Manufacturing and Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Top Safety Innovations in Manufacturing
Whether you're following standard OSHA laws or their newest guidelines, choosing one of the innovative approaches to safety below can allow you to meet these in addition to going beyond what is expected.
Warehouse Efficiency Improves Operations
According to supply chain and logistics consulting firm MWPVL International, when the storage capacity of a warehouse distribution center surpasses the 85% utilization level, there is also a reduction in productivity.
A Q&A Guide to Etching Metals
Chemical etching is a metal machining technology that has numerous advantages over traditional sheet metalworking processes, key among which is its applicability to a range of metals and alloys
What Do Robotics Mean for the Cutting Tools Industry
Friend or foe? Helper or fiend? Here’s what robotics really mean for the cutting tools industry and what are the pitfalls to watch out for.
Metal Additive Manufacturing Powder Recovery Equipment
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Metal AM powders, such as titanium, aluminium and Inconel are used to produce parts for F1 cars and to ensure their quality, the powder is qualified before use and, when the build process is complete, unused powder is reclaimed and requalified.
American Manufacturing Is Set to Explode — but Small to Medium Sized Manufacturers Aren’t Prepared
Headlines suggest that manufacturing is coming home. However, a renaissance of America’s industry was never going to be that simple, particularly for small and medium sized manufacturers.
Decoding Business Valuation: What Manufacturers Need to Know (Part 2)
The accounting balance sheet tells you how much a business has invested in assets, but it doesn’t tell you how wisely it has invested.
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Stories
AREVO to Manufacture World's First 3D-Printed Carbon Fiber Unibody Bike Frames for New Line of eBikes from Franco Bicycles
“AREVO DNA™” Digital Composites Manufacturing Technology Represents a Breakthrough for the Global Bicycle Industry and Other Sectors
Bastian Solutions Launches New Robot Warehouse Picker with Parts Designed and Built Through Additive Manufacturing
“The additive manufacturing process will enable us to customize each robot picker to fit a customer’s particular warehouse environment.”
Top Three Teams Share $100,000 Prize in Complete Virtual Construction Level of 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge
Team SEArch+/Apis Cor won first place in the Phase 3: Level 4 software modeling stage of NASA’s 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. The unique shape of their habitat allows for continuous reinforcement of the structure. Light enters through trough-shaped ports on the sides and t
Manufacturing and Automation - News Headlines
FABTECH Mexico - Allied Features Drills for Structural Steel
Allied Machine & Engineering highlights three drilling systems engineered specifically for structural steel applications at FABTECH Mexico in Monterrey in booth #1417. The line-up includes the Structural Steel GEN3SYS XT Pro drill, the Structural Steel T-A drill, and the Revolution drill with adjustable diameter.
Allied's cutting tool solutions deliver the lowest cost per hole in a wide range of drilling, reaming, threading, boring, and burnishing applications.
Cintec™ Fire Resistant Anchors
In view of the recent fires and loss of life in refurbished buildings, Cintec™ has been fully aware of the danger of fire and has always produced fire resistant remedial anchors and reinforcement.
Baltimore Aircoil Company Introduces the Vertex™ Evaporative Condenser - Peak Reliability Meets Easy Maintenance
Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Aircoil Company (BAC) is proud to introduce the Vertex™ Evaporative Condenser, where peak reliability meets easy maintenance. The Vertex Condenser offers maximum uptime with easy and safe accessibility. It also has the lowest total cost of ownership with the lowest installation, maintenance, and operating costs.
Hawk Ridge Systems Acquires Parsons Technology, Expanding Midwest Coverage for Manufacturing Solutions
By adding Parsons Technology to the growing family of acquisitions, Hawk Ridge Systems has created the largest and most experienced team of manufacturing professionals in North America.
CRP Technology welcomes Windform® P1 from the newborn P-LINE family of materials for 3D printing
Windform® P1 is a new material for High speed production-grade 3D printing created by Italy-based CRP Technology. It is the first material from the new range of materials for professional 3D printing: the Windform® P-LINE.
Windform® P1 is a PA material, isotropic (X,Y,Z axis); its properties are: High flexibility; Insulation (CTI rating of 600), Full density, High recyclability
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Product
SICK, Inc. - Low-Cost LiDAR: Higher Technology That's Easy to Use
LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) is one of the most reliable methods for parts sensing in factory automation today. SICK has made this technology affordable and easy to use! Click on the video link below to learn about the TiM1xx LiDAR sensor and how it provides: - Area scanning LiDAR technology in a standard sensor package - 200-degree field of view and 3 meter sensing range allows for 169 square feet of area scanning - Compact size and light weight enables ease of deployment in "non-standard" type applications, like end-of-arm robotic tooling - Wide area scanning without having to mount a transmitter and receiver makes installation much easier - IO Link for easy configuration
Manufacturing and Automation - Featured Company
EXAIR Corporation
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Products meet OSHA standards and are CE and RoHS compliant. Five-year warranty on compressed air products and one-year warranty on accessories and electrically powered products.
