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FANUC America Opens New Facility
This robotics and automation facility in Auburn Hills, MI, includes engineering, product development, manufacturing and warehousing.
Bystronic Canada Appoints Direct Sales Engineer
Sylvain Robidoux will support their Western region of Québec province.
Automatic Feed Hires New Technical Buyer
Jarrett Beck evaluates supplier products, services and pricing for their sourcing needs.
Versatile Deburring Tool Replaces Manual Material Removal Processes
For cobot applications in light and medium deburring, chamfering and scraping operations, the pneumatically-actuated Compliant Deburring Blade from ATI Industrial Automation excels in both axial and radial compliance to produce consistent results where surface irregularities are present.
Beckhoff Increases Northeast U.S. Presence
They open new Boston and Philadelphia area offices.
Economical Process Monitoring of Metal Forming and Stamping Operations
The intelligent Brankamp X3S real-time process monitoring system from Marposs immediately identifies manufacturing faults and part or tool variations to optimize machine efficiency, improve part quality, and limit unplanned downtime and tooling costs.
Next Steps in Servo-Hydraulic Press Design
A new servo-hydraulic press from Greenerd Press automatically sets itself up after the operator selects the press operation with simple, icon-based cycle profiles. Custom press cycles are stored in over 1,000 different recipes and recalled instantly with a bar code reader.
Open, Industrial PC-Based CNC for Metal Fabrication
The Sinumerik MC controller from Siemens is ideal for metal fabrication, specialty machines, additive manufacturing, plate cutting, grinding, laser or waterjet cutting, and more.
How Shops Can Connect to Their Machines and with Their People
ShiftWorx API and Narrative 2 applications from FreePoint capture more uptime and downtime information empirically on the plant floor, then connect the data to ERP more effectively using AI or other advanced analysis.
FABTECH 2019: Robotics and Industrial Automation
Here are some of the robotics and automation that will be exhibited to help you navigate the show floor and manage your time while you’re there.
Hot Forming Gripper
Lightweight PSB-20 pneumatic grippers from Bilsing help increase stroke rates in hot forming automotive components with short opening and closing cycles that increase productivity and optional sensors to correct part positioning.
The Practical Impact of Industry 4.0 – Part Three: Connecting the Dots
Building the Smart Factory starts with digital processes and automated machines, but it ends with intelligent connections between resources and tasks. Linking together people, machines and software inside a plant enhances the capabilities of each and creates a system that is more valuable than the sum of its parts.
