinkers, S-EDM and Z-EDM sinker eroding machines from KAAST come complete with water bath and can copy, turn, flip, scale, and rotate the working material to create a steady stream of tools/dies.

Weld Fume Control

These weld fume extraction and filtration systems can effectively protect operators and nearby workers and reduce their health risks from fumes, dust and other contaminants.

A Safer Environment in Welding Operations

For applications that produce or process welding fumes and fine, fibrous and heavy dusts, the GSX industrial dust collector from Camfil exceeds OSHA mandates for indoor air quality and meet NFPA and ATEX standards.

Fume Extraction Enters the Digital Age

Highly efficient WeldFil central extraction and filtration systems from Kemper use sensor technology and cloud-based data communications to make predictive maintenance a reality.

Online Configurators with Expanded Capabilities

Users can customize their welding gun to match the application, improve comfort and performance with updated BTB Semi-Automatic Air-Cooled MIG Gun and Clean Air Fume Extraction Gun online configurators from Bernard.

Quieter and Cleaner Fume Extraction

These advanced weld fume extraction and filtration systems from Lincoln Electric can curtail operating costs in a wide range of welding processes.

Reimagined Parts: Additive Manufacturing Takes Center Stage (Part One)

Additive manufacturing is moving beyond prototypes, part repair and producing non-critical parts, and entering the direct production of critical parts and lot sizes. To deliver these jobs quicker, digital networks are integrating AM with product design software, CAD/CAM, ERP and automation to develop new approaches that can build innovative products faster than ever.

Reimagined Parts: Additive Manufacturing Takes Center Stage (Part Two)

Additive manufacturing is moving beyond prototypes, part repair and producing non-critical parts, and entering the direct production of critical parts and lot sizes. To deliver these jobs quicker, digital networks are integrating AM with product design software, CAD/CAM, ERP and automation to develop new approaches that can build innovative products faster than ever.

What’s “Next” in CNC Machine Controls

The M8Cube Next high-speed milling machine features brushless, direct drives for faster acceleration and feed rates.

The M8Cube Next high-speed milling machine from DATRON Dynamics is ideal for precision, high or low volume production of electronic, aerospace and medical parts, as well as industrial engraving applications.

Build Preparation is No Longer an Afterthought

Flow software from Velo3D integrates print preparation, simulation and composing capabilities to predict and control the outcome of building any design and assure its accuracy and consistency.

The New Age of Mold Making

Used in making plastic components for optical applications, this 3D printed mold from toolcraft has optimized topology, is smaller and weighs less, is easier to manufacture and significantly improves the process of producing the plastic parts.

Bigger Prints with Selective Laser Sintering

The next-generation Lisa 3D printer from Sinterit uses PA11 Onyx material to build functional final moving parts, enclosures, latch systems, handles, sporting goods, hinges and fall-proof elements with improved flexibility and outstanding thermal, chemical and impact resistance.

Constructing a ‘First Time Right’ Print

Using a digital twin to simulate the build process prior to printing, Additive Manufacturing Process Simulation from Siemens predicts distortion during 3D printing and automatically generates the corrected geometry to compensate for it.

Advanced Post Processing for Leaner Additive Manufacturing

By combining heat treatment and cooling into a single process for stress relief, heat treating and aging of parts in a single cycle, the QIH 60 hot isostatic press from Quintus reduces the number of steps in the production line to accelerate the AM process.

Another Way to Build Complex Parts with Dissimilar Metals

Laminated object manufacturing uses diffusion bonding to fuse thin layers of similar or dissimilar metals together and build complex metal parts with internal passageways for conformal cooling, heat exchangers, liquid/gas dispensing and other difficult applications.

Hybrid Systems Finish 3D Printed Parts in Single Setups

Hybrid multi-tasking technologies from Mazak combine both additive and conventional subtractive processes to eliminate work-in-process, reduce lead times, improve part accuracy, shorten setup times and streamline processes.

