Metal Forming & Fabricating
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Beckwood Press to Build Huge Machine for Wabash National
The 3,500 ton hydraulic bulge forming press will be used to form stainless steel and aluminum tank heads with diameters up to 156 in for tanks and silos.
Heavy-Duty Servo Feeds
More robust and capable of handling thicker materials, redesigned Heavy-Duty Servo Roll Feeds from COE Press Equipment increase speed and precision and decrease the cost of operation.
Advanced Gap Frame Stamping Presses
The NC1-800(2)E 80-ton mechanical gap frame press and the versatile DSF-C1-800 80-ton gap frame direct-drive servo press from AIDA-America provide tight precision and versatility for the most demanding stamping operations.
Bihler Expands Capacities
They open a new multi-use operations building next to their two manufacturing plants.
PCI/Gema 2019 Scholarship Winner
Genevieve Andreae is the winner of the 2019 PCI/Gema Scholarship.
Smart Software Reduces Production Steps
Using a systematic approach to controlled tube manufacturing, t project software from transfluid connects CAD, BDE, ERP and shop intranet systems with tube bending machines and bending robots to make complex tube fabrication simple and safer and production less expensive.
Cloud Communications Connect Machines and Systems for Automation
The LoopEdge computing platform from Litmus Automation can connect to various PLCs, robotic systems, CNC machines, and other industrial systems used for automating manufacturing processes.
A Connected Factory for More Efficient Production Management
Global Release 2019 software from Lantek uses AI, Cloud, machine-learning and other technological advances to obtain quality data for integral control and management of any cutting machine and process with global visibility to raise production levels, increase agility and reduce complexity.
Automated Monitoring of First Piece Inspection on the Shop Floor
Working in conjunction with eNET Machine Monitoring, the eNET QC Status Dashboard from eNETDNC is locally-hosted software that increases visibility and accountability throughout the quality control operation for the first-piece inspection process.
Cybersecurity of Communications Between Controls
By passively intercepting and monitoring serial communications on industrial control networks for intrusion detection and asset management, the SerialTap cybersecurity sensor from Cynash helps shops address and solve complex security challenges that affect their legacy control systems.
Automatic Data Analysis Increases Shop Floor Efficiency and Reduces Downtime
ShopFloorConnect 6.0 OEE and Shop Floor Data Collection software from Wintriss Controls gathers production data from every machine in the factory, displays the Key Performance Indicators in real-time and produces detailed analytics, including comprehensive OEE reports in a variety of formats.
Secure Transfer of Process Data to Mobile Devices
TwinCAT IoT Communicator software and the IoT Communicator App for tablets and smartphones from Beckhoff Automation uses advanced encryption and protocol for easy mobile device integration and high-level communication security.
