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Automation and Robotics - Page 31
- From The Additive Report
Metal 3D printing company Sintavia opens a new plant—and makes bold plans for capturing new business
- By Don Nelson
- Jun 24, 2019
- Article
May was a good-news month for Sintavia LLC, a vertically integrated producer of additively manufactured metal parts for the aerospace and defense industry. The company announced that it had entered into a joint venture with Howco Group, and it held the grand opening of its new facility. Sintavia...
- From The Fabricator
Robotic welding positioners: An alternative in traditional welding
Robotic welding positioners can help metal fabricators looking for more efficiency and those considering the use of robots for material handling and positioning.
- From The Additive Report
Digital blueprints replace paper ones once used for Navy refurbishment projects
- By Don Nelson
- May 16, 2019
- Article
There are a lot of moving—and nonmoving—parts on a 1,092-ft. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier like the USS George Washington. The 26-year-old ship, which is in drydock for an overhaul, develops 260,000 shaft horsepower and has a 134-ft. beam, a 257-ft.-wide flight deck that accommodates 85...
- From The Fabricator
Harnessing the power of machine learning in metal forming
- By Bill Frahm
- May 10, 2019
- Article
Machine learning helps manufacturers use data to improve operations, predictive maintenance, and logistics.
- From The Fabricator
Evolution of robot programming
- May 4, 2019
- Article
In some circumstances, once a 3D CAD file is released from engineering, a robotized job requires no human intervention whatsoever.
- From The Fabricator
Artificial intelligence boosts metal fabrication efficiency
- By Tim Heston
- Apr 18, 2019
- Blog Post
In the decades to come, data analytics and machine learning could take a fabricator’s throughput to the next level.
- From The Fabricator
Big data, like exercise equipment, only offers value when put to use
- By Bill Frahm
- Apr 1, 2019
- Article
Big data is like exercise equipment: If it's not put to use, there isn't any value. But the industrial internet of things (IIoT) offers a great opportunity to dive deeper into manufacturing and fabricating processes to learn new insights about industry partnerships and supply chain benefits.
- From The Additive Report
The 29th installment of the RAPID + TCT additive manufacturing event is approaching
- Mar 29, 2019
- Article
Information supplied by SME and The TCT Group “Disruption and change” are the themes of RAPID + TCT 2019, North America’s largest additive manufacturing (AM) exhibition and conference, say the event’s hosts. Scheduled to run May 20-23 at Cobo Center in Detroit, the 29th annual installment...
- From The Additive Report
Oak Ridge National Lab’s manufacturing research facility helps companies adopt 3D printing technology
- By Holly B. Martin
- Mar 29, 2019
- Article
The Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is well-known for some high-profile 3D printing projects, like the Shelby Cobra sports car; the house for the Additive Manufacturing Integrated Energy project; and a replica of a 1952 Willys Jeep, which took only...
- From The Fabricator
Manufacturing survey shows productivity growth in Northeast Ohio
- By Gareth Sleger
- Feb 20, 2019
- Blog Post
The State of Northeast Ohio Manufacturing Report indicates that the region’s manufacturing industries, including metal fabrication, continue to be productive despite a skills gap, plateauing economic expansion, evolving tariffs, and rising raw material costs.
- From The Additive Report
If only 3D printing were around 300 million years ago …
- By Don Nelson
- Feb 6, 2019
- Article
I’ve come across numerous stories lately about how 3D printing has improved the lives of severely injured animals: • A college student 3D-printed a harness and set of wheels for a paralyzed ferret, restoring its mobility. • “Stumpy” the duck received a new leg and foot after a run-in with...
- From The Fabricator
Get to know a metal fabrication guru
- By Tim Heston
- Feb 4, 2019
- Blog Post
Software can't do everything. In this business, it pays to get to know a sheet metal guru.
- From The Fabricator
Berge’s “Law of Technological Necessity” in advanced automation
Just because the technology exists, do you really need all the bells and whistles on a robotic welding machine to accomplish your job? Usually not. All the extras accomplish nothing if basics are ignored.
- From The Fabricator
South Carolina metal fabricator honors longtime employees with new cars
- By Gareth Sleger
- Jan 24, 2019
- Blog Post
For their four decades of service to Anderson, SC, metal fabrication company Sargent Metal, Amanda Tiller, a customer service representative, and Doug Getsinger, a MIG welder, were each surprised with a brand-new 2018 Nissan Rogue to celebrate their 40-year work anniversaries.
- From The Fabricator
Industry 4.0 in action throughout Italy
- By Rob Colman
- Jan 3, 2019
- Article
On a visit to several Italian manufacturers, North American journalists had a chance to learn how the drive toward Industry 4.0 capabilities is coming to fruition via the use of automated fabrication and the effective use of fibre lasers in 3-D laser cutting.
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