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IMTS 2018 Showtime: Controls and CAD/CAM
This is the world of custom systems automation and the latest software that is needed to extract the maximum efficiency from your machine tools and optimize your plant operations with cost efficiency.
Construction Begins on Milwaukee Tool Expansion
Their global headquarters campus will soon house advanced manufacturing, engineering and their global research and development center on a 3.5 acre site.
Pneumatically Powered Universal Gripper
For use in high temperatures, contamination, aggressive media or for cleanrooms, the nearly maintenance-free PGN-Plus-P universal gripper from SCHUNK accommodates longer fingers and higher workpiece loads.
High Speed, Low-Payload Robots for Material Handling, Machine Tending and More
Fast, flexible and compact RS007N and RS007L 6-axis vertically articulated robots from Kawasaki Robotics offer a maximum payload capacity of 7 kg with excellent functional and environmental performance for assembly, material handling, machine tending and other applications.
Magnetic Drilling Units Deliver More Power, Versatility and Mobility on the Jobsite
Newly redesigned ICECUT 100 and 200 mag drills from Walter Surface Technologies guarantee productive drilling with almost no risk of motor overloading, overheating, or premature cutter breakage.
Measuring the Energy Footprint of Machine Tools
With the new ISO 14955 standards, energy efficiency is likely to become an increasingly important quality attribute of modern machine tools.
Vertical Machining Centers for Tube and Pipe Machining
Ideal for machining long parts like tube or pipe, cutting keyways and more, TRD vertical machining centers from FlexDrill use bed lengths from 10 ft to 80 ft to drill, mill, tap and bevel large or long parts in a single set-up.
High Speed Milling with Intuitive Touch-Screen Machine Control for Ultrafast Setup
The M8Cube Next high speed milling machine from DATRON Dynamics is ideal for precision, high or low volume production of electronic, aerospace and medical parts, as well as industrial engraving applications.
Loc Expands Via Acquisition
This investment of $96.5 million will create 700 jobs for machinists, metal fabrication, welding and more.
Precision Part Marking Systems
Fiber laser, pneumatic and hand-held direct part marking systems from Dapra Marking Systems provide repeatable, high-contrast marking of hardened and stainless steel, anodized aluminum, copper, precious metals, plastics and more.
Universal Decoder Connects and Collects Real-Time Shop Floor CNC Machine Data
The Excellerant API universal decoder from WireFreeCNC provides small to large shops with the ability to connect every CNC machine tool controller, no matter the brand, so they can monitor and manage each machine’s data in real-time and send that data to their MES and/or ERP systems.
How to Optimize Machine Utilization, Predictive Work Flow, Automation and Digital Chain Security
Automation in NCSIMUL 2018 software from SPRING Technologies links the engineering department to programmers and operators working at the machine tools on the shop floor to improve forecasts and reduce operating cycles.
