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Robot Performance Measurement and Calibration
To increase robot positional accuracy up to 12X in machining, drilling, grinding, welding, cutting, inspection, deburring and 3D printing operations, the Robot Measurement Solution from API verifies and calibrates robot accuracy to the ISO 9283 standard in a completely automated run-time.
Hypertherm School Grant Program Returns for 2019
Their Spark Something Great educational grant program is accepting applications from 12 schools in the U.S. and Canada.
MC Machinery Hires New Regional Sales Manager
Jeff Grim now oversees sales and service within the Southeast region and Indiana.
Hypertherm, Fujifilm Complete Innovative High School Program
STEM interns are graduating from their semester long high-tech manufacturing and engineering program.
Automated Sawing and Storage System Converts Bottleneck into Capacity
Hydraulic cylinder manufacturer AHP Merkle quadrupled their throughput by integrating a CNC circular sawing machine, tower storage system and robot-assisted sorting system from KASTO to shorten delivery times on a wide range of high quality cylinders.
A Look Ahead
As the metal fabrication business remains strong, watch for more shops to adopt digitization, the principles of Industry 4.0 and integrated process flow as they move toward smaller batch sizes, shorter lead times, high-mix parts to compete – and to address the lack of skilled labor.
Advanced Technologies for the Digital Factory
Manufacturers in the automotive, aerospace, heavy machinery and other industrial sectors can gain productivity, quality, revenue and profit increases through Industry 4.0 tools from Tata Technologies.
Seen Through the Eye of the User: Live Remote Maintenance Using Smart Glasses
Using a tablet, smartphone or smart glasses for remote maintenance of sawing machines and storage systems, VisualAssistance from KASTO lets users send live videos to service experts and receive real-time visual assistance and information to correct faults, perform maintenance work, reduce downtime and minimize costs.
Simulate the Entire Production Process in a Digital Factory
FASTSUITE Edition 2 3D simulation software for the digital factory from CENIT uses Industry 4.0 and the digital twin for offline programming of complex robot applications, resource building, layout planning, offline programming, PLC validation and virtual commissioning of the entire production process.
The Dream Machine: Fully Automated, Nearly Autonomous Laser Processing
Ideal for Industry 4.0, the fully automated TruLaser Center 7030 from TRUMPF works autonomously over long periods, without any operator intervention for programming all the way to sorted and stacked finished parts. It eliminates collisions involving tilted parts, refinishing work on microjoints, spatter on the undersides of components, and excessive programming work.
New Funding for MachineMetrics
They secure $11.3 million of Series A financing to expand their data science and product development operations.
Lincoln Electric Acquires Coldwater Machine and Pro Systems
This deal advances their automation strategy in aerospace and appliance end market applications.
