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April 27, 2012
New tools pick up material handling pace
A tool-changing system with no-touch locking technology allows air, input/output, and power to be coupled to tooling that is unique for each part being handled.
Adaptive handling of formed parts is possible using tooling techniques... Read more...
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April 14, 2009
Welding with vision
If you had asked anyone in manufacturing five years ago, "What is your opinion of using a vision system in the welding environment?," you may have heard answers like "not practical," "too sensitive," "too costly," or "too much maintenance."... Read more...
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September 12, 2006
Little Giant takes flight
Brian Nielson, an automated fusion technician with Wing Enterprises, operates one of the company's robotic welding workcells. Nielson said that moving to robotic welding has helped the company's productivity increase by 25 percent to 30... Read more...
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April 11, 2006
Intelligent Robotic Welding
Robotic arc welding has become a mainstay of the manufacturing community, meaning robotic welding vendors no longer have to prove to a customer that a robot can weld. Now customers are asking new questions such as "How can I weld... Read more...
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November 8, 2005
Reality TV: Frame-making in the U.S.
The A member of the CRT frame is a roll formed strip of chromium molybdenum steel, and the B member is a cold-rolled steel tube cut and bent for the application. When brought together, they form the CRT frame for the front of a television.... Read more...
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March 8, 2005
Construction Junction
Two six-axis robot arms perform full-penetration gas metal arc welds on structural steel. Millions of construction companies strive every day to cut production time while maintaining, or even improving, quality. Robert J. Simmons owns... Read more...
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June 8, 2004
The challenge of robotic welding aluminum
Robotic gas metal arc welding (GMAW) of aluminum alloys has been an industry challenge for many years. Early attempts made to automate this process typically failed. The failure of early automated cells was associated with a lack of... Read more...
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October 23, 2003
Pinpointing future laser welding markets
While some laser welding equipment manufacturers are thriving right now, others still fight a battle as old as the technology itself—gaining acceptance for equipment that carries a hefty initial price tag (albeit one that can... Read more...
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April 24, 2003
Truckin' along through a stamping plant
The earlier cab models were built in a facility that was converted in 1921 to produce the model S truck line, a truck with a 1.5-ton load capacity and a top speed of 30 MPH. The company determined that it could not competitively launch a... Read more...
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March 27, 2003
Will a robotic laser system cut it?
Robotic Laser Cutting Systems A typical robotic laser cutting system consists of a servo-controlled, multiaxis mechanical arm that has a laser cutting head mounted to the robot's faceplate. The cutting head has focusing optics for the... Read more...
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November 7, 2002
Focusing on tube cutting lasers
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It travels at 186,287.490 miles per second (299,792,458 meters per sec.). Its visible spectrum ranges from 400 to 700 nanometers. Its smallest unit is a packet of energy, a photon. While its chief use is illumination, it has many... Read more...
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August 8, 2002
Science Nonfiction
Forty years ago no one would have thought it possible to cut plate steel with focused light. Over time it has not only become possible but common in manufacturing operations. However, making this science fiction into fact wasn't enough,... Read more...
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May 30, 2002
Now's the time to AUTOMATE
Object If you looked at metal fabricators' and manufacturers' wish lists, you might see a lot of similarities among them, but you'd also see something the manufacturing industry has in common with all other industries: the need to do more... Read more...
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February 28, 2002
Taking a closer look at welding robotics and automation
Internet usage, equipment improvements, stricter customer demands, and a shortage of skilled welders have caused robotic welding equipment manufacturers to take a second look at how they do business. In 2001, robotics industries should... Read more...