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Machine Tending Systems Seamlessly Integrate with a Range of Metalworking Processes

Fabricating & Metal Work

Highly Precise Bolt-picking Robot Cell for Automotive Assembly KUKA Robotics’ (Shelby Township, MI) KR AGILUS is a compact, 6-axis robot designed for particularly high working speeds that reduce cycle times and increase production quality. This helps to increase productivity and reduce overall production time.

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Swiss-Type, Live Tooling Lathes Help Turn Company Around

Modern Machine Shop

One major change Holt has made is building more flexibility to deliver high-quality batch production work. Rathburn has a few dedicated cells that run continuous production, but now the focus is on growing the batch work. Swiss on the List. “It actually was a solid purchase,” she says.

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Case Study: Lockheed Martin’s Flight to Perfect Quality

iBASEt

This type of closed-loop quality system is essential to achieving higher levels of quality while improving cycle time and assuring regulatory compliance with AS9100 standards. Nonconformance and corrective action procedures are automatically triggered and routed for disposition.