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Kit Encoder for Servomotors and Robots
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Air Rest Buttons
Air Rest Buttons allow using pneumatic position control to detect proper workpiece loading in a machining fixture. Made in USA, these modular units consist of a threaded body installed in a fixture, which holds a precision floating plunger.
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CTE Playlist. Watch Cutting Tool Engineering's video coverage, featuring original footage and context from the related product, process, event, or shop-floor demonstration.
What’s old is new again
While looking through back issues of Carbide Engineering from the late 1950s, I came across an article about HSS cutting tools that reminded me of an article we published in this year's August issue of Cutting Tool Engineering. (Editor's note: Carbide Engineering combined with Cutting Tool Engineering starting with the January 1961 issue and dropped Carbide Engineering starting in April of that year.
IMTS regrets
Despite my sore feet and the cold, overpriced sandwiches, I love the International Manufacturing Technology Show. The whine of the spindles, the smell of the coolant, the machine gun sound of the chips hitting the glass—these might not be the memories the exhibitors want me to carry home, but they stick with me the longest.
Blockchain in manufacturing: The next wave of Industry 4.0
Whether you know it as Industry 4.0, the fourth Industrial Revolution or smart industry, manufacturing is going through a deep transformation with changes centered around digitalization. While most industries are already on this digitalization path, the disruption is more visible and pronounced in manufacturing because it is expanding virtual data and processes into environments that have been fundamentally about physical products.
Jacksonville Jaguars introduce five robots to the game-day experience
The Jacksonville Jaguars introduced FANUC America as a partner of the team and welcomed five new robots to TIAA Bank Field and the Jaguars family of game day staff this past Sunday during the team's victory over the New England Patriots.
Klübersustain GW 0-460 High-Performance Gear Lubricant
Klüber Lubrication introduces Klübersustain GW 0-460, the first product from its hydro lubricant series. A high-performance gear lubricant, Klübersustain GW 0-460 uses water as a base fluid.
U-Wave fit Attachment for Calipers and Micrometers
Mitutoyo America Corp. announces the release of U-Wave fit to its data management systems product line. The U-Wave fit is a new, compact attachment for Mitutoyo calipers and micrometers that transmits measurements wirelessly to a PC using the digimatic protocol.
How new superhard cutting materials revolutionized machining, part 1
The introduction of our Borazon CBN grinding wheel was still in full swing when I received information from General Electric in 1972 that a new cutting material would be coming soon. What could it be? Naturally all of us were curious!
50 years of measuring technology and machine tool history
From a one-man engineering office to a technology and global market leader in just 50 years - a rare occurrence even in south-west Germany with all its "hidden champions." Blum-Novotest GmbH has achieved this not only through hard work but by being innovative, intelligent and diligent.
e-Series Collaborative Robots
Universal Robots pioneered the collaborative robot and continues to evolve its ground-breaking, collaborative automation technology with the introduction of its new flagship line the e-Series cobots: UR3e, UR5e and UR10e robot arms.
