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Anti-Static Air Knife Saves Compressed air and Money
The Gen4 Standard Ion Air Knife from EXAIR eliminates static electricity 30 percent better at low inlet pressures to dramatically improve production speeds, product quality and surface cleanliness.
Lifting Workstation Productivity
Lift tables are still the preferred ergonomic solution for material work positioning and vertical lifting. Here are some lift units that prove why.
Improve Productivity with Palletized Loads
Ideally suited for palletizing, the LiftMat low profile lift table from Southworth has a lowered height of only 3¼ in that gives workers unobstructed access to all four sides of a palletized load.
Scissor Lifts Offer High Travel in a Compact Footprint
For work positioning, assembly, repair and inspection work, CLT Series Compact Scissor Lifts from Presto ECOA Lifts employ a double-scissor mechanism that allows for a collapsed height of 8½ in while providing raised heights of up to 56½ in.
Improve Material Flow from Work Cell to Work Cell
Versatile Shuttle / Transfer Carts from Verti-Lift integrate portability, lifting, and conveying when material flow from work cell to work cell is required.
Automated Metrology
Automating measurement lowers operating costs, supports consistent throughput, improves lean manufacturing capabilities and improves product quality. Here are some different levels of metrology automation that might be a fit for your shop.
Measurement Software for a Smarter Factory
PC-DMIS 2019 R2 measurement software from Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence improves user convenience and productivity when intuitively creating measurement routines or executing them in the factory.
Quality Management Software Moves Toward Quality 4.0
Inspection Manager from High QA automatically extracts GD&T requirements from 2D drawings and 3D models, digitizes prints with automatic ballooning, creates inspection plan reports and stores all the information and measurement tools in a centralized database.
Automated Optical CMM with Cobot
The optical µCMM from Bruker Alicona can measure extremely tight tolerances with high accuracy using a six-axis cobot arm to automatically pick, place, measure and sort (ok/not ok) parts in production.
Under Contract: Automated CMM Operations
A manual inspection process using an arm is almost impossible to replicate, so shops hire Laser Scanning to run automated CMM programs for them that are highly repeatable.
The Shift to Horizontal Machining
Because HMCs are easier to run unattended, produce a greater number and variety of parts without human intervention, and can offset the cost of training personnel, more shops are investing in them to compete for high-mix, low-volume business in a market where skilled labor is in short supply.
How to Shorten High-Feed Milling Cycle Times
For challenging parts used in mold and die, aerospace, and oil and gas operations, LP09 inserts for HighFeed 2 cutter bodies from Seco Tools eliminate long cycle times for high-feed face milling, helical interpolation, slotting, side milling, pocketing and plunging.
