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Flexible Handling and Storage of Sheet Metal Inventory
The BASIC Tower Sheet Metal 4.0 system from Remmert allows shops to keep an economically sensible stock of sheet metal inventory while maintaining flexible handling of the material.
Forged Center Pull Hoist Ring for Safe Lifting
With a 5:1 strength factor and load capacity up to 30,000 lb, open-bail style forged alloy steel center pull hoist rings from Jergens are black-oxide coated, with full 360 deg swivel and 180 deg pivot action.
Hollow-Shaft Encoders Provide Functional Machine Safety
Ideal for quick machine shut-off in dangerous situations, ECN/EQN/ERN 400 connection encoders from Heidenhain use a new shaft coupling for mechanical fault exclusion when connecting to the user’s machine shaft.
Flexible Automated Material Handling for Unmanned Production
For CNC machine tools, the Flexible Pallet Container pallet handling system from Fastems enables operators to set up new pallets while parts on other pallets are being completed, eliminating the need to stop machining to change setups.
Modular Tool Cart Knows Where to Hold’em, Where to Place’em
With an angled top level shelf that holds shadow-board for tool storage, this modular tool cart from Creform features an integrated laptop holder on a pivoting shelf that can be positioned for easy access.
Maintenance Product Showcase
Take a closer look at some of the latest advances in maintenance equipment and systems that might help you increase productivity, improve quality and reduce costs.
Elevated Temperature Hard Hat for Secure Comfort
The lightweight H-700T Series Elevated Temperature Hard Hat from 3M Personal Safety features a suspension that sits lower on the head to reduce pressure and increase security while withstanding radiant heat loads up to 375 deg F.
Retractable Barriers Offer Full Protection, Flexible Access
The GuardRite Retractable Barrier System from Rite-Hite is ideal for wide loading, flatbed and finger docks, and protecting sensitive internal equipment installations and pedestrian areas from forklift impact in steel and automotive industry applications.
Gripper System for Stainless Sheet Metal Handling Eliminates Manual Labor
This custom End-of-Arm-Tooling system from FIPA automates sheet metal processing by using flat vacuum cups and compact ejectors to apply suction to single pieces of sheet metal in a designated stack at the pick-up site.
Intelligent Filtration Technology that Grows with Expanding Grinding Operations
Vomat modular cooling lubricant filtration systems from Oelheld operate in full-flow mode to separate dirty and clean oil 100 percent through a high performance pre-coat filter that purifies cooling lubricants to NAS 7 or 3 μm to 5 μm particle size.
Transform Mobile Devices into Virtual Operator Panels for Drive Control on Machine Tools
The Sinamics V20 Smart Access web server module from Siemens provides a Wi-Fi hot spot wireless connection that facilitates setup, programming, commissioning, production monitoring and maintenance on a variety of machine tools and production equipment.
Use iPad With Two-Axis Wireless Machine Level for Higher Precision
The two-axis Wireless Machine Level from GTI Predictive Technology simultaneously displays 2D plane angles to simplify and resolve the hurdles of taking angles one axis at a time and leveling machinery to 0.001 deg angular measurement accuracy.
