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Olis Robotics unveils PLC capabilities for industrial robot cells

Robotics Business Review

Source: Olis Robotics End users turn to automation because it promises consistent work with minimal downtime. During this period, companies are losing out on valuable time and productivity. Olis’ PLC system alerts users to what went wrong when a robot stops working.

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How this Job Shop Grew Capacity Without Expanding Footprint

Modern Machine Shop

As Siemens puts it, “Xcelerator allows your engineers, suppliers, vendors, partners and customers to work simultaneously from a single source of truth anytime, anywhere, from any device.” With the optimized cutting parameters, they were able to reduce cycle times by 25% while extending tool life.

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TCO Tipping Point: Revealing the Real Value

i4.0 today

Avoid circling the downtime drain For most processors, downtime is the single largest source of lost production time. This impacts quality, as well as productivity and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). Using machine data such as loads, cycle times etc.,

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IMTS: Machine tool hardware, software, efficiency, integration tools

Control Engineering

This feature enhances productivity by minimizing the time needed to pair the right tool with the right machine at the right time. Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE): Analyze MyPerformance/OEE allows the important indicators to be identified for the improvement of machine or work cell utilization to eliminate production bottlenecks.

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Advanced Mold Monitoring for Efficiency

Mold Making Technology

No matter where you are, you can access real-time and asset data with ease. Source (All images) Progressive Components and ITW Body and Fuel With the rapid advancement of technology, molders and OEMs are under pressure to optimize their operations. Cost savings are a significant outcome of implementing the Profile system.