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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.

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Five advances in motion control, communications, design to ease automation use

Control Engineering

Users input key parameters, such as mass, stroke/travel distance and cycle time. The tool identifies in real time the combination of components most effective for the application’s parameters. Electric Motion Sizing compresses hours of work to a few minutes.