Game Changer: 3D Printing H13 Tool Steel

For manufacturers of high volume plastic parts and those building injection molds or tooling for high strength, high temperature applications, this hot-work tool steel from Markforged can now be printed with unique and complex geometries to accelerate their speed to market.

Sawing 3D Printed Parts

Using an integrated 180 deg turning device and intelligent control system, the automatic KASTOwin amc band saw from KASTO makes individual precision offcuts of 3D printed components with maximum productivity and safety.

3D Printed High-Strength Aluminum

HRL Laboratories commercialized their 3D printed high-strength aluminum and obtained the first-ever registration of an additive alloy from the Aluminum Association.

New Mastercam Reseller in Mexico

ACAMTEC sells, supports, trains and certifies, even for complex CNC kinematics and adapting post processors for various controllers.

3D Printing at a High Price/Performance Ratio

The economical Pro 3 additive platform from FELIXPrinters provides dual extrusion functionality, the ability to switch to a stainless steel nozzle for carbon reinforced printing, a larger build plate size and extreme layer resolution with low failure rates.

R&R Fixtures Changes Name

They become Renishaw Fixturing Solutions, LLC, as part of the final phase of integration into the Renishaw business.

Dual Point Mini Cooler for Cooling Small Parts and Tools

To eliminate burning, melting and heat related breakage in small machining operations, the Mini Cooler with Dual Point Hose Kit from EXAIR provides a stream of 20 deg F cold air to prevent heat buildup, reduce downtime and increase productivity.

The Power of Additive Machining

The Additive Machining module in Edgecam 2019 R1 software from Vero accurately guides a laser as it deposits material to build a shape using direct energy deposition, then uses advanced rotary and five-axis milling cycles to finish the final shape.

Flexible 3D Printing of Components with Finished Part Quality

Using selective laser melting driven by self-adjusting and learning algorithms to create very small, highly complex parts from different materials, the Lasertec 30 SLM five-axis powder bed fusion machine from DMG MORI has an intelligent powder module that can change materials in under two hours.

Shaping the Future of Manufacturing

3D printing capabilities in various additive systems from Cincinnati Incorporated range from quickly creating prototypes to unattended production of complex parts, with part simulation in all stages of fabrication that dramatically reduces waste in part design and accelerates advancement to production.

3D Printing Improves Aircraft Component Design

Betatype pushed laser powder bed fusion beyond its standard processes to create a more complex, higher density electrical generator housing for Safran Electrical & Power that performs better and has fewer parts, shorter delivery times and lower operating costs.

Using Robots to Print the Future

Robotics-based additive processes from ABB offer inherent flexibility of motion and processing power to produce a component as close to near net shape as possible in a much-compressed time period.

3D Printing Beyond Big on a Smaller Budget

Starting at under $200K, the WorkCenter 500 large format 3D printer from 3DP provides users with an extra-large format and affordability without sacrificing build volume quality or throughput.

Wildeck Names New Executives

Paul Mihelich is now vice president of strategic accounts and installations and David Milner is vice president of sales and marketing.

Okuma Completes Smart Factory

Their smart factory expands their capabilities and production efficiencies for machining centers and double-column machines.

CGTech Joins NIAR

They will help develop manufacturing protocols for automated fiber placement tape laying for aircraft systems.

The Evolving Press Room

Hydraulic press technology and other advances in stamping presses, deep drawing operations, coil handling equipment, automation, press controls and monitoring are helping press rooms to deliver shorter runs of high-mix parts faster, more efficiently, and more profitably.

Top Ten Reasons to Go Hydraulic

To meet the growing demands for smaller lots and varied applications, hydraulic press technology is faster and more reliable than ever to improve press room productivity and the bottom line.

Smooth Moves

Here are some of the newest lift trucks that can help you address the labor challenges and lower the costs of your material handling operations.

Do More, Spend Less

Trying to find ways to cut more in a single setup without having to purchase new machines? These rotary tables can provide an affordable way to increase the productivity of your vertical machining centers.

