Metal Forming & Fabricating
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Can We Talk? Conversations Between Machines Get Deep (Part Two)
Across the emerging Smart Factory, connected systems are networking production processes from design to final delivery. Conversational programming makes it quick and easy for operators to generate programs at the machine, while other connected systems exchange and use information about tool management, batch processing/scheduling, machine monitoring, quality assurance and more.
Reading Alloys Appoints New Product Manager
Michael Wilkes is their new product manager for powders.
Artificial Intelligence: The Next Generation of Communication
Manufacturing generates an unprecedented amount of data, creating an urgent need for shops to augment human analysis with AI that can unlock its value, learn from the historical knowledge embedded in their organizations, and help them remain competitive in the future.
Oerlikon Opens New Facility
The $55 million Innovation Hub & Advanced Component Production plant serves as a cornerstone of their additive manufacturing business in the U.S.
Smart In-Process Monitoring of Stamping and Forming Operations
Brankamp X7 “smart” in-process monitoring systems for cold and hot forming, thread rolling and stamping operations from Marposs use AI to quickly monitor machine setups and effectively control machine performance by detecting manufacturing faults, as well as part or tool variations.
Metal Stamping Press Automation Controller
To improve press room stamping operations, the SmartPAC PRO controller from Wintriss Controls enables networked users to share and view the entire contents of each programmed setup on a single screen in an Industry 4.0 environment.
Modular Die Cushion System Extends the Life of Deep-Drawing Dies
The Modular Die Cushion System from Moog improves process reliability, reduces commissioning time, offers flexible layout options for integrating the manifold and requires comparatively little piping to help press rooms lower their maintenance and piping costs.
FST Builds New Facility
This new site will open soon after the New Year in 2020.
Laser Blanking at Higher Speeds on Less Than Perfectly Flat Material
To process less than perfectly flat material at higher speeds, laser blanking systems from LaserCoil now feature 8 kW fiber lasers with an integrated proprietary Z-axis design that enables the laser head to adjust more rapidly to height variations in the material and maintain consistent stand-off.
Quick Release Roll Coater Eases Changeover and Maintenance
To improve quality, minimize waste and ease maintenance, the Spra-Rite Roll Coating system from Industrial Innovations provides precise and uniform lubricant coverage on parts prior to stamping by using a solid roll that enables the roller to be changed within minutes.
Innovative High-Speed Metal Forming of Microchannel Fuel Cells
To meet an annual part requirement of over one million components, the FormBalancer 25 high-speed metal forming machine from FluidForming simultaneously produces two plates in an operating cycle of 20 seconds with unprecedented accuracy, repeatability, speed, and forming capabilities.
Servo-Electric Presses Change the Game
EVOx servo-electric presses from Beckwood Press range from a half-ton to 50 tons and are ideal for light-duty assembly applications, including clamping, crimping, joining, press fitting, punching/blanking, riveting, spring testing, staking, and swaging.
