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    Apicha Thumvisead | Dreamstime
    CNC machine control panel.
    Automation and Robotics

    NC Automation Elevates Machine Shop Productivity

    Dec. 16, 2024
    Human error, time inefficiencies, and inconsistent quality are among the factors that machine shops can overcome, and improve their competitiveness, by adopting a more method ...
    Ryzhov Sergey
    A CNC machine operator.
    Shop Operations

    Overcoming the Machinist Shortage

    Aug. 27, 2024
    From automation to training, these five options offer machine shops and all manufacturers a starting point for resolving the expanding personnel and production problem.
    UNISIG
    The new operating system, featured on UNISIG’s UNE6-2i-750-CR small-diameter gundrilling machine, streamlines set-up for dozens of different part-handling combinations to reduce new-part set-up times by 80% or more.
    New Products

    New OS Streamlines HMI-Robot Interface

    Aug. 14, 2024
    Significantly improved communication between a machine’s HMI and robotic controller means coding and data for gundrilling operations and part handling are stored together for ...
    Flex Machine Tools
    Automation and Robotics

    Tapping, Drilling, Balancing, and Material Handling Arms

    July 18, 2024
    Devices that assist in manufacturing processes while optimizing performance, simplifying set-ups, reducing operator fatigue, and increasing safety and efficiency.
    Norton | Saint-Gobain
    New Products

    New Grinding and Automation Technologies

    July 18, 2024
    A range of developments in abrasive materials will be shown together with a multitasking robot highlighting simultaneous grinding operations.

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    Expanded Customer Digital Assistance

    Dec. 7, 2023
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    Haimer
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    Automated Work Cell for Tool Presetting

    Nov. 2, 2023
    Robotic cell handles automatic shrinking in and out, as well as measuring of tool assemblies, and can manage up to three different interfaces simultaneously and up to eleven axis...
    Gennady Kurinov | Dreamstime
    CNC machine operator entering a program at a control panel.
    Automation and Robotics

    Preparedness Cracks the Code of CNC Programming?

    Nov. 2, 2023
    Prep time streamlines the process and ensures everything is optimized for low waste and high efficiency – and can be essential to maximizing the quality and value of machined ...