Small, Powerful Plug-and-Play Rotary Tables

Compact, rigidly built rotary tables from KME CNC provide tremendous torque capacity and easily integrate with vertical machining centers to expand three-axis capabilities into four-axis, or four-axis capabilities into five-axis by simply mounting the rotary table right on any pallet.

Big Bore Rotary Tables for Large Part Machining

For machining large diameter parts used mainly oil/energy applications, the Tsudakoma RCB Series extra-large center bore, dual disc hydraulic clamping rotary table from KOMA Precision uses a proprietary dual-lead worm gear system with ultra-precision cross roller bearings to deliver optimum balance between power, durability and smooth cutting performance.

Rotary Table Workholding With Automated Hydraulic Clamping

Ideal for three-axis vertical machining centers, the Rotary Table Workholding System from Kurt uses a DX6 CrossOver Hydraulic vise with a trunnion mounted onto a 4th-axis rotary table to provide three-side access to the part to be machined.

Stackers Feature Powered Lift and Drive

Operation of the high performance, fully powered PowerStak stacker from Presto ECOA is nearly effortless for any operator, providing a significant performance advantage over manual stackers and significant cost savings vs. forklift trucks.

Powered Pallet Truck Safely Moves Heavy Loads

The high-capacity Combi-PPT powered pallet truck from Combilift effortlessly moves heavy loads across large distances in the plant, eliminates operator crush risk when working in confined areas and prevents product damage.

Touch and Go: Machine Controls

Touchscreen control functions used in smartphones and tablets are now being integrated into CNC machine tool controls to help make programming more intuitive and fast, to navigate quickly and intuitively through long lists, programs, tables and other content.

Next Steps in Capacitive Discharge Welding

The tightly restricted limits of Capacitive Discharge welding can now be expanded with the Multi-Capacitor Source system, which can customize the process control for a specific joining task.

More Efficient Submerged Arc Welding

A modular tractor for heavy fabrication jobs removes the need for cranes or other lifting devices, and a low hydrogen flux for longitudinal or spiral welding of pipeline steel grades can be recaptured and reused, prolonging the interval between flux hopper refills.

CAMCORP Launches New Website

The redesigned website of CAMCORP

Its new design, improved functionality and easy access provides essential information for dust collection applications.

Can We Talk? Conversations Between Machines Get Deep (Part One)

Across the emerging Smart Factory, connected systems are networking production processes from design to final delivery. Conversational programming makes it quick and easy for operators to generate programs at the machine, while other connected systems exchange and use information about tool management, batch processing/scheduling, machine monitoring, quality assurance and more.

Can We Talk? Conversations Between Machines Get Deep (Part Two)

Across the emerging Smart Factory, connected systems are networking production processes from design to final delivery. Conversational programming makes it quick and easy for operators to generate programs at the machine, while other connected systems exchange and use information about tool management, batch processing/scheduling, machine monitoring, quality assurance and more.

Oerlikon Opens New Facility

The $55 million Innovation Hub & Advanced Component Production plant serves as a cornerstone of their additive manufacturing business in the U.S.

THK Sponsors MVPvets

They are helping military veterans transition into meaningful employment in life science companies.

Smart In-Process Monitoring of Stamping and Forming Operations

Brankamp X7 “smart” in-process monitoring systems for cold and hot forming, thread rolling and stamping operations from Marposs use AI to quickly monitor machine setups and effectively control machine performance by detecting manufacturing faults, as well as part or tool variations.

Metal Stamping Press Automation Controller

To improve press room stamping operations, the SmartPAC PRO controller from Wintriss Controls enables networked users to share and view the entire contents of each programmed setup on a single screen in an Industry 4.0 environment.

Modular Die Cushion System Extends the Life of Deep-Drawing Dies

The Modular Die Cushion System from Moog improves process reliability, reduces commissioning time, offers flexible layout options for integrating the manifold and requires comparatively little piping to help press rooms lower their maintenance and piping costs.

