Haas Automation Installs its 200,000th Machine
Haas Automation Inc. installed the 200,000th Haas CNC machine.
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W02-22 Integrates Robot and Storage Pallet
Multi-spindle, five-axis machine tools feature robotic loading and unloading and pallet storage for workpiece blanks and finished parts.
LNS Acquires ChipBlaster
The LNS Group has acquired ChipBlaster Inc., the maker of high pressure coolant systems, coolant chillers, cyclonic filtration systems and other machine tool peripherals.
Trunnion Machine Smooths Shop’s Workflow
This article looks at an automotive aftermarket supplier that consolidated its multi-machine process into a single machining cell.
Automation in High-Mix, Low-Volume Turning Applications
Turning shops are familiar with automation for high-volume work, but the shifting landscape to smaller batch sizes has created new challenges.
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Lights-Out Operation Enables Work/Life Balance
Overwhelmed with too much work, a former salesman in the machining industry started his own business, purchasing and installing production machines that allow him to run lights-out production and, consequently, see his family more.
VR at UR: See Cobots in Another Dimension
Universal Robots’ expansive two-story IMTS booth in the North Hall features a VR headset interface that will give you exact tool and joint positions in real time as you manipulate the arm with the virtual gripper.
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Robots and Swiss Machines Collaborate at Hanwha Booth
Hanwha Machinery America’s booth features gang-tool type models including the new XD20/26II-V with re-designed B and Y2 axis, and a XD38II-NY also being exhibited with collaborative robots.
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Mitsubishi Electric Presents Integrated Factory Automation
Visitors to Mitsubishi Electric Automation’s booth will see examples of single source manufacturing, including IIoT systems, the M8 CNC series control platform, FR series robots, five-axis machining and a fully automated manufacturing (FAM) cell.
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Quick Changer Improves Change-Over Time
With Quick Changer, any operator can change the end-of-arm tooling on collaborative robots in a few seconds.