Robotics Automation News

AUGUST 17, 2023

UK-based Forth Engineering has developed and manufactured a rescue robot which can be deployed in disaster zones following an incident. The machine has been successfully tested at Sellafield Ltd nuclear site and will be replicated at other […]

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MAY 8, 2023

AMW2023 will have on display some of the biggest machine tool systems in the world. There will be seven zones on the show floor of Australian Manufacturing Week, each with their own distinct specialisations. There will be seven zones on the show floor of Australian Manufacturing Week, each with their own distinct specialisations.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 7, 2024

Source (All Images) | Open Mind Technologies Investment in five-axis machining centers and adoption of multi-axis technology has been the winning formula for many shops. Last but not least, five-axis machining can be used for finish machining operations after processes such as additive manufacturing (AM).

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Automation Mag

MARCH 19, 2024

Manufacturing factory floors today comprise of a variety of machines in motion, including assembly lines, robots and AMRs, to name a few. However, working alongside these machines poses inherent risks. Machine guarding techniques: Explore various machine guarding techniques aimed at preventing accidental contact and minimizing risks.

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AU Manufacturing

MARCH 8, 2023

To register, visit AMW’s event page at tickets.lup.com.au. For more information about AMW2023, go to australianmanufacturingweek.com.au. The post Registration for Australian Manufacturing Week 2023 now open appeared first on Australian Manufacturing.

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Gary Mintchell

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

into the machine shop market. Central to the company’s Machine Shop Excellence solutions, the suite includes significant automation and innovative technologies that help manufacturers achieve highly efficient utilisation of material, cutting tools, and CNC equipment, and capture and consistently apply a shop’s best practices.

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

. “Integrated interfaces optimize communication between the controller and the injection molding machine, enabling comprehensive support and error detection functions to provide immediate feedback in the way of analysis, diagnoses and reports for users, helping to reduce costs and downtime.”

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Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Boost your shop’s position as an effective, confident solution provider through the utilization of multi-axis machines in the manufacturing process. These machines ensure operators reduce the time setting them up and increase the time they produce parts. CNC is a T-shape machine structure with matching column base width.

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Mold Making Technology

JULY 12, 2023

Hot runner control and molding machine integration is a big topic right now and tooling managers are taking notice because a lot of companies are trying to use the molding machine hot runner controls to run tools that are too big for the number of zones available on the molding machine.

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E&T

MAY 16, 2023

Will wearers have Zoned out? Dyson Zone is the company’s first audio product and first wearable. As the former, Zone just looks like big headphones but as the latter, with a metallic visor in front of your mouth, it looks full-on. Dyson started developing Zone in those halcyon days before the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Mold Making Technology

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Eco, a high performance shrink-fit machine with integrated cooling for all cutting tools (solid carbide and HSS). According to Haimer, the machine is suitable for reliable shrinking and cooling of shrink-fit collets and toolholders. The machine is designed for shrink-fit collets and tool holders with a variety of wall thicknesses.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Pilz , an innovative leader in machine safe automation technology has developed a comprehensive safety solution in accordance with ISO 3691-4 for an efficient flow of goods in production and logistics handled by AMRs. PSENscan can dynamically switch up to 70 protected fields using the “zone selection function.”

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Motion Control Tips

AUGUST 18, 2022

Beckhoff’s new EPX module series offers a compact option for Ex i signal acquisition from zones 0/20, 1/21 and Div. With robust IP67 protection, they enable direct and decentralized installation on machines and systems, even in harsh environments. 1 as an addition to the wide range of EtherCAT Box modules.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JUNE 15, 2023

The Innovation SITE Eco Dashboard monitors the energy usage status of the processing machines on display and at work in the Innovation SITE of AGIC. A place where companies can come to understand the “why is this possible” rather than “what is possible” regarding advances in fabrication machine technologies.

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Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Eco, a high performance shrink-fit machine with integrated cooling for all tools (solid carbide and HSS). According to Haimer, the machine is suitable for reliable shrinking and cooling of shrink-fit collets and toolholders. The machine is designed for shrink-fit collets and tool holders with a variety of wall thicknesses.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 8, 2024

Source: RIOS Intelligent Machines RIOS Intelligent Machines Inc. It has also launched its Mission Control Center, which uses machine vision and AI to help manufacturers improve quality and efficiency. In typical machine learning, this requires a lot of data to be annotated before training models and then looking at the results.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JUNE 5, 2023

Buzz continues to grow in the manufacturing industry about the upcoming foodpro 2023 event which this year features new innovation zones and other valuable show interactions not to be missed. Logistics and Handling: In this new zone connect with logistics experts and test advancements in supply chain technology and equipment.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 17, 2024

Hot runners have zones, typically identified numerically, which are independently controlled with a heater and a thermocouple. It is important to have the wires labeled for each zone so it is easier to troubleshoot versus having to chase wires down among multiple zones. Threaded nozzles are a big reason.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MARCH 6, 2023

Extensive plants often have many danger zones that call for more robust safety demands. This guarantees that hazardous plants cannot be put back into operation while there are people in the danger zone and unauthorised personnel do not gain access. Once the list is empty, the machines are enabled and can be put back into operation.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 14, 2024

The Turbo RS 4-45 required FMB to develop its largest extruded machine base yet. The integrated and oiled sliding guide module and moving steady rest provide optimal bar pusher and stock support in the transition zone between the bar feeder and lathe spindle.

