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Flexible Fixturing for Cobot Welding

Fabricating & Metal Work

Automotive manufacturers and other companies that make one part thousands of times will most likely invest in a highly precise, automated tool, while smaller enterprises that can sacrifice a bit more cycle time and need more flexibility will most likely use clamping tools. Fixturing Concepts.

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Solid Carbide Drills are Designed for Manufacturability

Fabricating & Metal Work

MACHINING MATTERS Solid carbide drills are increasingly useful in applications such as automotive and general engineering, where hole quality is critical. Design for manufacturability (DFM) has become increasingly important for manufacturers in a range of sectors — including automotive , aerospace and general engineering.

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Scape Technologies, Danish Technological Institute, and AMT join in a new EUROSTARS Project: Just in Time 3D Printing Production

i4.0 today

The Process of Additive Manufacturing for Creating 3D Objects Additive manufacturing is the process of creating a 3D object by building it one layer at a time and it is using computer-aided-design (CAD) software or 3D object scanners to direct hardware to deposit material, layer upon layer, in precise geometric shapes.

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Moving from Contact to Noncontact Surface Analysis

Modern Machine Shop

Computer-aided design (CAD) has dramatically sped up the process of getting ideas into the marketplace. These days, products ranging from children’s toys to passenger jets are completely designed in a virtual environment before a single part is manufactured.

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Tool Storage Systems Provide Organization, Security and Inventory Control

Fabricating & Metal Work

Connecting to multiple suppliers’ tool databases, CoroPlus Tool Supply can store correct tool information, including ISO parameters, bill of material, spare parts, product images and computer aided design (CAD) file types, in a single area.

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Metal Additive Manufacturing is an Untapped Market Innovation

Fabricating & Metal Work

Most people have heard of metal additive manufacturing (AM) and have probably seen a 3D printed part or two, but what they may not realize that the ability to create complex components with computer-aided design (CAD) programs or object scans can affect production much more than at the beginning of the value chain.