Precision Machining Technology Review January 2022: Toolholding
Production Machining’s toolholding showcase includes Schwanog, Somma Tool, Big Kaiser (Big Daishowa), Allied Machine & Engineering, Kaiser Tool Co. and Exsys Automation.
Mitsubishi CNC Offset Manager Software Enables Remote Modifications
Users can remotely connect with Mitsubishi Electric CNC machines to manually change or automate offsets.
Prab Bundle Breaker Helps Eliminate Conveyance Delays
The Bundle Breaker installs in a conveyor’s in-feed hopper, where dual rotating cylinders agitate the material, shredding stringy wads of chips, turnings and bundles apart to enable processing in downstream equipment.
ATI QC-29 Offers Rugged Toolchanging Option for Small Robots
The QC-29 is the first standard ATI Toolchanger designed with a rectangular body that mounts directly to 40-mm and 50-mm robot wrists.
United Grinding’s Studer RoboLoad Offers Seamless Part-Loading Automation
The machine operation requires no programming knowledge, enabling better production flexibility and a higher degree of operating comfort.
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OnRobot’s Magnetic Gripper for Safe, Precise Material Handling, Assembly
Unlike standard magnetic grippers, the MG10 has programmable force features and comes with built-in grip and part detection sensors.
FANUC Compact Robot for Machine Tending
The LR-10iA/10 robot is a lightweight, powerful unit that is said to mount easily to a mobile platform, maximizing flexibility in the workspace to use for machine load/unload and part picking.
Smart Workholding Device Measures and Monitors
Sensor and IIoT technology combine to enable these chucks and mandrels to automatically monitor workholding parameters and measure part features to ensure process stability.
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SW’s Single-Table Machines Designed for Machining Large Parts
SW’s BA W08-11 and BA W08-21 can be automated with a variety of solutions, including TopRob which facilitates the loading and unloading of large and heavy workpieces with the aid of robots on platforms or gantries above the machine.
Automated Coolant Management for Multiple CNC Machines
Manual coolant management can be a roadblock that prevents machine shops from running uninterrupted processes or lights-out machining. This automated coolant management system replenishes coolant to multiple CNC machine tools without human intervention.
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