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Materials Handling - Page 22
- From The Fabricator
Master Magnetics launches website
- Feb 12, 2020
- News Release
Master Magnetics Inc., Castle Rock, Colo., has redesigned its website at www.magnetsource.com to help visitors find the right magnets for their applications. Multiple search and filtering functions enable users to find, research, and purchase products by product name, part number, application,...
- From The Fabricator
Bunting names industry manager, master rep
- Feb 12, 2020
- News Release
Bunting, a designer and manufacturer of magnetic separation, metal detection, and conveying equipment, has appointed Josh Ewertz as industry manager for its metal stamping and metalworking division. The company also has named Chris Heming, co-owner of the Canadian Copacking Group/CPG Automation and...
- From The Additive Report
Talking with EOS founder Dr. Hans Langer
- By Don Nelson
- Feb 11, 2020
- Article
Dr. Hans J. Langer, the founder of EOS and recipient of AMUG’s 2020 Innovators Award, talks about his 30-year career and where AM is heading.
- From The Fabricator
Kasto Maschinenbau’s Unitower includes light-up function for picking accuracy
- Feb 4, 2020
- Product Release
Kasto Maschinenbau offers the Unitower storage system, now available with the integrated pick-by-light function. The modular system handles items from 2,000 to 14,600 mm long and comes in heights up to 25 m. The new light-up function is integrated in the system’s controller, which tells it which...
- From The Fabricator
Steel, aluminum laminate an alternative material for vehicle lightweighting
- By Kate Bachman
- Feb 3, 2020
- Article
Material Sciences Corp. has put into production a new automotive lightweighting material, MSC Smart Steel®, a laminate that is a formable, weldable, and paintable substitute for monolithic, low-carbon steel at up to 35% weight savings at the same thickness.
- From The Fabricator
Eriez Portable Coalescer designed to move from machine to machine
- Jan 30, 2020
- Product Release
The Portable Coalescer from Eriez® is designed for metalworking plants with multiple machines. The tramp oil separator can be moved easily from machine to machine to support tramp oil removal for an entire shop, the company states. The unit uses an oil-attracting coalescing plate pack media to...
- From The Fabricator
Vacuworx appoints regional service manager
- Jan 24, 2020
- News Release
Vacuworx, a provider of vacuum lifting equipment based in Tulsa, Okla., has promoted Paul Raines from production manager to regional service manager. Factory trained and certified to inspect, service, and repair all makes and models of Vacuworx lifting equipment, he has been deployed north of San...
- From The Fabricator
8 press feed technology trends for simpler operation, servo syncing
- By Kate Bachman
- Jan 21, 2020
- Article
At least eight press feed challenges, including a workforce shortage and high-strength materials, that have plagued stamping manufacturers are now being addressed with the most updated press feed equipment and systems.
- From The Fabricator
VGC10 electric vacuum gripper from OnRobot suitable for small spaces
- Jan 14, 2020
- Product Release
OnRobot has introduced the VGC10 compact electric vacuum gripper, designed to be small, lightweight, and highly configurable for multiple applications. It is suitable for constrained environments and small robot arms while offering a 35-lb. payload. The gripper offers unlimited customization, with...
- From The Fabricator
piINLINE plus from Piab offers vacuum handling for press shops
- Jan 13, 2020
- Product Release
Piab offers piINLINE®plus, a new, configurable platform for decentralized vacuum generation in automotive press shops. The ultralightweight vacuum ejectors, which feature an integrated automatic release mechanism, come in compact packages. Designed with ports for compressed air and vacuum inline,...
- From The Additive Report
Cageless robot system safeguards workers
- By Don Nelson
- Jan 6, 2020
- Article
Veo Robotics’ CEO Patrick Sobalvarro told The Additive Report that FreeMove turns industrial robots of any size into cobots.
- From The Fabricator
PHD adds four sizes to GRK series parallel pneumatic heavy-duty grippers
- Jan 3, 2020
- Product Release
PHD Inc. has added four larger sizes to its GRK series of parallel pneumatic heavy-duty grippers. The grippers deliver high grip forces in a low-profile package. The design features a wear-compensating jaw guidance system enabling precision jaw movement throughout the life of the unit, according to...
- From The Additive Report
Gimme shelter: 3D printing may be the solution to homelessness and the high cost of construction
- By Kip Hanson
- Dec 18, 2019
- Blog Post
A number of companies have eschewed traditional homebuilding techniques and materials in favor of 3D printing, which is faster and cheaper than traditional stick-building methods.
- From The Additive Report
Mark Douglass of Lincoln Electric’s additive division talks about 3D-printing big parts
- By Don Nelson
- Dec 12, 2019
- Article
Lincoln Electric has participated in the additive manufacturing arena for 10 years, but in 2019 it committed to opening an AM business unit and anticipates making acquisitions.
- From The Fabricator
In-house bridge fabrication taken to the extreme
- By Tim Heston
- Dec 10, 2019
- Article
Who needs field welding? Here's how one metal fabricator, Greiner Industries, takes in-house bridge fabrication to the extreme.
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