Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2024

The PPE module tested by gantry robot will power the Gateway space station. Source: Bell-Everman NASA’s Artemis Program plans to send humans back to the moon to establish a lunar ground base and space station. Known as Gateway, the space station will be powered by the Power and Propulsion Element, or PPE, module, which uses large arrays of advanced, multi-junction solar cells to generate 60 kilowatts of power.

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OCTOBER 12, 2024

With the use of wenglor’s new LRL ring light, machine vision inspection tasks are made easier through bright lights and dark field illumination.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Guest judge Alfred Lyon of AB Tools at the winners’ announcement. The 2024 ANCA Tool of the Year Awards, now in its seventh year, celebrated excellence in the cutting tool industry at an awards ceremony during IMTS in Chicago. This year’s event, coinciding with ANCA’s 50th anniversary, highlighted the continued creative design and manufacturing prowess that continues to wow judges in ANCA’s prestigious awards.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 12, 2024

In a competitive market, it’s essential to evolve, stay ahead and stand out. With this in mind, Bernard and Tregaskiss have undergone an exciting brand refresh to better reflect their longstanding expertise and dedication to innovation in the welding industry. Each brand has a fresh look, with the new logos reflecting a modern, dynamic identity. The incorporation of a new brand color further sets off the revised look.

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In 2025, the Supply Chain continues its evolution toward “Logistics 4.0,” inspired by Industry 4.0. Two major characteristics define this transformation: automation, driven by robotic solutions, and prediction, paving the way for an era of planning and simulation powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI).

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Solar Atmospheres of Michigan Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Charles (Charlie) Caldwell as the Quality Manager for its new facility in Chesterfield. With over a decade of experience in the commercial heat treating industry, Charlie brings a wealth of expertise in quality control, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence to our growing team.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Siemens, a global leader in technology for industrial automation hardware, digitalization software and services, recently announced its U.S. launch of MACHINUM at the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) held in September. MACHINUM is the CNC digitalization software portfolio designed to manage, analyze and optimize shopfloor performance and aims to help machine tool users and builders improve their operations and productivity through seamless software integration.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Visitors to booth 3928 in the Venetian Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nev., will see how KUKA’s LBR iisy cobot solution helps reduce the incidence of arm and shoulder injury to ultrasound technicians and sonographers. A second solution demonstration will feature a KUKA Robot Development Kit using a LBR MED 14 R820 cobot that can slash solution development time by months.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Sandvik Coromant, a leader in cutting tools and tooling systems, recently launched CoroCut 2 with -RF geometry, designed for secure and high-precision profiling. Sandvik Coromant continues to upgrade its long-established CoroCut 1-2 parting and grooving concept with improved stability, greater flexibility and significant productivity gains. CoroCut 2 with -RF geometry eliminates the trade-off between chip control and achieving a superior surface finish.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 12, 2024

Manufactured using a new pressing technology, the inserts offer superior dimensional accuracy, further enhancing component quality and insert tool life. The high accuracy of the direct-pressed CoroMill MS20 insert enables it to replace periphery ground geometries with similar performance. “CoroMill MS20 is our new first-choice, single-sided, two-edge solution for true 90-degree shoulder milling applications in ISO M and ISO S materials, especially for the aerospace and oil and gas industries,” s

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