Laser Blanking at Higher Speeds on Less Than Perfectly Flat Material

To process less than perfectly flat material at higher speeds, laser blanking systems from LaserCoil now feature 8 kW fiber lasers with an integrated proprietary Z-axis design that enables the laser head to adjust more rapidly to height variations in the material and maintain consistent stand-off.

Quick Release Roll Coater Eases Changeover and Maintenance

Roller coating machine used with metal stamping presses

To improve quality, minimize waste and ease maintenance, the Spra-Rite Roll Coating system from Industrial Innovations provides precise and uniform lubricant coverage on parts prior to stamping by using a solid roll that enables the roller to be changed within minutes.

Innovative High-Speed Metal Forming of Microchannel Fuel Cells

To meet an annual part requirement of over one million components, the FormBalancer 25 high-speed metal forming machine from FluidForming simultaneously produces two plates in an operating cycle of 20 seconds with unprecedented accuracy, repeatability, speed, and forming capabilities.

Videos Communicate Advanced CAD/CAM Practices

CAMJam 2019 is a video archive of training sessions on VisualCAD/CAM, RhinoCAM, VisualCAM for SOLIDWORKS and AlibreCAM Milling

The CAMJam 2019 is a video archive and viewing guide of training sessions from MecSoft that answers machining questions from users on indexed and simultaneous 4- and 5-axis milling, turning, multi-axis robot machining and other programming techniques.

Servo-Electric Presses Change the Game

EVOx servo-electric presses from Beckwood Press range from a half-ton to 50 tons and are ideal for light-duty assembly applications, including clamping, crimping, joining, press fitting, punching/blanking, riveting, spring testing, staking, and swaging.

Heavy-Duty Servo Feeds

More robust and capable of handling thicker materials, redesigned Heavy-Duty Servo Roll Feeds from COE Press Equipment increase speed and precision and decrease the cost of operation.

Advanced Gap Frame Stamping Presses

The NC1-800(2)E 80-ton mechanical gap frame press and the versatile DSF-C1-800 80-ton gap frame direct-drive servo press from AIDA-America provide tight precision and versatility for the most demanding stamping operations.

Smart Software Reduces Production Steps

Tube bending simulation with a rotary head shows how t project software eliminates collisions

Using a systematic approach to controlled tube manufacturing, t project software from transfluid connects CAD, BDE, ERP and shop intranet systems with tube bending machines and bending robots to make complex tube fabrication simple and safer and production less expensive.

Remote Monitoring of CNC Machines from Handheld Device

The Integrated Machine Analytics mobile app allows remote real-time monitoring of CNC functions on MTConnect-compliant CNC machine tools

Users of the Integrated Machine Analytics mobile app from Mitsubishi Electric Automation can do real-time monitoring and analysis of CNC functions on all MTConnect-compliant CNC machine tools in their facility to keep production on schedule and eliminate potential issues.

Connected Manufacturing Bridges the Communications Gap

SmartBox IIoT connectivity is a cornerstone for secure digital connectivity

Smooth Technology, SmartBox IIoT connectivity and other innovative systems from Mazak help shops achieve full digital connectivity for process monitoring and optimization to compete in a networked manufacturing environment.

Measurement Systems with Open Communications

The Triton 312 micrometer uses OPC communications protocol that is compatible with Manufacturing 4.0 and IIoT

Diameter, Ovality, Eccentricity, and Flaw Detection measurement systems from LaserLinc use OPC communications protocol that is compatible with Manufacturing 4.0 and IIoT to capture, modify and move data from different systems.

A Connected Factory for More Efficient Production Management

Improvements in Expert CAD-CAM 2D sheet metal cutting software in Global Release 2019 create greater process efficiency and time savings

Global Release 2019 software from Lantek uses AI, Cloud, machine-learning and other technological advances to obtain quality data for integral control and management of any cutting machine and process with global visibility to raise production levels, increase agility and reduce complexity.

Verification Software Drives Tasks on Remote Servers

NCSIMUL MACHINE 2020.0 can set specific probing simulation parameters, simplify tool shape and more

Based on client/server scheduler architecture, the latest NCSIMUL machining module from Hexagon includes automation functionality that gives the user wider control for simulating, analyzing and executing jobs on other devices by communicating with distant servers.

