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Augmented Reality Makes New Robot Startups Easier and Faster
![KUKA.MixedReality software, robotics, augmented reality, robotic cells, Roland Ritter, KUKA.SafeOperation, KUKA](https://neighborly-cakes.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/KUKA_MixedReality_300_dpi_Press204-300x150.jpeg)
Employing the power of smartphones and Augmented Reality, KUKA has launched its new KUKA.MixedReality software that allows users to visualize the environment of robot cells live on their smartphones to support fast, safe and intuitive robot startups.
A Customized Grinding Solution for Tap Manufacture
![A Customized Grinding Solution for Tap Manufacture, Kaine Mulder, TX Platform, ANCA CNC Mchines, CNC grinding machines, TapX, single grinding process, parallel grinding process, combined grinding process, ANCA’s LinX motor technology, one machine solution, thread milling applications, tap grinding process](https://neighborly-cakes.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ANCAs-TapX-linear-for-tap-manufacturing-300x150.jpg)
High-end tap producers are enhancing designs to meet the escalating market share of specialized materials required by high-tech industries, which calls for customized and tailored designs.
Pinpointing Production Bottlenecks with Automation Control Software
![Fastems, automation, software,](https://neighborly-cakes.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Fastems-AGR-AMR-300x150.jpg)
When it comes to automation, the best place to start is with a comprehensive, central automation software system that will link your machines.
Advanced Remote Monitoring and Control Technologies Transform Metalworking Applications
![Olis Robotics, remote monitoring, cybersecurity, robotics](https://neighborly-cakes.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/UniversalRobots_tablet_outside-300x150.jpg)
The emergence of new advanced remote robot monitoring and control capabilities in the fabrication and metalworking sectors marks a new era in combatting downtime, while protecting companies from cybersecurity risks.
Siemens Partners with Morgan Automation to Supply New “Motion Picture” at Steel Mill
![Mark Sharamitaro, Morgan Automation, steel mill, coil handling, rolled-to-order, Siemens, drives and motion control, cranes, coil transfer cars, autonomous coil yard, Siemens SINAMICS drive modules, SIMATIC PLCs, SINEMA network monitoring server, Roland Najbar, Rick Ludlow, SIMATIC S7-1500 PLCs, PAC3200 power meters, Morgan CEPHAS logistic management system](https://neighborly-cakes.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20G15174_010621_15-300x150.jpg)
Fully automated non-manned coil handling cranes and coil transfer cars integrated with motion control and communications hardware; zero downtime after six months of operation.
Connect Shop Floor Processes in Real Time with Productivity-boosting Software Suite
![Hexagon, Dr. Asif Rana, Nexus Connected Worker, software suite, Parth Joshi, metrology reporting, asset management, digital reality platform, Airstream, Overall Equipment Effectiveness, IoT connectivity, connected worker operations, connected worker audits, connected worker quality, connected worker maintenance](https://neighborly-cakes.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ConnectedWorker-300x150.png)
Hexagon’s Nexus Connected Worker features a suite of manufacturing software solutions that provides a central location for digital representations of assets, processes, and production facilities to support real-time decision making.
Five Reasons You Shouldn’t Say “No” to Automation
![Arie Thompson, Gosiger Automation, Automation Within Reach Load & Go, CNC machine tending solutions, automation, lathes, mills, labor challenges, small floor space, automated solutions, cobots](https://neighborly-cakes.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Top_Back_202308151546-300x150.png)
What’s stopping you from automating? The bottom line is that even low-volume machine tool job shops can take full advantage of today’s trends in automation.
Powerfully Simple, Simply Powerful: GibbsCAM 2024
![Tobias Unosson, GibbsCAM 2024, GibbsCAM, Sandvik Coromant, CoroPlus Tool Library, cutting tool software, ISO 13399, cloud-based tool library, digital connectivity, CAM, CAD, Sandvik Coromant’s PrimeTurning, inserts, milling, Thorsten Strauß, Marc Freebrey, machining centers](https://neighborly-cakes.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Fig1-300x150.jpg)
GibbsCAM announces the release of GibbsCAM 2024, which continues to boost end-user productivity for programming advanced machining centers, underpinning the GibbsCAM promise of Powerfully Simple, Simply Powerful.
Beckhoff Extends its Electric Cylinder Lineup
![AA3100 electric cylinder series, Beckhoff Automation, linear motion applications, AA3123 and AA3133 electric cylinders](https://neighborly-cakes.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Beckhoff_AA3100_electric_cylinders_web-300x150.jpg)
The energy-efficient AA3100 series replaces hydraulic and pneumatic actuators with a space-saving, cost-effective and sustainable solution.
Advanced Rotary Surface Grinders Deliver “Endless Possibilities” and Tighter Tolerances
![Advanced Rotary Surface Grinder, Tighter Tolerances, rotary surface grinders, 712 RPMs on the spindle, 22 RPMs on the table, down-feed rate of .003 inches per minute, Skilled Operator Retirement Problem, industrial rotary surface grinders, Automated Rotary Surface Grinders, IG 280 SD, DCM Tech, Easy to operate machine controls, Human Machine Interface (HMI) controls, Erik Lawson, DCM IG 280 SD rotary surface grinder, dcm, DCM Tech](https://neighborly-cakes.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_0500-scaled-1-300x150.jpg)
Machine shops that grind metal or alloy surfaces flat to remove material or achieve a precise thickness now have “endless possibilities” to improve their precision as well as production speed and control with more advanced, automated units. Today’s rotary surface…
GibbsCAM 2024 – Powerfully Simple, Simply Powerful
![GibbsCAM 2024, CAD/CAM, Variable-depth engraving, tapered tooling, corner ramping., rotary part alignment and positioning, CLM technology, mill-turn machines, bar-fed mills, toolpath calculation, Sandvik Coromant’s PrimeTurning™](https://neighborly-cakes.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Fig1-300x150.jpg)
New software release. GibbsCAM 2024 continues to boost end-user productivity for programming advanced machining centers.
ANCA’s Machines Offer Step Forward in Enhanced Punch Production Flexibility and Automation
![punch grinding, ANCA, ANCA TX7, TXcell Linear, iPunch, iBalance, software, rotary wheel dresser, auto adjusting coolant nozzles, wheel packs, 5-axis grinding, keyhole punch software](https://neighborly-cakes.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Headed-punch-loader-grippers-txcell-4-300x150.jpg)
Beat them to the punch with ANCA TX7 and TXcell Linear for your production needs. ANCA has developed several accessories and options that explicitly meet the needs of the punch grinding application.