Automation & Controls

Videos • September 9, 2012

Smart automation

Perplexed by the lack of automation for vertical machining centers, Steve Simons, president of Simons Design Innovation, decided to do something about it.

Articles • September 1, 2012 • Alan Richter

Automation domination

Automated parts handling with robotic work cells is an affordable option for job shops and other parts manufacturers.

Articles • August 1, 2012

Advancing cellular manufacturing

END USER: Kennametal Inc., (800) 446-7738, www.kennametal.com. CHALLENGE: Reduce lead times, manufacturing footprint and costs when making toolholders. SOLUTION: Work cells employing advanced multitask machine tools. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Methods Machine Tools Inc., (877) 668-4262, www.methodsmachine.com

Products • July 12, 2012

Quadro Turnstile

STROTHMANN continuously improves its RoundTrack technology and incorporates customer requirements. Now, the quadro turnstile, the youngest RoundTrack crossing, is even thinner, facilitating an effort-saving in-floor installation.

Articles • July 1, 2012

Small shop’s high ideals yield big results

Talking Shop article as published in the July 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.

Products • May 12, 2012

Electronic Dial Bore Gages

Sunnen Products Co. announces the availability of optional, large-readout electronic indicators on its entire range of dial bore gages.

Products • April 12, 2012

Mikron HPM 450U

The latest high-performance MIKRON HPM 450U milling solution from GF AgieCharmilles boasts a new torque rotary/tilt table for unencumbered, interference-free five-axis machining and offers highly efficient spindle options well suited for all machining applications from micro to macro.

Products • April 12, 2012

RG Traverse Drives

Amacoil/Uhing has upgraded their large sizes of RG traverse drives by adding a 100-notch scale to the pitch adjustment control.

Products • April 12, 2012

Metrology Digital Readouts

HEIDENHAIN's line of metrology digital readouts (DROs) has now received an upgrade. New LED screens are now being released on QUADRA-CHEKs (models ND 1100 and ND 1200) and the GAGE-CHEK model ND 2100, previously all with LCD screens.

Articles • April 1, 2012

Changing tools to achieve tolerances

END USER: Richardson Manufacturing Co., (217) 546-2249, www.rmc-bigcnc.com. CHALLENGE: Achieve a tight tolerance without increasing cycle time. SOLUTION: A combination drill that eliminated an unreliable boring operation. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Allied Machine & Engineering Corp., (800) 321-5537, www.alliedmachine.com

Videos • March 10, 2012

Makino Machining Complex

A Makino Machining Complex integrated with two a71 horizontal machining centers is used to produce conveyor chain assemblies for the coal mining industry in this video report shot at Cincinnati Mine Machinery.

Articles • February 1, 2012 • Alan Richter

Speed Thrills

Swiss Automation's success is based on machining complex parts quickly, accurately and consistently.