Using Voice Input to Control Welding Systems

The voice control system in the WIFI project can complement the mouth-controlled IntegraMouse Plus computer mouse and allow users to play computer games

This voice control system developed by Fronius and their partners enables welders to use verbal commands to set amperage, arc length and other parameters without any interruption of the welding process.

5G Adaptive Process Control with Extremely Short Reaction Times

5G enabled process monitoring communicates with sensors and machines in under one millisecond to reduce errors in milling operations

Developed by GF Machining Solutions and their partners, this networked adaptive manufacturing system for real-time process monitoring uses 5G technology to communicate with sensors and machines in under one millisecond and reduce errors in high speed machining of complex aerospace parts.

Driving Towards Seamless Factory Connectivity

The fundamental machine tool decoder link from Excellerant simplifies data-driven manufacturing at the shop floor level

Excellerant connects every CNC machine tool controller, no matter the brand, so that shops of all sizes can monitor and manage each machine’s data in real-time and send that data to the company MES and/or ERP systems for more accurate forecasts and dynamic scheduling.

Cybersecurity of Communications Between Controls

The SerialTap cybersecurity sensor passively intercepts and transmits serial communications on a legacy control network to a separate system for critical analysis

By passively intercepting and monitoring serial communications on industrial control networks for intrusion detection and asset management, the SerialTap cybersecurity sensor from Cynash helps shops address and solve complex security challenges that affect their legacy control systems.

Secure Transfer of Process Data to Mobile Devices

TwinCAT IoT Communicator software and the IoT Communicator App provide convenient, secure access to process data via mobile devices

TwinCAT IoT Communicator software and the IoT Communicator App for tablets and smartphones from Beckhoff Automation uses advanced encryption and protocol for easy mobile device integration and high-level communication security.

Sensors + Software = End-To-End Internet of Things

The Connected Data Solutions Platform saves time and money through remote monitoring that can improve processes

The Connected Data Solutions Platform from Banner Engineering allows users to easily and securely transmit and use remote data from cloud-connected devices to monitor shop productivity, predict machine maintenance requirements and make operational decisions on machine performance.

Create A Community for Sharing Metalworking Automation

The HKP Mobile App enables users to share information for metalworking, inspection and material handling applications

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.

Online Equipment Monitoring Drives Productivity Improvements

CoroPlus MachiningInsights replaces manual tracking, data aggregation and time studies by automatically collecting data

The CoroPlus MachiningInsights digital system from Sandvik Coromant collects data directly from a connected machine tool and input from operators, making it possible to visualize machine and tool utilization levels online through a web browser and collaborate to make improvements within the factory.

VAC-U-MAX Reaches Milestone

They are celebrating 65 years of business in providing bulk material handling and industrial vacuum cleaning systems.

Affordable Rare Earth Lifting Magnets

The Rare Earth magnet from Heck Industries features an extra heavy case, larger handle with safety lock and internal ON/OFF switch that will not even pick up shop chips when off.

End-To-End Digitalization for the Machine Tool Business

The Manage MyMachines app from Siemens connects CNC machine tools across the world

In both the construction and utilization of machine tools, Siemens is laying the foundation for digital penetration and restructuring of complete value chains that will boost the growth and profitability of both machine builders and users alike in shops of all sizes.

The Ultimate Navigation System for Managing Sheet Metal Production

Manufacturing Execution System software from Bystronic guides sheet metal parts on their ideal path

Manufacturing Execution System software from Bystronic allows shops to record, plan, and evaluate every individual manufacturing step of their sheet metal production process, managing each step according to a defined timeline to realize potential process improvement possibilities.

API Partners with Kadan

This deal will expand distribution and metrology services to the West Coast for Radian Laser Trackers.

TRUMPF Announces Contest Winners

Drexel University, Youngstown State University and the University of Michigan will each receive a TruPrint 1000 for their labs to use for one year.

