Robotic Grinding—Ready for Prime Time

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Robotic Grinding—Ready for Prime Time
 
 
Technology now allows for giving robots the “human touch” in metal-finishing operations, leading to success in robotic-grinding applications, as this automation integrator explains.


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All Electric Press Brake
BLM GROUP’s E-series ProBend fully-electric press brake handles simple to complex sheet metal bending.  Available in 44 – 276 ton models capable of handling bending lengths of 4’ – 17’. Touchscreen console enables graphical or direct mode programming on the machine or offline. With back gauge options, clamping systems, and workpiece supports.





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FABTECH 2023—Meet and Learn in Chicago
Join tens of thousands of others in the metal forming and fabricating professional community at McCormick Place, September 11-14.



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Low Cost Conveying Through Hose or Pipe
EXAIR’s Line Vac connects to standard hose or tube to create a powerful conveyor. The design features large throat diameters for maximum throughput capability. A small amount of compressed air is injected through directed nozzles to produce a vacuum on one end and high output flows on the other.






Nominate Women of Excellence in Metal Forming and Fabricating
MetalForming magazine is seeking nominations for our 8th Annual Women of Excellence in Metal Forming and Fabricating Awards, to run as a special section in our December 2023 issue. The section will feature and honor those selected as a means to recognize and promote the importance of women in the metal forming and fabricating industries.


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One-Click Cost Calculation for Sheet Metal-Fabricating Processes
 
 
Optimate cloud-based software, as an app or CAD plug-in, now features integrated cost calculation where job shops and OEMs that produce and design sheet metal products need only a single click to calculate the costs of their parts.


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Six Ways That Metal Formers Can Leverage Business-Process Automation
These widely adopted business-process automation strategies help metal formers reduce costs while improving production efficiency, accuracy and consistency.


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Edge Preparation and Drilling for Heavy Welding Applications
 
 
Tecoi North America has introduced the TRF plate-processing machine, a solution for heavy welding edge preparation and drilling. The machine is designed for applications where large machining/milling capacities are required for medium and large thicknesses.

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MetalForming LIVE 2023 Part 3: Fabrication for Metal Stampers
 
 
Learn best practices to integrate sheet-metal fabrication processes–laser cutting, CNC punching, welding and more—into your operations. Industry analysts Tom Alongi and Charles Clevenger, from UHY LLP, lead an online panel discussion on best practices for metal stampers that want to evolve to include low-volume high-mix production, and offer advice on purchasing, operations, costing and other financial matters.


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ATI Industrial Automation's Multiaxis Force/Torque Sensors Now Compatible with Fanuc Robots
ATI Industrial Automation, Apex, NC, has announced the compatibility of its multiaxis Force/Torque (F/T) sensors with Fanuc Robots and force-control software. This collaboration creates new possibilities for advanced automation and precision control in robotic applications, say company officials.


Industry 4.0 Experience for Metal Formers & Fabricators Set for Nashville in October
Precision Metalforming Association’s (PMA’s) and MetalForming magazine’s two-day Industry 4.0 Experience for Metal Formers & Fabricators, a forum to educate metal forming and fabricating plants on the latest in digital and plant-floor connectivity technologies, commences October 3 in Nashville, TN. Register now for this must-attend conference, where experts will explain how automation, Internet of Things and additive manufacturing are changing how manufacturers work.


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Industry-Related Terms: Back Gauge, Bending, CAD, CNC, Edge, Forming, Gauge, LASER, NC, Run
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