Automation & Controls

Using Remote Access, rather than waiting hours or days for a technician to arrive on site and diagnose problems that must be fixed, authorized users and third-party vendors can monitor machines remotely and access that data in a fraction of the time, enabling them to quickly respond with a technician or spare parts.

The FPC 8 is controlled by Fastems' Version 8 Manufacturing Management Software (MMS) which offers a new single-view user interface with drag-and-drop production orders, EasyRoute feature for bringing new workpieces into production in under 60 seconds, and an advanced automatic Order Generator for recurring orders or maintaining a certain stock level.

Watch a time-lapse video of the latest automation solution presented as part of Cutting Tool Engineering's Robotics Results column authored by Craig Zoberis, founder and president of Fusion | Robo-Job-USA in Burr Ridge, Illinois.n

A VDW study calculates above-average growth in global investment up to 2040.

Automation for electrical discharge machines is well established, but refinements continue.

An electromechanically operated clinching system offers significant energy savings as compared to pneumatic or pneumohydraulic alternatives. In this solution, the servo press is controlled by the proven maXYmos NC process monitoring system from Kistler. With continuous force-displacement monitoring by the integrated sensor, positions can be approached reliably, flexibly and at high speed; the solution also includes an additional traverse mode with safely reduced speed.

Producing highly accurate parts for e-vehicles requires exacting deburring equipment. One German manufacturer turned to shot blast equipment to meet required specifications.

Since 1986, the Bestway Products Company has manufactured a full line of saw blades that enable tight, intricate cuts that have helped Panafab create products cost effectively.

NSK America, a producer of high-speed precision machine tool spindles and hand tools, has named two new territory managers.

PI's hexapod 6-axis motion controllers and hexapod software are based on decades of experience with parallel kinematic motion systems. They are easy to program, allow the user to change the center of rotation with one command, and come with high level alignment functions built in.

ANCA will showcase its technology range at the GrindingHub trade show in Stuttgart, enabling customers to grow capacity, improve profits and gain efficiencies.

View EDM automation demonstrations from Makino Inc. and MC Machinery Systems in this CTE video supplement to "Auto-Burn," the cover story for our May 2022 issue.