Careful and Thorough Ultrasonic Cleaning of 3D Printed Parts

The 1900BT and 1900BTX ultrasonic cleaning units from Omegasonics are particularly effective for 3D printing applications because they generate cavitation energy inside the bath that creates its own internal pressure to dissolve the support structure for the parts.

Take a Load Off

When those heavy loads absolutely, positively have to be moved safely, precisely and fast from one location to another, here are some hoists, cranes and attachments to help you get the job done.

How to Achieve a Faster, More Efficient Powder Coating Process

Using PowerBoost technology for 110,000 V / 110 µA charging power, OptiFlex Pro Series manual spray units from Gema achieve greater productivity that optimizes the coating process and increases total powder coverage for quicker best-in-class finishes.

Chain Hoist for Low Headroom Work

Easy to install and relocate, compact single- and dual-speed GS Series Electric Chain Hoists from Gorbel are available with single or double fall, in any lift, with capacities from 1/8 ton to 5 ton and are ideal for low headroom applications.

Overhead Cranes for Clean Foundry Operations

Six overhead crane systems from R&M were installed at the newly constructed Kimura Foundry America that produces rapid prototype castings and provides small lot production services.

Safely Lift Steel, Fiber and Plastic Drums Weighing up to a Ton

The HCB hoist attachment from Liftomatic handles all 55 gal drums from 15 in to 27 in diameter and safely lifts drums weighing up to 2,000 lb using an exclusive drum handling attachment and a padded belt cradle to protect the drum sidewall during transport.

Spreader Beam for Lifting Very Wide or Heavy-Duty Loads

The HSDSB Standard Duty Spreader Beam from Harrington Hoists can lift from 2 tons up to 40 tons with outside spreads from 4 ft to 24 ft by using an upper rigging spread between two lift points that adds extra stability to the lift.

Double Girder Hoists for Precise, Stable Handling of Heavy Loads

To handle heavy loads safely and precisely in a wide variety of applications with space limitations, Yale YK and Shaw-Box SK stand-alone double girder wire rope hoists from Columbus McKinnon can lift up to 30 tons using a low-headroom trolley and UL508A-approved controls for highly stable hoist, trolley, and bridge motions.

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.

Turning Point (Part One)

Whether the work involves processing larger, heavier pieces with high complexity in a single setup, cutting difficult shapes out of tough materials or producing very high precision small parts from bar stock at blazing speeds, the latest advances in turning centers, lathes, software, machine controls and accessories provide shops with new capabilities to turn jobs around faster than ever.

Turning Point (Part Two)

Whether the work involves processing larger, heavier pieces with high complexity in a single setup, cutting difficult shapes out of tough materials or producing very high precision small parts from bar stock at blazing speeds, the latest advances in tooling and workholding provide shops with new capabilities to turn jobs around faster than ever.

Slash Downtime for Tool Changes in Swiss-Style Machines

The Auto Fast Change Tool System from ARNO is a quick-change tool system for Swiss-style auto lathes and turning machinery that provides faster setups, reduces downtime with in-process tool changes, and eliminates the need for external plumbing to facilitate cooling.

Convert Standard Chucks into Quick Change Chucks

Fast-Trac Jaw Nuts from Dillon convert standard chucks into quick change chucks that reduce jaw change time by 50 percent or more and allow users to preassemble the next operation jaws while the machine runs a separate job.

Expanded Capabilities for Swiss-Style Lathe Applications

As opportunities for Swiss-type lathe applications increase, Hardinge expands their Swiss-type workholding systems to meet the high precision demands of different industries for quickly and effectively machining complex, high accuracy, long and slender finished parts from stock fed through a guide bushing.

Higher Speeds, Longer Tool Life for Interrupted Hard-Part Turning

CB7125 and CB7135 grades from Sandvik Coromant are ideal for removing hardened layers while turning shaft splines and shafts with chamfered oil holes or pockets, longitudinal turning of gears and shafts with unchamfered keyways or pockets, CV joint components such as the inner/outer race and cage, gear facing and hard-to-soft turning of crown wheels.

