Broken Tool Detection for Tight Workspaces
PMTS 2023: Techna-Tool’s BK Mikro tool and process monitoring helps ensure machines are producing quality parts, particularly during unattended or lights-out machining, before broken tools can cause bigger problems.
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Bar Feeder for Sliding Headstock Lathes Enables Higher RPMs
PMTS 2023: The LNS GT 342 automatic magazine bar feeder is designed to enable fast and easy diameter changeovers and improved productivity.
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Workholding Pump Enables Creation of Specific Clamping Programs
PMTS 2023: Vektek’s Advanced Automation Workholding Pump features a step-by-step process for creating specific clamping programs.
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Lexair Unload Pro Provides Flexibility in Part Unloading
PMTS 2023: The Lexair Unload Pro’s design enables configuration for parts to be unloaded from the front or rear of a machine.
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Industrial Cobot Offers Speed, Accuracy, Safety
ABB says its Swifit CRB 1300 industrial collaborative robot (cobot) is six times faster and five times more precise than other robots in its class.
Robot-Ready Automatic Pallet Changer for VMCs
Combined with Midaco’s Hydraulic Docking System on the pallets, a robot/cobot can load parts on the pallet changer outside of the VMC unattended while the spindle is cutting, thereby freeing the operator to perform other tasks.
LNS Turbo MH140 Chip Conveyor Filters Mixed Chips
The Turbo MH140 filtering chip conveyor is designed to prolong coolant life, reduce tool wear, protect coolant pumps from damage and reduce coolant tank maintenance.
MachineMetrics Automates Robot Performance Monitoring, Intelligence
Precision manufacturers can now monitor collaborative robots from Universal Robots in real-time to drive automation that improves performance and reliability.
DMG MORI’s Flexible Matris Light Cobot for Quick Deployment
This space-saving, flexible automation solution is intended for efficient variable-mix and variable-volume production, and is compatible with a wide range of turning centers and machining centers.
FOBA’s Cool-Touch Laser Marking for Delicate Substrates
The low-heat laser is said to apply perfect marks on materials with extraordinary absorption properties, such as white, transparent or red plastics as well as highly reflective metals.