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Machine Vision Software Combined With Advanced Control Technology
A fully integrated machine vision system combines cutting-edge technology from two market leaders: the HALCON machine vision software library from MVTec and advanced control technology from B&R. This combination opens up new possibilities for users in industrial image processing.
LGG 400 M Gear Grinding Machine
The new Liebherr LGG 400 M gear grinding machine was developed with an eye towards aerospace and job shop customers. It fits into the same footprint as the smaller LGG 280, but is well-suited to machining long shafts because the travel of the main and counter column has been extended.
No. 1017 High-Temperature Bench Oven
No. 1017 is a 1,000º F high-temperature bench oven from Grieve used for various heat processings at the customer's facility. Workspace dimensions of this oven measure 22" W x 22" D x 13" H, and 3kW are installed in Incoloy-sheathed tubular elements to heat the oven chamber, while a recirculating blower provides airflow to the workload.
LMT Onsrud LP hires Chandan Shiroy
Waukegan, IL - LMT Onsrud LP is announcing that Chandan Shiroy has join LMT Onsrud LP as the new Field Sales and Application Specialist covering the California, Nevada, and Arizona states.
Mobile Industrial Robots ApS adds 6 distributors
ODENSE, Denmark – Sept. 5, 2018 – Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR), a global supplier of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), announced six new distributors in the US, Mexico and Argentina to help meet the ever-increasing demand for its robots worldwide.
Methods Machine Tools Inc. appoints Sergio Tondato
SUDBURY, MA. U.S.A. (September 4, 2018) – Methods Machine Tools, Inc. (www.methodsmachine.com), a North American supplier of precision machine tools and automation, has announced that Mr. Sergio Tondato has been appointed as Nakamura-Tome Product Manager.
BobCAD-CAM Inc. partners with SystemCreate Co.
Clearwater, FL -- (www.bobcad.com) -- To our valued customers, partners and resellers: We are incredibly pleased to announce that BobCAD-CAM software and SystemCreate Co. are aligning together for a new partnership, further catering to the manufacturing solutions of tomorrow.
Xometry launches Shop Advantage Program for manufacturing network partners
Xometry, an on-demand manufacturing platform, launched the Xometry Shop Advantage Program, which is exclusive to qualified members of Xometry's manufacturing partner network of over 2,400 small and midsize manufacturers. The program provides Xometry's manufacturing partners with easy access to a portfolio of offers on computer hardware, tooling, raw materials and business services, such as equipment financing.
LACH DIAMANT looks back on 95 years, part 2
Where do we come from – what is our destination? This was the question after the first introduction of this new cutting material "polycrystalline diamonds" (PCD) at the Hanover Trade Show in 1973.
Thermal Flow Drilling
Screw unions on thin walled materials require complex additional operations like e.g. the welding on of a nut. The so called flow drilling process can form the thread directly in the arising passage, thereby making this additional operation unnecessary. Suhner and Flowdrill are collaborating in this field of specialized technology.
Serge Abou-Jaoudé hired by Dorner Manufacturing Corp.
HARTLAND, Wis., (September 4, 2018) — Serge Abou-Jaoudé has been named Vice President – Dorner Europe.
OnRobot A/S acquires Purple Robotics
ODENSE, Denmark, August 30 – Purple Robotics, which has just developed an innovative vacuum gripper within just one year—the world's first gripper specifically for cobots—has now been acquired by OnRobot.
