Automation & Controls

News • July 22, 2022

Small-batch medical shop embraces automation

Figuring out how to meet rising production demand can be deceptive. On the surface, it's a simple math problem. If you have one machine on the floor and it makes eight parts per day, and you need to produce 16 parts per day, just add another machine, right?

Products • July 9, 2022

UR20 Cobot

In addition to palletizing, Universal Robots expects the UR20 to be used for welding, material handling, machine loading and machine tending, as well as for innovative solutions created by its extensive partner ecosystem. n

News • July 8, 2022

Hexagon hosts HxGN LIVE Global 2022 in Las Vegas

More than 3,000 Hexagon AB customers, partners and colleagues, as well as members of the media, attended the Stockholm, Sweden-headquartered company's HxGN LIVE Global 2022 conference at The Venetian Convention & Expo Center in Las Vegas June 20-23.

News • July 6, 2022

Mazak Canada hosts machine technology and AI events

Mazak Canada hosted machine technology and AI events in Edmonton and Cambridge.

Articles • July 5, 2022 • William Leventon

Monitoring system lightens up

With its BLÚ LT modular system, Marposs scales down its high-end offering for applications requiring less complexity.n

Articles • July 5, 2022

The zenith of boring

The future of boring is automated.

Products • July 2, 2022

Monitoring Box

The comprehensive dashboard provided by Monitoring Box provides an overview of the status, name, and location, which includes job recommendations. Live status data provides all relevant data in real time. This includes device information and status, operating mode, and other data points that help to detect errors and malfunctions. In addition, historical data is available to understand past issues and better predict the future.

News • June 23, 2022

Mazak announces distribution changes

Mazak announces distribution changes. The balanced approach reflects a commitment to excellence and an increased pace of business.

Products • June 22, 2022

uniLoad Loading System

uniLoad is offered on the basis of a linear portal cell with two parallel grippers and is suitable for shaft components up to a length of 350 mm and a diameter of max. 100 mm. It thus covers a large proportion of the component ranges produced on these machines. The parts are supplied via a standardized, adjustable V-belt. The housing for the base module, which is provided with a loading hatch as standard, has been adapted to suit the machine design and enables safe and clean operation of the system.

Products • June 22, 2022

Expert V2021 Programming Solution

Lantek Expert V2021 includes 25 innovative cutting, punching and shearing strategies that offer more options for efficient destruction of slugs and to redistribute parts throughout the entire metal sheet to optimize the rigidity of the skeleton and further reduce waste. The system digitalizes scrap with previous cuts, identifies areas on the sheet available and allows for any part to be cut within that space, all with a simple drag-and-drop operation.

Videos • June 21, 2022

Boring with in-process gauging

Posted as a supplement to "The Zenith of Boring," a feature article appearing in the July 2022 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, this video demonstrates how Rigibore's Zenith system integrates ActiveEdge tools with in-process gauging to enable a machine controller to automatically compensate for insert wear, temperature changes and material inconsistency without manual intervention and without manufacturing interruptions.

Products • June 18, 2022

SmartMoma AGV with Mobile Robot and Nextage Humanoid Robot

Both the SmartMoma and the Nextage robots will be shown in working action during the IMTS 2022 in Chicago. The SmartMamo will transport full and empty cassettes between the grinding machines and the post‐grinding station. The Nextage humanoid robot will perform tasks such as tubing and labeling.