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FANUC Expands Line of High-Performance SCARA Robots
FANUC has expanded its line of SCARA robots to offer more reach and payload options for processes such as assembly, packaging, pick and place, and inspection.
BLM Group Adds 10-kW Capability to Sheet Lasers
BLM Group has added a 10-kW fiber laser source as an option for the LS5 and LC5 flat sheet laser cutters.
O’Neill Components Can ‘Take On That Extra Job’ With Kaast VMC
With an inch more in y-axis travel over other machines in its class, Kaast’s VF-Series vertical machining center gives one thermoform tooling maker a productivity pop in a compact footprint. Its Fanuc control proves reliable in harsh conditions.
Spirit Levels with Adjustment and Cross-Measurement
The GN 2276 cross spirit levels and GN 2283 screw-on spirit levels from JW Winco are essential for achieving perfectly horizontal alignment of machines, mechanisms or instruments. A company conversion table helps customers identify which sensitivity is best for various applications.
Updated 3D CAD/CAM Suite with Easy Toolpath Editing
Machining programmers using OPEN MIND’s hyperMILL 2021.1 can trim and remove sequences as needed after creating their initial toolpath. It also features a new 5-axis radial machining tool that helps users rapidly apply the most productive machining strategies.
‘Upside Down’ Machining Equals Unlimited Possibilities for Part Machining
GROB Systems’ G350 5-Axis universal machining center has a special axis concept enabling the full tool length to be employed in any axis position, even with maximum part size. That “tunnel” concept enables a swiveling for largest-possible components without collision.
VMCs Offer Jig Milling Accuracy with Machining Center Productivity
Mitsui Seiki’s “J” series offers a positioning accuracy and repeatability of +/- 1µm. Combining machining center technology with jig borer precision in one machine, the “Jig” VMCs achieve precision boring, milling, drilling and tapping.
Automated Multispindle Program Creation Boosts Long-Part Machining Productivity
ESPRIT CAM’s ESPRIT TNG enables offset-aware programming of spindle transfers and bar pulls to help manufacturers drive multichannel CNC machinery. The ‘next generation’ CAM provides an exact digital replica of every facet of the machining environment.
Rotary Encoders Made for Robots
Compact and lightweight, the KCI/KBI 1300 series of inductive rotary encoders from HEIDENHAIN offer contamination-resistant inductive circumferential scanning. The high-speed EnDat 2.2 interface enables more information to be communicated such as temperature or diagnostics.
Bench Lathe for Precision Turning on Small Metal Parts
Palmgren’s versatile No. 9684504 bench engine lathe handles many turning operations in prototype, maintenance, tools, and fabrication shops. Constructed from heavy cast iron, it’s built to last.
How to Multiply Machine Tool Efficiency with Production Automation
A new Fastems automation guide and webinar demonstrate how to overcome the six main production bottlenecks and eliminate underutilization in any shop. Fastems reveals how to make production planning and execution intelligent, automate hardware to work stably 24/7, and make processes reproducible.
Grinder Enables Lights-Out Production of Extremely Tight-Tolerance Machining Tools
Vollmer’s 5-axis VGrind 340S machines carbide drills and milling cutters with diameters from 0.3 mm to 12.7 mm, sizes increasingly in demand in the automotive, electronics and medical sectors. Automation options enable unattended production around the clock.
