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Job shops have experienced many struggles with traditional automation, especially
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Dear [FIRSTNAME],
Job shops have experienced many struggles with traditional automation, especially when it's time for program changes or a machine transfer. Thus is the need for a completely integrated job shop automation system that is portable, reliable, easy to set up, easy to program, and affordable. |
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Hurco introduces practical job shop automation for high-mix manufacturing
Hurco focused on high-mix manufacturing by partnering with ProCobots to make job shop automation practical. ProCobots automation solutions are flexible, easy to program, and easy to move to your other Hurco machines for unmatched flexibility. Hurco and ProCobots have created practical job shop automation products that are affordable, practical, flexible, compact, and eliminate the need to call an expensive integrator every time you need changes or move the system to different machines. With compact footprints that don’t require intrusive safety fencing, the ProCobots collaborative robots can work safely with your machinists instead of replacing them. More... |
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Preparing for the next black swan event
Metal cutting is an exact science, which requires subtle variations in process to achieve the best results with each material. But, we are living in far from exact times, and analysts predict that industry must prepare for market unpredictability — or a “new normal” — created by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Rolf Olofsson, product manager at Sandvik Coromant, explains how the turning process should differ according to the material, and how this can help manufacturers fully-embrace the uncertain times ahead. More...
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Additive machining at supersonic speed
The new machining centre MPA 42 is powerful and precise but it is not for sale. MPA stands for Metal-Powder-Application, a process developed and launched on the market by Hermle about seven years ago. The new generation of machines significantly increases the precision and speed of the generative manufacturing process. It houses a heavily modified 5-axis machining centre of type C 42 U. A nozzle projects into the working area but no cooling lubricant spraying device is to be seen. More...
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Expertise in pipe and sleeve machining
Increasing drilling depths and more aggressive operational environments mean that CRAs (corrosion-resistant alloys) have become a focal point in pipe manufacture. Processing is a challenge because these materials, which are used in HPHT (high pressure high temperature) fields, are so difficult to machine. The full weight of Horn’s expertise is in demand due to the formation of built-up edges resulting from the machining of these tough materials. More...
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Downswing in German metal forming technology sector halted for time being
Metal forming technology accounts for about 30% of machine tool production and is thus smaller than the machining sector. Forming technology machines include presses, bending machines, punching machines as well as wire working and processing machines. In the form of press technology it is used in larger and longer-lasting projects within the automotive industry, for example. Equipment for bending and punching is used by a wide range of sheet metal processing customers. More...
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CNC Machining for cross hole deburring
By integrating flexible hones in the machining process, complex parts with cross-drilled holes and other difficult-to-access features can be deburred, honed, surface finished, etc. in-house, at less cost. In automated machining, removal of burrs and sharp edges in cross-drilled holes and other difficult-to-access areas such as undercuts, grooves, slots, or internal holes can be tedious and time consuming. More...
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Flexible tool grinding for production and resharpening
Expert analysis and projections point to growth opportunities for manufacturers who serve the light and heavy vehicle industries, especially in applications that involve PCD-coated cutting tools, which benefit from eroding and/or grinding as a production process. The same tooling plays a dominant role in vehicle, aircraft, electronics and medical-equipment production. More...
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