Additive Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

3D Printing will revolutionize mass-production by enabling our clients to manufacture highly complex parts, reduce cycle time, carbon emissions, energy costs and waste. SLM, headquartered in Lübeck, Germany, is a world-leading provider of integrated metal Additive Manufacturing solutions (aka metal 3D printing).

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 1, 2024

Recently, Tormach introduced its new 1500MX CNC mill that can be operated with the ZA6 industrial robot via the company’s free and open source PathPilot ® control software. While the cost, cycle-time, and quality benefits are many, truly lights-out production has historically been limited to large manufacturers.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

DECEMBER 5, 2023

From metal cutting to 3D printing, the built-to-order machine tool manufacturer provides a wide range of machines, controls, and software. And today, through the application of advanced collaborative robotic (cobot) technology, CINCINNATI is putting automation into the hands of more manufacturers.

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Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2022

End-to-End Conformal Cooling Design, Production for Faster Cycle Times, Boosted Part Quality. Cooling is a critical process for plastic injection molds, affecting both cycle time and final part quality, Cimatron notes, but is especially challenging for complex parts when using traditional drilling and milling methods.

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Automation Mag

JANUARY 8, 2024

Morris also lists medical/lab processes, CNC machining, 3D printing and cobot applications as growth areas for motion control. An example is the advanced palletizer from Universal Robot & Robotiq, notes Warren Osak, president of Electromate. Advanced robot safety features include safe limited speed and positioning.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 26, 2023

Like other 3D printing technologies, AM offers higher design freedom than machining or forming metals, plastics or composites themselves, easily printing geometries that are impossible or extremely costly to achieve with conventional manufacturing technologies. For injection molds, PCS Co. Photo Credit: PCS Co. Fraser, Mich.,

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Modern Machine Shop

AUGUST 10, 2023

The shop works heavily with distributors, but its ultimate clients typically need small quantities or prefer just-in-time parts. These clients work in a vast array of industries, from robotics to architecture to spaceflight, requiring lot sizes around 300 pieces. To do so, it makes use of a fleet of 60 Star CNC Swiss machines.

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Mold Making Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

milling, hobbing and grinding) in one machine and systems that use a sub-spindle or multiple axes to machine parts in a single setup to reduce cycle time and minimize geometric and shape defects. Extremely fast and intelligent robots help companies meet order fulfillment demands, a trend driven by e-commerce sales, which grew to $272.6

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Fabricating & Metal Work

MARCH 17, 2023

This machine owes its short cycle time to a new rotary part manipulator, which can move the part even closer to the bending line. In many cases, this reduces the cycle time by eliminating the need to reposition the grippers during processing. The machine is designed to be as open and accessible as possible. “To

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