Mold Making Technology

APRIL 3, 2024

Mold Tooling Lead time delays for molded parts often originate from difficulties with sourcing tooling. Robot End Effectors Cobots, pick-and-place robots and other automation can make plastics processing more productive, but in most cases these additions require specialized end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) and other fixturing.

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MEM

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

From sourcing raw materials to delivering finished vehicles, AI-driven algorithms work tirelessly. Suppose a car manufacturer sources parts from various suppliers globally. By doing so, it minimizes lead times, reduces inventory costs, and ensures that parts arrive just when they’re needed on the assembly line.

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Additive Manufacturing

JULY 28, 2022

AM delivers agility, consolidation and savings on lead-times, costs and resources. SOURCE: Northrop Grumman. In 2019, Made In Space (MIS) selected Northrop Grumman to support NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) demonstration of the autonomous robotic manufacturing and assembly platform, Archinaut.

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Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The 5X-24’s ability to rotate and tilt the tool in multiple directions gives it access to hard-to-reach surfaces all in one setup, which increases accuracy and reduces labor and lead time for faster mold production.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Sydney-based Sevaan Group is a contract manufacturing firm that employs about 50 staff and specialises in precision manufacturing of metal parts and products for OEMs in a range of industries including defence, mining, agriculture, gaming, space and robotics, electronics and transport.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

AUGUST 28, 2023

When working with some of the earliest automation systems, every pickup point had to be taught to the robot. It was a time- and labor-intensive process which required a dedicated robot programmer or integrator to manage, as well as multiple technicians to keep them running. Put Automation to Work for You Now you’re ready.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 18, 2023

Delivering components and parts to customers in a timely manner is more critical than ever. In response, metalworkers continue to invest in automation, robotics and machinery to speed up their processes, manufacturing highly precise and accurate components and parts. Today, manufacturers must fulfill all three services. Fenton, Mo.)

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 11, 2023

While the situation has improved for many commodities since the depths of the pandemic shutdowns, especially mechanical components, vendors of motion control systems expect extended lead times to continue through at least 2023. This may be driving some false demand, which is not uncommon during periods of widespread parts shortages.

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Dinesh Mishra

JANUARY 30, 2023

Today, a lot of CNC manufacturers in India and across the world are integrating additive manufacturing and Robotics into their mainline production process. Substituting FDM for traditional manufacturing processes substantially reduces lead times and costs.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 22, 2024

This automated robotic cell at MetalQuest frees employees from repetitive, manual tasks. Source: MetalQuest From the earliest days of automation at IMTS featuring a robot hand moving parts, there has been a massive evolution in technology. Source: AMT. Source: AMT. “What is the definition of automation?”

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Fastener News Desk

OCTOBER 13, 2023

While multi-sourcing and intensifying cooperation with our suppliers and customers all over the world, we concentrated our focus on emergency response scenarios, business sustainability management, preparation of quality and performance improvement programs for suppliers, and increasing the level of automation based operations.

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Fastener News Desk

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Shop System, a plug-and-play turnkey binder jet 3D printing system that reduces costs, shortens lead times and increases revenues for machine shops. View source version on businesswire.com: [link]. Source: Desktop Metal, Inc. Offers high output and low part costs in a wide range of materials. Desktop Metal, Inc.,

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 10, 2023

Brent Donaldson: And while those businesses have arranged through various end products, including motorcycles, robots and measuring tools, they have all had one thing in common. Once they understood how to do that stuff, then we start sourcing locally. All of the items covered this season have involved precision metal components.

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Mold Making Technology

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

. “We can’t take delivery times for granted, the true country of origin for our products remains uncertain and some sources are subject to geopolitical issues. Extremely fast and intelligent robots help companies meet order fulfillment demands, a trend driven by e-commerce sales, which grew to $272.6 military bases).

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 3, 2024

Additionally, low-CO 2 production is achieved through low-emission production processes and energy sources as well as consistently short transport routes throughout the entire process chain. In addition, these special full grip jaws can reduce and simplify setup times, enhancing project profitability.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 26, 2023

It also reduced maintenance costs, tool costs (30-40%) and tooling lead times (20-30%). This is unfortunate since tool production — especially hard/metal tools — can have long lead times and add considerable cost to the bottom line. Photo Credit: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.),

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Dinesh Mishra

JANUARY 30, 2023

Smart machines and robotics will handle more of the industrial work especially where human intervention would be seen as more dangerous to deploy. The use of AI will also help to program the machines will increase in real-time situations. With the incubation of robotics and Industry 4.0,

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Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Single-Source Machine Tool Solutions Associated with Mold and Die Machining. Fast Heat by Spark Industries is highlighting the ReadyCobot, a collaborative robot solution enabling tool shops and molders to overcome labor shortages, improve quality and lead time, improve flexibility and ultimately reduce costs.

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Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 6, 2023

So then instead of being the individual that's sitting there running a manual deburring operation, now they're learning how to load unload, teach a robot, and it's developing their skill sets, that we that we could then leverage in other areas within the organization. Sarah Fox, Methods Engineer at L.S.

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Automation Mag

JANUARY 15, 2024

I ndustrial robot programming has evolved massively since the days of punch tape and paper-based flowcharts. At the same time, the rise of computer-based programming led to the emergence of all sorts of robot programming software, more user-friendly interfaces, offline programming, and CAD integration.

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