Content tagged with "flexible-manufacturing"
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Article
March 9, 2010
The squid head and the stamping press
Figure 1 This so-called "squid head" gripper on the end of a pneumatic part manipulator allows workers at NIC Global to lift parts of various geometries, including blanks with holes. Photo courtesy of TDA Buddy Inc., Kalamazoo, Mich. It's not often you hear "squid head" and "metal... Read more...
Article
August 1, 2009
Saying 'yes' when others can't
These days a shop manager may look at material handling towers, offloading stations, and other automated setups and think the technology might be good for healthier times, but not today. What good is automation when even manual machines aren't running full-out even for one shift, let alone... Read more...
Article
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." But today's vision systems, with cameras placed... Read more...
Article
September 26, 2008
A 'Case' for agility
Figure 1 Three identical robotic welding systems stand in a row, each system controlled by one operator. All Case New Holland robot operators are certified welders. Case New Holland (CNH), the global agricultural and construction equipment giant, is bursting at the seams. Its Fargo, N.D.,... Read more...
Article
November 7, 2006
Fabricator finds tubular niche
Although Illinois is known primarily for its fertile fields and agricultural output, it's home to many manufacturing companies too. John Deere incorporated Deere & Co. in Moline. DaimlerChysler manufactures automobiles in Belvidere. Caterpiller's worldwide headquarters is in Peoria. Where... Read more...
Article
May 9, 2006
Optimizing flow through robotic welding workcells
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One of the new CNH systems welds on a loader chassis. Veteran industrial robotic user Case New Holland (CNH), Fargo, N.D., recently installed three robotic welding systems. Each system consists of an inverted robot on a large, three-axis traveling column and two... Read more...
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