Automation & Controls

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

To ensure success of productivity-enhancing technology, shops and other manufacturers must understand and take into account the four main areas of the acquisition process: problem definition, conceptualization, implementation and realization.

Advanced machine tool controls infused with artificial intelligence (AI) can learn about your machining processes. With this knowledge, a CNC can automatically take action that boosts machining speed and accuracy, as well as slash unplanned downtime for maintenance.

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

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

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.