Okuma says its new ORL line will load and unload workpieces from new and pre-existing machines to increase productivity and efficiency.
OnRobot releases two electric grippers for heavy payload cobots
OnRobot says its new grippers can handle heavier payloads for collaborative robot applications such as palletizing and machine tending.
FlexxCORE makes robots compatible with full range of Hardinge machines
Flexxbotics claims that its FlexxCORE robot connectivity software can help automate machine tending and improve productivity for Hardinge users.
Made4CNC Safedoor works with cobots to automate CNC tending
Made4CNC launches its first product: an automated CNC door opener that works with any robot for machine tending.
Masterclass on Design for Manufacturability for CNC machining debuts from Fictiv
Fictiv’s three-part engineering Masterclass series is intended to show engineers how to minimize CNC machining challenges and design parts for optimal production quality, speed, and cost.
Yaskawa Compass intended as an intuitive interface for advanced manufacturing
Yaskawa America has released Yaskawa Compass, software with a graphical interface intended to make CNC programming easier for industrial automation.
CNC Guide from FANUC is free and includes five-axis simulation, training tools
FANUC America has added five-axis workforce training tools to its simulation and CNC Guide offerings, the latter of which is free through September 2020.
The Next Industrial Revolution
The industrial revolution was a period of unprecedented expansion of technology that lead to a huge increase in economic opportunity. It was a period marked with great inventiveness that transformed the Europe and America. The power of that inventiveness echoes through today. Similarly, in recent years, there have been a number of significant breakthroughs that […]
Personal CNC?
There has been a thread going through my mind involving the general field of machinery. The design of specialty machinery requires a great many disciplines, truly a mechatronic endeavor. Over the years, machine tool makers constantly worked on making the machines more complex in order to serve the market with greater functionality. In fact […]
Robots and Actuators
A couple of important nuances of the robotics field came to my attention recently. The relationship of the actuators themselves to the robot design, and of course, the kinematic framework of the robot itself. I have some history in both areas but am regularly surprised by the way innovation continues to take place. Despite the […]