Dual-Spindle Technology a Boon to Automakers October 7, 2019 Over its 140-year history, automotive manufacturing technology has evolved in parallel with progress in the vehicles themselves. Early automakers custom made individual “horseless carriages.” Later, standardized parts and moving assembly lines delivered mass-produced cars. Development of integrated transfer lines enabled part runs to extend for years.
MC Machinery Systems and ADIRA form Partnership to Provide Press Brake Line to North American Market October 22, 2019 MC Machinery Systems, Inc. and ADIRA, a Portuguese manufacturer, part of SONAE CAPITAL portfolio, have formed a sales and service partnership to deliver quality press brakes throughout North America from 100 through 2000+ ton capacity machines.
Siemens Plans the Acquisition of Edge Technology from Pixeom October 24, 2019 Siemens is planning the acquisition of Edge technology from the US company Pixeom. With this action, Siemens is strengthening its Industrial Edge portfolio by adding software components for Edge runtime and for device management.
Fast, Reliable Abrasive Waterjets Offer New Cutting Efficiencies October 25, 2019 Abrasive waterjet machining technologies promise fast, clean cutting with high-pressure waterjets approaching 100,000 psi (689 MPa.)
EDM Performance Up, Manufacturing Costs Down October 28, 2019 Manufacturers of products as diverse as die and mold, aerospace and medical devices are gaining advantage with improved wire and sinker electrical discharge machines (EDM).
Generative Design and the Conventional Machine Shop October 29, 2019 The term generative design has been popping up in the manufacturing world of late. Its promise is to create many design permutations to let engineers choose an optimum one that meets sometimes conflicting requirements.
PTC Announced It Will Buy Onshape October 25, 2019 Acquisition to Position PTC as CAD and PLM Industry Transitions to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)
Virtual Reality Factory Model for Manufacturing Innovation October 30, 2019 The Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM), Prince George County, Va., brings together industry, academia, and government to solve advanced manufacturing challenges.
DMG Mori Displays Manual, Automated Processes at Manufacturing Days October 31, 2019 On a blustery early October day, hundreds of customers and employees gathered at DMG Mori’s Davis, Calif., machine tool plant for the company’s “Manufacturing Days.”
American, German, Swedish manufacturers gladly adopt factory-within-factory concept October 14, 2019 Manufacturers of all sizes see an uptick in productivity after adding a factory within a factory via an automated machining cell. The cells are small-scale, clearly defined production units, often for a family of similar parts or a product, and they typically include a robotic arm and one or more machine tools. These can include horizontal and vertical lathes, machining centers and grinders. The cell may also include a conveyor component.
