Machining

Products • August 22, 2017

GN 516.5 Metric Size, Stainless Steel Compression Latches

J.W. Winco Inc. offers GN 516.5 metric size, stainless steel compression latches. The RoHS-compliant compression latches have a closing mechanism that transfers the rotary movement of the operating element (key) into a 90° turn and then into a 6 mm linear stroke.

Products • August 22, 2017

RG6 Gripper for Collaborative Robots

On Robot launched a flexible and energy-efficient gripper for cobots tasked with handling objects of various sizes. Easy to install on the arm of a cobot and simple to program, the RG6 is a bigger and stronger version of the company's popular RG2, with reportedly higher payload than other two-finger collaborative grippers available on the market.

Products • August 22, 2017

IIoT Platform ‘toii’

A milestone for the digital transformation: thyssenkrupp connects the machinery of the materials division via a new digital platform. Thanks to toii Industrial Internet of Things platform, all machines can communicate with each other. Due to predictive maintenance, the platform is also supposed to forecast the necessity of machine services in the future.

News • August 21, 2017

Find a Manufacturing Day event near you

Manufacturing Day is a celebration of modern manufacturing meant to inspire the next generation of manufacturers. Manufacturing Day occurs on the first Friday in October — this year Manufacturing Day is Oct 6, 2017.

News • August 21, 2017

Big-Sky Boeing: Helena, Montana site expands to support 777X production

Boeing employees and community members this week commemorated the 90,000 square-foot expansion of Boeing Helena to support 777X airplane production. Boeing Helena is set to install new machine tools to fabricate critical titanium parts for the twin-aisle 777X.

News • August 21, 2017

Blaser Swisslube collaborates with Titans of CNC

Blaser Swisslube announces its partnership with TITANS of CNC. This collaboration includes the appearance of Blaser in an episode of TITANS of CNC. The episode highlights how Blaser helps its customers improve their economic efficiency, productivity and machining quality.

Articles • August 21, 2017 • Alan Richter

Productive Times: 5 days to ROI

END USER: Northeast Tool & Manufacturing, (704) 882-1187, www.northeasttool.us. SOLUTION PROVIDER: MachineMetrics, (413) 341-5747, www.machinemetrics.com. CHALLENGE: Reduce the time and manual inspection required to measure productivity. SOLUTION: A machine monitoring system.

Products • August 21, 2017

AF110 plus Gear Hobbing Center

Affolter Technologies says the AF110 plus gear hobbing center convinces with its versatility, precision, power, rigidity and ease of use. It has eight axes with a maximum DP17, minimal DP1270, and a spindle speed of up to 12,000 rpm.

Articles • August 18, 2017

Productive Times: Getting a grip on automation

END USER: Lowercase, (212) 510-7621, www.lowercasenyc.com. SOLUTION PROVIDERS: Axis Inc., (908) 429-0090, www.axisnewjersey.com; Robotiq, (888) 762-6847, www.robotiq.com; Universal Robots USA Inc., (844) 462-6268, www.universal-robots.com. CHALLENGE: Cost-effectively integrate automation into the production of eyewear frames. SOLUTION: A collaborative robot tooled with an easy-to-use, flexible gripper.

Videos • August 18, 2017

Episode 82: Barkhausen noise review

For the 82nd episode of Cutting Tool Engineering's Grinding Doc video series, Dr. Jeffrey Badger explains why using the Barkhausen Noise Signal to assess grinding burn is a tricky business.

Products • August 17, 2017

M2136 Multiple-Tooth Close-Pitch Finishing Cutter

Walter has introduced the M2136, a multitooth close-pitch finishing cutter that features a high degree of process reliability coupled with superior cost effectiveness, particularly with cast iron, thanks in part to its eight cutting edges per insert. These stable, negative inserts promote not only stability but also ease of handling as well as leading to high levels of surface quality during the finishing process.

News • August 16, 2017 • Erick Rudaitis

Machine tools at the edge of the Industrial Internet of Things

As Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) continue to grow and evolve, they promise numerous benefits for a leaner enterprise. In the realm of machine tools, the IIoT can certainly offer chances for improvements in monitoring and maintenance. There are, however, some concerns that must be addressed before this becomes a reality.