How to resolve AdBlock issue? A closer look at Manufacturing 4.0
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- December 12, 2018
The future of manufacturing – Manufacturing 4.0, AI, Big Data – and lessons from automation at a Toyota forklift plant in Sweden, presented by futurist keynote speaker Patrick Dixon.
“At the end of the day, it’s all about teams of people working together in very precise ways, integrated together with the very best of technology to do amazing things.”
by Kip Hanson
Manufacturers use advanced EDM technology to improve aircraft safety and efficiency
When you purchase machinery or tooling, what one factor matters most to you and why?
CBN (Cubic Boron Nitride) tools are ideal for machining through-hardened components.
For those who couldn't make it to IMTS 2018, here's a look at some of the outstanding CNC products, booths and technologies that were on display at the show.
by Scott Tacheny
Methods to better meet the demands of thick plate fabricating
Predictable tool wear has become increasingly important in modern turning, especially where there is limited supervision in lights-out production.
Prima Power's Punch Genius is a new generation of servo-electric punching systems with numerically controlled, servo-electric axes.
The PUMA SMX2600ST 5 axis mill-turn centre acts like a high-end machine shop all on its own.
A case study on Quebec fabricator Groupe Gravel. How Hypertherm's Robotmaster helped the company get setup for robotic programming for cutting and welding and the benefits the company achieved.
The Tsugami B0325V-III Swiss Type Lathe has an added vertical tool post, incorporating five modular, driven tools for increased milling capabilities.
A demonstration of Iscar's new four-flute ChatterFree solid mill line of cutting tools cutting aluminum.
Koike Aronson's Mastergraph EX2 metal cutting machine is manufactured in the US and designed to work in challenging environments. The Mastergraph EX2 can be fully customized to fit production needs and increase your productivity. Multiple plasma stations, oxy-fuel stations, oxy-fuel stations, marking options, as well as, full contour plasma beveling, which is controlled through a very easy to use operator interface.
See how a new Prima Power LPe6f laser/punch combination, integrated into the Night Train (NT) Material Management System, helped Accelerated Cooking Products (ACP) of Cedar Rapids, IA, achieve a dramatic increase in productivity at a time when new business increased threefold.
Mate Precision Tooling's CleanBend forming technology press brake tooling produces clean bends with minimal to no marking of the sheet metal, claims the company. The technology uses rotating supports within the tooling for higher precision bending. It can bend short flanges, bend a flange to a diagonal sharp or across existing holes or bend delicate and polished materials.
