Succeeding Through Automation and Production-on-Demand Solutions
Momentum is still building for manufacturing in North America.
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Shop Gains Process Control with Automation
Eliminating variability from the manufacturing flow is a goal for most shops. Automation can allow reallocation of resources to accomplish this.
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Member Profile: Great Lakes Automation Services Inc.
Great Lakes Automation Services Inc. (GLASi) was established only 10 years ago, but its roots go back much farther.
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Practical Automation for a Variety of Turning Applications
A key way to reduce labor costs on turning centers is to add automation for part loading and unloading.
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Automation, Parts Cleaning and Coolant Filtration in One System
As bids came in for new systems for plant automation, parts cleaning and deburring, as well as centralized coolant filtration systems for the company's engine block and head production line, Cummins found that Dürr Ecoclean could handle all three tasks.
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Keeping Manufacturing On-Shore with Machine Automation
Many American metalworking companies are making important decisions that are helping to keep manufacturing in the U.S., whether this means they are purchasing equipment that makes them more efficient or adapting their entire processes accordingly.
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Robotic Automation's Challenges, Solutions and Benefits
This article looks at considerations for implementing robotic automation.
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Automation In A Production Shop
Production turning automation is the beneficiary of increasingly powerful design and application tools. This makes it much easier to create automation that fits the application.
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Automation Determines The Industry's Future
Industrial history will repeat itself. Automation technology will continue to drive productivity increases in the precision machining industry. Fewer skilled workers will be needed to manufacture ever-increasing volumes of parts. Offshore labor costs will become all but irrelevant. In Darwinian competition, manufacturers that focus on productivity will thrive, and those that don't will die.
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When Automation Has A Ring To It
How do you automate a CNC lathe? If the job can be done from bar, put a bar feeder behind the headstock and a parts catcher or a robot in the work area. If it is a chucking job, then apply a robot. It seems, however, that once the system is set up and gets going, then the problems start.
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Simplifying Machine Load/Unload Automation
Today, lower part volumes and frequent change-over are changing the offerings of some automation integrators. Standard, off-the-shelf components are being engineered to work together in a large variety of applications and, in some cases, are even portable so they can be moved from machine tool to machine tool.
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Scratching Surface Flaws With Automation
Machining parts complete on CNC multi-spindles, with automatic load and unload, is proving the key to nick- and scratch-free parts for this tier-two auto parts maker.
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Entry Level Automation: Is It Right For You?
Most, if not all, shops have at one time or another thought of full automation on current products they run or are currently quoting. A lot of companies are already engaged in some form of automation. We at Fuji hope to take the mystique out of this process and encourage potential shop owners of all sizes to qualify their need(s) for automation. This is a step-by-step process for evaluating your company to see if automation is right for you.
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