De-Sta-Co has launched the latest version of its Robosizer software for streamlining the design process for automation applications. The software, which was made more intuitive...

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Your Personal Robot

Nov. 26, 2007

How would you like to have your own personal robot? If research is successful with Willow Garage Inc. (www.willowgarage.com) and Stanford University, personal robots that perform...

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Small Shop Automation

Nov. 26, 2007

Small shops can reap significant benefits in flexibility and production throughput with the same automation system, according to Mazak Corp. Combined with advances in metalworking...

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Gear Company Makeover

Nov. 26, 2007

Overton Gear Corp. of Addison, Ill., has completed a high-tech makeover of its brand to better reflect its state-of-the-art facilities, high-tech processes and global capabilities...

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Reference Program

Nov. 26, 2007

MTS Systems Corp.’s Sensor Division, a company specializing in applying magnetostrictive sensing technology to markets worldwide, is now a member of the Rockwell Automation Encompass...

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Socially Acceptable Robotics

Nov. 26, 2007

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EMO generates millions

Nov. 26, 2007

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New VP at Thermadyne

Nov. 26, 2007

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Saint-Gobain Names President

Nov. 26, 2007

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Precise Simultaneous Five-Axis Machining

Oct. 10, 2007

The StarragHeckert LX 151 5-axis machining center The LX 151 is designed to produce turbine blades and blisks at high speed. StarragHeckert has patented the axis mechanism for...

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Variable Horizontal Machining Center Designed For Precision

Oct. 10, 2007

MCM SpA (www.mcmspa.it) has developed a horizontal machining center that can be set up in a variety of configurations for high-speed, precision machining and flexible production...

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Sandvik Coromant displayed technology advances at EMO and beyond

Sept. 21, 2007

Sandvik Coromant introduced a wide range of new tools at the EMO Hannover 2007 show under a listing of nearly 30 product categories that were part of its EMO exhibition.

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The NanoSteel Company patents welding material for hardfacing

Sept. 21, 2007

The NanoSteel Company (www.nanosteelco.com), a producer of nano-structured steel alloys for industrial applications, has commercialized a line of alloys that use the company’s...