Power Chuck for Advanced Turning Center Spindles

The compact, lightweight DURO-A RC power chuck with a quick jaw-change system from Röhm reduces setup times considerably and boasts centrifugal force compensation for fast speeds and feeds that unlock the full potential of turning centers with integrated spindle motor technology.

Cut Faster, Last Longer When Turning the Most Challenging Materials

TS2000 and TS2500 grades for heat-resistant alloys from Seco Tools boost surface quality on machined parts and provide a more consistent tool life while machining heat resistant materials, superalloys and titanium alloys used in aerospace, power generation and biomedical engineering.

Next Generation Spindle Alignment for Lathes, Turning Centers

Remarkably easy to use, extremely fast and highly accurate, compact and versatile L-702 and L-702SP spindle alignment lasers from Hamar Lasers reduce tooling costs, scrap rates and downtime to increase throughput, cut costs and boost productivity.

How to Reduce Life-Threatening Lathe Injuries

Simple to install and use, the automatic sanding belt holder from Rockford Systems enables lathe operators to sand, polish and debur while keeping hands away from rotating parts and at safe operating distance away from the spinning shaft, eliminating risk and helping to prevent entanglement.

Turning on the Digital Factory

New functions with simplified ISO code programming in the Sinumerik 828D mid-range CNC with version 4.8 operating software from Siemens improve the speed, precision and safety of intermediate CNC turning, milling and grinding machines.

Lathe Control Turns New Functions on Complex Parts

The CNC Pilot 640 contouring control from Heidenhain is perfect for lathe applications of complex parts because it combines simple operation with 5-axis simultaneous machining, combined turn-mill operation, full surface machining with B-axis and counter spindle, and asynchronous multi-side machining.

Turning the Corner on Demanding Precision Jobs

Methods Machine Tools offers the Nakamura-Tome SC-300IIMYB multitasking turning center for machining difficult, high-hardness materials with extremely high accuracy, the Tornos Multi-Swiss 8×26 automatic lathe and the Tornos SwissNano for very high precision machining of complex small parts.

Turning the Tables in Heavy Production

OEMs and top tier equipment suppliers to the oil and gas and power generation industries are investing in best-in-class manufacturing technologies from Starrag to help them meet market demands, achieve production savings and improve profitability.

Material Magic

The need to join dissimilar metals with different properties more efficiently in aerospace, medical, power generation and other applications is expanding the business for diffusion bonding, friction welding, brazing and other traditional operations that are equipped with advanced controls and the latest process technology.

In Search of the Perfect Tube & Pipe

The development of new forming and fabrication processes, higher precision processing of new and better materials, special machine designs and faster production speeds are opening up completely new opportunities for shops that compete in this busy market sector.

Multi-Tasking Mania: The Vanishing Single-Function Machine

Multitasking can deliver considerable savings, particularly on complex work that is highly profitable, by completing a part in one cycle and dramatically reducing setup and other non-value-added time, preventing opportunities for error and eliminating work-in-process inventory that might otherwise lay idle between standalone machine tools.

All Aboard

After some accidents and trials with less efficient alternatives that caused problems and delayed work, this railway group got on board with replacing their old grinding and cutting devices with new equipment that would eliminate workplace risks without sacrificing productivity.

The Next Generation of Diffusion Bonding

Specialized furnaces with integrated hydraulic press systems use superior control of pressure and temperature to create better diffusion bonds when joining similar or dissimilar metals for fuselages, actuator fittings, landing gear trunnions, nacelle frames, nuclear control rods, turbine blades, medical devices, heat exchangers, lithium batteries and more.

Prototype and Low Volume Friction Welding of Dissimilar Materials

Coldwater Machine welds prototypes or small batches of various parts that join bar stock and tubes, rods, cylinders, fasteners, studs, nuts and fittings, as well as drills, rods and hand tools with carbide inserts, heat sinks, air bag inflators, electrodes and shafted components that can be made of dissimilar materials.

