General Machining & Manufacturing Processes

A fully integrated machine vision system combines cutting-edge technology from two market leaders: the HALCON machine vision software library from MVTec and advanced control technology from B&R. This combination opens up new possibilities for users in industrial image processing.

Waukegan, IL - LMT Onsrud LP is announcing that Chandan Shiroy has join LMT Onsrud LP as the new Field Sales and Application Specialist covering the California, Nevada, and Arizona states.

ODENSE, Denmark – Sept. 5, 2018 – Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), a global supplier of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), announced six new distributors in the US, Mexico and Argentina to help meet the ever-increasing demand for its robots worldwide.

SUDBURY, MA. U.S.A. (September 4, 2018) – Methods Machine Tools, Inc. (www.methodsmachine.com), a North American supplier of precision machine tools and automation, has announced that Mr. Sergio Tondato has been appointed as Nakamura-Tome Product Manager.

Clearwater, FL -- (www.bobcad.com) -- To our valued customers, partners and resellers: We are incredibly pleased to announce that BobCAD-CAM software and SystemCreate Co. are aligning together for a new partnership, further catering to the manufacturing solutions of tomorrow.

Xometry, an on-demand manufacturing platform, launched the Xometry Shop Advantage Program, which is exclusive to qualified members of Xometry's manufacturing partner network of over 2,400 small and midsize manufacturers. The program provides Xometry's manufacturing partners with easy access to a portfolio of offers on computer hardware, tooling, raw materials and business services, such as equipment financing.

HARTLAND, Wis., (September 4, 2018) — Serge Abou-Jaoudé has been named Vice President – Dorner Europe.

ODENSE, Denmark, August 30 – Purple Robotics, which has just developed an innovative vacuum gripper within just one year—the world's first gripper specifically for cobots—has now been acquired by OnRobot.

Accenture believes that investment in artificial intelligence has the potential to double the annual economic growth rates of major developed economies, such as Germany, and triple Japan's economic rate by 2035. In the manufacturing industry, Accenture believes that the power of AI technologies will increase profitability by 39 percent, boosting gross value added by almost $4 trillion in 2035.

Custom manufactured clad metal wire designed for specific performance characteristics such as corrosion resistance, biocompatibility and more have been introduced by Anomet Products.

Through its partner PCI (a Tongtai company) Absolute Machine Tools offers a series of single- and twin-spindle, 4- or 5-axis Meteor horizontal machining centers engineered to produce a range of aluminum automobile components, including parts for both internal combustion and electrified cars.

Haas Automation, Inc., is pleased to announce the installation of the 200,000th Haas CNC machine – another major milestone in the company's history as a machine tool builder.