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Philips' Lightbulb Moment: 3D Printing Becomes Essential Production Thinking

09/04/18, 05:20 AM | Additive & 3D Printing, Supply Chain | 3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing, Technology Discussions

The collaboration has already resulted in the 'reinvention of a lamp holder previously prone to part failure, and the automation of a previously labor intensive line using lightweight design.

International Manufacturing Technology Show

08/30/18, 05:02 AM | Automation & IIoT, Supply Chain | IIOT, IMTS, industrial automation, Tradeshows and Conferences | Len Calderone - Contributing Author

Now, with connectivity, controls, process integration and automation, job shops and manufacturers can harness more uptime from their CNCs. Visit more than 350 companies in the Metal Cutting Pavilion.

Top 5 Reasons to Use Flat Cables Instead of Round

08/30/18, 05:01 AM | Automation & IIoT, Supply Chain | cables, industrial automation, Smart Factory, System Designer

Flat Cables have many technical and performance enhancing advantages over round cables, so Cicoil has released a New Video to clearly illustrate "The Top 5 Reasons to Use Flat Cable in your Design"

Service Bureau Business Doubles with Large Format 3D Print Capability

08/28/18, 05:53 AM | Additive & 3D Printing, Supply Chain | 3D Design, Case Study

A leading Bay area 3D print service bureau utilizes a 3DP WorkSeries printer for large scale output that educates customers and results in dramatic business growth.

How to Dodge the Industry-Wide Knowledge Gap

08/28/18, 05:51 AM | Automation & IIoT, Supply Chain | Analysis and Trends, Business Development, Jobs / Employment, Research and Reports, Smart Manufacturing

As the baby boomers born in the 1940s and 1950s start to retire, this means that the manufacturing, lumber, distribution, and retail sectors look set to suffer from a lack of sufficiently-skilled staff in the next 20-30 years.

Talking IMTS with Desktop Metal

08/28/18, 05:49 AM | Additive & 3D Printing, Engineering | 3D Printing, IMTS, Metal, Tradeshows and Conferences

Desktop Metal, the company committed to bringing metal 3D printing to engineers and manufacturers will be exhibiting its breakthrough technologies for both prototyping and mass production of metal parts for the first time at IMTS, Booth #432300

Case Study: Buying Time with 3D Printed Tooling

08/23/18, 10:09 AM | Additive & 3D Printing | molding

Imagine being able to produce short-runs of end use parts to test a concept or for direct use in just days. How would it feel to be able to bring a product to market faster than the competition?

New Laser Sources Improve Battery Performance by Enabling Dissimilar Metal Joining

08/23/18, 10:07 AM | Supply Chain | batteries, welding

Using aluminum and copper for battery tab to cell welding improves electrical efficiency and battery module/battery pack performance.

Talking IMTS with Omron

08/23/18, 10:05 AM | Automation & IIoT, Supply Chain | IMTS, Tradeshows and Conferences | Omron Automation

Booth #134845 - OMRONs flexible manufacturing demo will present several solutions designed to help companies meet the customization demands imposed by todays increasingly globalized and eCommerce-driven market.

How to Curb the Effects of Vibration on Mechanical Components

08/21/18, 10:15 AM | Supply Chain, Engineering | The Parts Department, vibration

A vibration isolator functions as a harmonic oscillator. The wire rope acts as a damping element to dissipate vibrational energy. While it is not possible to eliminate vibrations entirely, an isolator diminishes transmissibility to a large extent.

Talking IMTS with Heidenhain

08/21/18, 10:07 AM | Automation & IIoT, Supply Chain | IMTS, Tradeshows and Conferences | HEIDENHAIN

Booth #135226 - Connected Machining products - - In order to truly showcase the new age of digital manufacturing, we will use our control systems during the show to connect equipment from many machine tool builders throughout the massive exhibition back to our booth.

Talking IMTS with Helukabel

08/21/18, 09:57 AM | Automation & IIoT, Supply Chain | IMTS, Tradeshows and Conferences | Helukabel Wire & Cable

Booth #134414 - We will be highlighting our HELUTOP EASY cable glands as well as our TOPFLEX 600, TOPFLEX 650 and TOPFLEX 1000. With our HELUTOP EASY cable glands, customers can remove the hassle of unnecessary locknuts and threaded applications.

Three Advantages of Urethane Casting

08/16/18, 08:32 AM | Supply Chain | ICOMold

Urethane casting is a manufacturing process for making prototype and low-volume parts by using a silicone mold to form urethane parts. The parts are made out of materials that are plastic-like or rubber-like.

Talking IMTS with Eplan USA

08/16/18, 08:29 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | IMTS, Tradeshows and Conferences

Booth #134424 - We will be highlighting Electric P8, Pro Panel and more of our software solutions.

Talking IMTS with Cenit Fastsuite

08/16/18, 08:27 AM | Automation & IIoT, Engineering | IMTS, Tradeshows and Conferences

Booth #133331, East Building - FASTSUITE, CENITs software, supports system integration companies and end users in the areas of robot & work cell offline programming and simulation, controller validation. virtual commissioning as well as full factory simulation.

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