Automation & Controls

Products • July 31, 2018

Load & Go Robotic Loading and Unloading Platform

A new, free-standing robotic loading and unloading platform that makes automation affordable for any size CNC shop is available from Automation within Reach. Load & Go is simple to install and operate, using an intuitive, menu-driven HMI that eliminates the need for advanced programming skills.

Products • July 31, 2018

TNC 640 Mill-Turn Control With Touch Technology

The TNC 640, HEIDENHAIN's high-performance mill-turn control, is popular with users thanks to its workshop-oriented operational design. Now the TNC 640 is, and will only be, available with groundbreaking touch technology that supplements the TNC 640's field-proven cycles and functions. It allows the user to operate the control screen with gestures, similar to smartphones or tablets.

Articles • July 20, 2018 • Kip Hanson

Multitask lathes edge in on machining centers

Like their 5-axis machining center cousins, 5-axis multitask lathes are breaking the traditional part-processing rules and taking manufacturers in bold new directions.

Articles • July 17, 2018 • Dan Davis

Choosing the best in advance condition monitoring

Learn the main differences between continuous remote monitoring and wireless route-based monitoring to help you choose the right type for your business.

News • June 27, 2018

Tooling Tech Group acquires Die Cad Group

Tooling Tech Group, Macomb, Michigan, acquired Die Cad Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan, a global engineering company specializing in tooling design and simulation for the metalworking industry.

News • June 26, 2018

Gehring LP merges with copperING Group

Gehring LP, Farmington Hills, Michigan, and copperING Group are uniting their global product portfolios, establishing themselves as a supplier for production systems in both conventional and electrical powertrain segments.

News • June 26, 2018

GF Machining Solutions LLC expands distributorship

GF Machining Solutions LLC, Lincolnshire, Illinois, named Applied Machine Solutions Inc. its exclusive distributor and representative in Georgia and Alabama as of June 1, expanding Applied Machine Solutions' current territory of Florida.

News • June 26, 2018

Dorner Manufacturing Corp. appoints two regional sales managers

Ricardo Sanchez and Daniel Hernandez V are regional sales managers covering Mexico for Dorner Latin America.

News • June 26, 2018

3 end-of-arm robotic companies become OnRobot

Enrico Krog Iversen, former CEO of collaborative robot pioneer Universal Robots, along with the Danish Growth Fund, is addressing the next challenge in automation with the merger of three innovative end-of-arm tooling companies to facilitate the ongoing growth of collaborative robotics, an industry expected to reach $8.5 billion by 2025.

News • June 14, 2018

ATEK Metal Technologies LLC expands

ATEK Metal Technologies LLC, New Hampton, Iowa, a permanent mold foundry, is expanding its plant and technical capabilities to keep up with growing demand.

News • June 13, 2018

Mazak Corp. launches assembly operations at new plant

Mazak Corp., Florence, Kentucky, announced the start of assembly operations at its latest production facility in Inabe City, Mie Prefecture, Japan.

News • June 13, 2018

Coldwater Machine Co. appoints Nathan Wenning

Coldwater Machine Co., Coldwater, Ohio, an engineered solutions company that manufactures and integrates assembly automation and special machines for a variety of industries, appointed Nathan Wenning, P.E., to application engineering manager.