Automation

Automation

Autonomy, Intelligence, Precision

Brining the next level of automation to production facilities, the KMP 1500 is an autonomously controlled, omnidirectional mobile platform that can independently transport products through all process steps while seamlessly integrating into the production environment.

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Automation

UR3: The Most Flexible Tabletop Robot to Work Alongside Humans

UR3 is Universal Robots’ smaller robot for light assembly tasks and automated workbench scenarios.

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Automation

MMS Looks Back: 1970s - When We Looked Back and Forward

One article in the 50th anniversary issue recapped the emerging technologies covered in years past, but another predicted how the digital computer and automation might impact our industry in the future. This story is part of our 90th anniversary series.

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Automation

Robotic Industries Boast Record-Level First Quarter Revenues

North American robotics customers ordered 8,161 new robots valued at $437 million in the first quarter, which is the second-best opening the industry has seen, according to the Robotic Industries Association.

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Autodesk Introduces PowerMill 2019 and Fusion Production at Its Smart Manufacturing Celebration Event

Autodesk’s Smart Manufacturing Celebration showcased enhancements to PowerMIll  2019, the latest release of its flagship CAM programming systems, and demonstrated the integration of production scheduling, job tracking and machine monitoring.  

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Medical

Grinding Cell Automates, Consolidates Surgical Shaver Machining

Pre- and post-grind inspection stations and the right centerless machine enable this robot-tended medical manufacturing process to correct itself. 

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Automation

Automation Systems Designed for High Mix, Low Volume

Fastems LLC has designed a line of manufacturing systems to handle shorter product lifecycles, higher product mixes and lower volumes.

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Automation

Acieta Celebrates 35th Anniversary

While the robotics industry has changed significantly in the past three decades, Acieta says its commitment has not.

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Automation

Automation Platform Updated with CNC, Dedicated CPU

Mitsubishi Electric Automation’s C80 Series CNC enables increased productivity and lower cycle times for users of the company’s Melsec iQ-R automation platform.

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Automation

Sheet Metal Software Balances Automation, Manual Control

Vero Software’s Radan sheet-metal program includes updated functionality that enables operators to have a greater degree of manual control when needed.

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MMS Leaders in CNC Machining