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Mold Making Technology

JUNE 6, 2023

Now that same capability is being applied to cutting tools, enabling better use of the improved coolant capabilities offered on modern machine tools, or with the stand-alone coolant delivery systems such as ChipBlaster and MP Systems. A good example of where this matters to toolmakers is with rough milling of deep cavities.

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Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

A combination of strength, toughness and heat resistance enables machining capabilities from roughing to finishing with extended tool life and predictability, well suited for materials in the aerospace, automotive, die and mold, medical and power generation industries. Photo Credit: PCS Company. Photo Credit: PCS Company.

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Mold Making Technology

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

A combination of strength, toughness and heat resistance enables machining capabilities from roughing to finishing with extended tool life and predictability, well suited for materials in the aerospace, automotive, die and mold, medical and power generation industries. Photo Credit: PCS Company. Photo Credit: PCS Company.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 4, 2024

Pilz (Canton, MI), an innovative leader in machine safe automation technology, has developed a comprehensive safety solution in accordance with ISO 3691-4 for an efficient flow of goods in production and logistics handled by autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). The required safety functions are complex.

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Canadian Manufacturing

APRIL 11, 2023

TORONTO — Blue-Zone Technologies Ltd., Under the terms of this novel agreement, Blue-Zone will install its proprietary, globally-patented technology, Centralsorb® Canister System (CCS), to capture WAGs at Respirair’s facility before they are vented into the community. As part of the agreement, Blue-Zone will also act as U.S.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 23, 2024

Solid end mills offer machining with different engagements and conditions for roughing with finishing capabilities, among other benefits. Photo Credit, all images: Sandvik Coromant Aluminum has become an increasingly popular choice for moldmaking applications due to its lightweight, thermal conductivity and superior machinability.

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Dinesh Mishra

MARCH 30, 2023

Several testing users of the new grade have reported that their productivity has doubled while machining carbon and structural steels. This further helps to improve tool life, reducing the plastic wear on the cutting zones. The post Once in a generation grade appeared first on Machine Insider.

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Modern Machine Shop

AUGUST 29, 2023

Photo Credit: Thinkstock For years, differences in CNC machines and controls have wreaked havoc on the shop floors of CNC-using companies. Companies with unlike machines must often maintain separate programs for the same component. This multiplies the number of required programs by the number of dissimilar machines.

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Dinesh Mishra

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Indraneel Bhattacharya, Vice-President Sales & Marketing, Lakshmi Machine Works Limited, Machine Tool Division describes the many empowering engagement initiatives of his company. Recently, the team received an award, “Manufacturing Leader: Proven Versatility for Machining Centers”. He later joined M/s.

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Modern Machine Shop

JULY 13, 2023

With so much to pack into a small space there was little room for indexable tooling, and quick-change systems were largely proprietary to a machine, if available at all. They are ideal for milling applications on Swiss machines as well as other multitasking turning centers.

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Mold Making Technology

JULY 4, 2023

These are the companies from this section: 3D Hybrid Solutions — Seal Beach, CA, 309-264-4834 3D Systems — Rock Hill, SC, 803-326-3900 Absolute Machine Tools Inc. Additive Manufacturing subcategories include: AM machines for… ceramic, composite, metal or polymer parts. — Cincinnati, OH, 513-745-4510 Arburg Inc.

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AU Manufacturing

MAY 3, 2023

More than 330 exhibitors will be demonstrating the most innovative machines, technologies, products, and manufacturing processes in a range of key zones, as announced in a press release.

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Control Design

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

With the EPX module series, Beckhoff offers a compact option for Ex i signal acquisition from zones 0/20, 1/21 and Div. With robust IP67 protection, they enable direct and decentralized installation on machines and systems, even in harsh environments. 1 as an addition to the wide range of EtherCAT Box modules.

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APRIL 22, 2024

Pilz (Canton, MI), an innovative leader in machine safe automation technology, has developed a comprehensive safety solution in accordance with ISO 3691-4 for an efficient flow of goods in production and logistics handled by Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs). The required safety functions are complex.

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Control Design

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The SLC4 safety light curtains are short, compact and designed to safeguard points of access and operation on smaller production machines and similar equipment. They have a 14-mm (finger detection) or 24-mm (hand detection) resolution models available, sturdy interior aluminum housing and an end-to-end sensing design with no blind zone.

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APRIL 13, 2023

James Engineering revealed an automated alternative to traditional deburring and chamfering methods with its patented 11-axis MAX System CNC-type deburring and chamfering machine that includes technology to increase speed and simplify programming, setup, and operation. Both of the heads are fully customizable with 12 types of tools available.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

MARCH 29, 2023

The CoroTap 400 forming tap has an optimized lobe shape developed for aluminum machining and a low friction-coefficient surface treatment for a smooth and polished thread surface finish. Finally, staggered coolant holes offer excellent coolant flow into the thread-forming zone and a safe forming process.

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