Robotic Recharging--System Automatically Charges and Changes Batteries 2010-03-15 Author: MM&D Magazine Staff From: MM&D Magazine Materials Transportation Company (MTC) has created the Intell-A-Changer, a microprocessor-controlled system that can automatically charge, change and help maintain industrial batteries. The company says the system comprises fully automated battery changing technology, along with battery charging, wa Hyperlink to Original Source
Making Production LEAN and MEAN2010-03-12 Author: Modern Application News Staff From: Modern Application News About one year ago, Triumph Controls began implementing a “lean manufacturing” concept throughout their facility in an effort to increase production and reduce setup time. Installing a Midaco pallet changer system helped make the company’s new production model a success. Hyperlink to Original Source
Bend it like AICON 2010-03-10 Author: QMT Staff From: Quality Manufacturing Today Cutting edge non contact measuring technology improves bent tube manufacturing processes and delivers a speedy return on investment. The humble tube can appear in all walks of life in many different guises. Applications can be as diverse as the obvious automotive requirements Hyperlink to Original Source
Tornos introduces Gamma turning centre at MACH 2010 2010-03-08 Author: Michael Richards From: Machinery Magazine The Gamma turning centre gets its UK exhibition debut from Tornos Technologies, stand 5128, at MACH 2010. The automatic turning centre, from Tornos, is available in three versions, with the Gamma 20 lying between the Delta and the Sigma machines in the Tornos range for complexity. Hyperlink to Original Source
Vision system detects chucker rotation2010-03-02 Author: Motion System Design Magazine Staff From: Motion System Design Magazine A chucking machine that produces elbow or tee-shaped pipe fittings was difficult to automate because the fittings, when loaded, had to match the angle of rotation where the chuck happened to stop spinning. Automation was important because it Hyperlink to Original Source
More Efficient Furnaces Drive Significant Energy Savings2010-03-01 Author: Mark Lamoureaux From: Foundry Magazine Two case studies demonstrate the ways that recent improvements in melting efficiency reduce energy consumption. Recent, in-depth case studies have shown that metalcasters are able to cut in half the energy used for melting and holding aluminum and other nonferrous metals by replacing or upgrading le Hyperlink to Original Source
The Right Clamp Makes a Difference 2010-02-22 Author: Lori Beckman, Managing Editor From: Production Machining Magazine Clamping has often proven to be the Achilles heel of hard machining. This held true for tool manufacturer Becker Diamantwerkzeuge GmbH, of Landsberg, Germany, until the company started using the TOPlus clamping system from Hainbuch. Hyperlink to Original Source
There Are Apps For That, Too 2010-02-18 Author: Derek Korn From: MMSOnline.com It was bound to happen, and Jim Rowe is one of the first to do it. The “it” is the development of Apple iPhone applications (or “apps”) to assist machinists, programmers and engineers with the cutting tool calculations they commonly perform. Mr. Rowe is product developer of Smart Calculations (smart Hyperlink to Original Source
Doubling laser cutting productivity2010-02-16 Author: Industrial Laser Solutions Staff From: Industrial Laser Solutions Magazine As the old expression goes, something’s gotta give. Combined vertical and horizontal growth from new and expanding markets left irrigation systems leader Lindsay Corporation needing greater metal cutting capacity and fabrication throughput from its available manufacturing space. Hyperlink to Original Source
Fatigue Tester Machines2010-02-15 Author: Rubber World Magazine Staff From: Rubber World Magazine The EMT Series Servopulser fatigue testing machine is an environmentally-friendly option for dynamic strength testing. It operates exclusively on efficient electrical power. In addition, EMT testers do not generate waste oil or contaminate surrounding lab areas. Hyperlink to Original Source
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