Two of the largest time sinks in Swiss turning are setups and tool changes. Swiss-type lathes make money thanks to the fast production of high-quality parts in large volumes, and any human ...

Blum-Novotest recently opened its new Competence Center in Erlanger, Kentucky. Inside, the company plans to run a training and technology hub for the U.S. market — especially supporting the growth of ...

A newly developed loading mechanism, with integrated robot and workpiece magazine, is the best new example of high-throughput automation in the machine shop. Making CNC machine tools achieve their ...

End of arm tooling (EoAT) refers to the devices attached to the end of a robotic arm that allow it to interact with objects and perform specific tasks. These tools range from simple grippers to ...

The robotic palletizing system developed by Doig using OnRobot's D:Ploy technology. In 2022, Automation World got an early preview of OnRobot’s D:Ploy technology, which was developed to ease the ...

SAS Automation end-of-arm press tooling North American robotics companies reported that new orders sold to North American manufacturers fell 17 percent in the first quarter of 2008 from the same ...