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Touch and Go: Machine Controls
Touchscreen control functions used in smartphones and tablets are now being integrated into CNC machine tool controls to help make programming more intuitive and fast, to navigate quickly and intuitively through long lists, programs, tables and other content.
Next Steps in Capacitive Discharge Welding
The tightly restricted limits of Capacitive Discharge welding can now be expanded with the Multi-Capacitor Source system, which can customize the process control for a specific joining task.
More Efficient Submerged Arc Welding
A modular tractor for heavy fabrication jobs removes the need for cranes or other lifting devices, and a low hydrogen flux for longitudinal or spiral welding of pipeline steel grades can be recaptured and reused, prolonging the interval between flux hopper refills.
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.
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.
Videos Communicate Advanced CAD/CAM Practices
The CAMJam 2019 is a video archive and viewing guide of training sessions from MecSoft that answers machining questions from users on indexed and simultaneous 4- and 5-axis milling, turning, multi-axis robot machining and other programming techniques.
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.
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.
