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12-inch Fully Automatic Dual Post-Production Bandsaw
Designed to cut a wide range of metals, the 12-inch fully automatic, dual post-Production bandsaw from Palmgren was built for extreme production needs that require high output and heavy-duty performance.
Tiger AO, Tiger Zirc and Tiger Ceramic Cutting and Snagging Wheels
Weiler Abrasives has expanded its offering of small-diameter cutting and snagging wheels for high-speed die grinders to include Tiger AO, Tiger Zirc and Tiger Ceramic. These 2- to 4-inch diameter wheels are designed for long life and fast cutting and join the Wolverine value wheels already offered in this category.
XL4s Linear Amplifier
Aerotech's XL4s linear amplifier is designed for closed-loop servo control of voice coil and single-phase motors, eliminating the non-linearities common with PWM amplifiers. The XL4s provides deterministic behavior, auto-identification, and easy software setup and features a multiple-core, double-precision, floating-point DSP that controls the digital PID.
‘Poly-poly-or what?’ Part five: Diamonds show profile
It is October 1978. On Oct. 13, my discovery at the former Matra company in Frankfurt that PCD can be eroded by means of electric sparks was registered at the patents office. In October 2018, we looked back at 40 years of experience in the application of spark erosion for manufacturing and versatile application with polycrystalline blades of PCD- and PCBN-tipped tools.
DFMA 2019 Software
Boothroyd Dewhurst Inc. announces the availability of DFMA 2019 for analyzing parts and assemblies to reduce part count, control cost, and improve quality, performance and manufacturing efficiencies. Using DFMA, engineering and manufacturing teams are better able to assess part-assembly strategies, learn new design skills, benchmark existing and competitor products, add focus and structure to design reviews, integrate design and manufacturing, and support system-wide decision making.
W-EDM, S-EDM and Z-EDM Electrical Discharge Machines
If you need an efficient, reliable way to cut and create the variety of tools your shop may need, then consider a KAAST Machine Tools CNC EDM. The company offers three EDM lines, the W-EDM wire sinkers (pictured), the S-EDM and the Z-EDM sinker.
Imperial and Metric Metrology Fixtures
Renishaw is introducing a ¼ 20 imperial thread size to its existing metrology fixtures product range. Fixturing components are currently available in M4, M6 and M8 thread sizes.
CCS Ultralow-Torque Precision Fastening System
ASG, Division of Jergens Inc., offers an ultralow-torque precision fastening system. The ASG CCS system is the answer to controlled fastening for electronics assembly and other low-torque applications.
Industrial internet of things: It all starts with a signal
The advantages and benefits of the industrial internet of things all start with communication. In industrial applications a simple event increases the advantages as it goes wireless.
What NY Times column gets wrong on robots
Robots don't take away jobs.nWhen companies lose to their competition, that's when workers lose jobs.nThere seems to be this idea: If the robots hadn't shown up, the jobs would have stayed. But nothing could be further from reality.nHere's the truth: We aren't using enough robots.
The robots have descended on Trump Country
The growing use of work robots and the deployment of artificial intelligence have been most disruptive in just those areas of the country that provided President Trump with crucial margins of support in 2016.
VL 1 TWIN Twin-Spindle Machine
The challenges in the automotive industry are growing—and fast. Take transmissions for instance: Existing systems such as automatic torque converters and dual-clutch transmissions are constantly being enhanced. These are being supplemented by unique hybrid drives and assistance systems, which increase the complexity of the overall system.
