A Robotic Sanding Cell in ‘Putty Land’
AI-Driven Robot Tackles Tedious Sanding, Boosting Consistency and Efficiency
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Productive Times
Advanced Machining Fuels Growth
Sugar River Machine's "2.0" strategy—facility expansion, Mazak multitasking tech, and diversified customers—is driving rapid growth and new opportunities.
Shop Is Big On Advanced Metal Forming
Clayton Industries chose an MCP three-roll, double-pinch angle rolling machine from Davi Inc. for its processing speed, accuracy and versatility.
Cutting Lead Time In Half
A shop turned to WFL Millturn Technologies for a mill-turn machining center capable of reducing setup, lead and machining time when producing worm shafts.
Getting In Gear With Shot Peening
A Rosler shot peening machine that provides high throughput helped BMW precisely and quickly surface finish gear components for electric vehicles.
Cobot Cuts Plasma Cutting Cycle Time
A collaborative robot integration slashed plasma cutting cycle times, boosting throughput and safety.
Machines For Still Complex But Larger Parts
To pursue larger-size work, JR Machine purchased two NLX 4000 CNC universal turning centers, which can machine workpieces up to 18" in diameter.
Growing in Productivity and Precision
Gorilla Mill consistently achieves tight tolerances over long production runs with an ANCA grinding machine for producing premium-performance cutting tools
Presetting Tools Pays Off
Tool presetting offers manufacturers increased efficiency and precision, reducing downtime by optimizing the tool setup process before machining begins.
AI vision enhances cobot
Collaborative robots can boost efficiency and worker safety in material removal tasks.
Pumping heat when cleaning parts
BMW Group Plant Steyr slashes electricity use by 70% with heat pump upgrade.
Precise measurement for precise production
Data allows cutting tool manufacturer to provide detailed performance comparisons between different tools and application-specific solutions. n