Multi-Tasking with a Low Cost of Entry

Fabricators can easily switch from strictly 2D laser cutting to punch-laser processing with the economical, compact and automation-friendly TruMatic 1000 fiber combination punch-laser machine from TRUMPF.

Complex Micro-Manufacturing with Multi-Tasking Machining

To cost-effectively meet the increasing demand for complex micro-size parts made of hard materials, the Bumotec s191FTLR 7-axis turn-mill from Starrag combines grinding, milling, turning, drilling and polishing processes without interruption.

Multi-Tasking Machining Reduces Lot Sizes of Complex Part Production

For six-sided complete machining of complex parts in volumes from one to 100,000, highly flexible Stama MT 733 series vertical spindle mill-turn centers from Chiron achieve process stability that can further reduce lot sizes through certainty the first part produced is usable.

Multi-Tasking Machining of Complex Geometries in Hard Solid Materials

For small batch size production of automotive parts, fittings, pneumatics, hydraulics and other precision parts, PC multi-spindle automatics from Schütte deliver turning, tapping, mill cutting, polygon cutting, eccentric drilling and rear-side machining operations in one setup.

Multi-Tasking on Hold: Clamp Two Parts with One Vice

For more efficient clamping that generates a measurable increase in productivity on 3-axis and 5-axis machines, a new center jaw for the GARANT Xpent 5-axis vice from Hoffmann can be fit to the base rail to clamp two workpieces with only one vice and process them in a single operation.

Multiple Machining Processes Complete Complex Parts in One Operation

The MS40-8 multi-spindle automatic lathe from INDEX performs off-center drilling, thread cutting, inclined drilling, cross drilling, contour milling, hobbing, bevel gear cutting, multi-edge turning and more to completely process even very complex automotive, fastener, connector and aerospace parts in one setup.

High Precision Multi-Tasking Takes a Turn

To machine difficult, high-hardness materials with extremely high accuracy, the rugged Nakamura-Tome SC-300IIMYB multi-tasking turning center from Methods Machine Tools uses an extremely rigid turret for powerful cuts and fast machining that increases capacity.

Hybrid Multi-Tasking Expands the Part Processing Envelope

By combining a high-speed additive system and programmable welding automation with full 5-axis machining capabilities, the VC-500A/5X AM HWD multi-tasking machine from Mazak generates exceptionally precise sealing coatings, near-net shape part features, and can repair costly complex impellers, turbine blades, and tool and die parts.

Omron Launches New Website

The new tools on this fully responsive site improve ease of use for customers, distributors and system integrators.

Transportable Pipe Beveler Replaces Grinding

An operator with any skill level can quickly set-up the RIDGID B-500 Transportable Pipe Beveler from Ridge Tool and efficiently bevel 10 in diameter Schedule 40 pipes in 45 seconds without flames.

Kyocera Builds Smart Factory

This facility in Shiga, Japan, will develop their own production equipment to strengthen their use of robotics and AI technology.

Mechanized Automation for Pipe Welding

The economical Mini Pantheon welding manipulator from Lincoln Electric is a small footprint system that helps deliver repeatable high quality welds and a stable platform for pipe spooling to increase productivity and reduce operator fatigue.

Better Use of Tube Bending Lubricant Inventory

Using the EXTREME iTransport System from IRMCO, a tube bending plant can fill their containers as needed without guessing if the drums are full or not to reduce excess drum inventory and disposal.

Making Parts that are Impossible to Fabricate

The twin-turret, twin-head, all-electric DH4010VGP wire bending machine from BLM GROUP can double productivity and/or complete highly complex wire bending jobs on medium-to-long part lengths with multiple bends, symmetric parts, and parts that close back onto themselves.

Precision Laser Micro-Cutting of Medical Stents and Tubes

For precision medical applications, the Sigma Fiber Laser Stent and Tube Cutting System from Amada Miyachi can be outfitted with either single mode fiber laser or femtosecond laser and features high speed linear motors, the latest generation digital controller to minimize tool path cycle time.