Dallas Industries, Troy, MI, a leading manufacturer of press feed equipment will exhibit a Zig-Zag servo feed featuring its ProfileSelect™ with press compensation servo feed technology at FABTECH 2015 Booth S4208, November 9-11, 2015, Chicago. The feed control technology features three modes of operation in one control package. The control provides time-based servo feed ...
Customer requirements are constantly changing in the marketplace. Their challenges will be increasing year on year. Reducing their risk as a business, saving energy and minimising downtime are always at the heart of all customers’ requirements. To remain competitive, manufacturers often look towards technology and the latest innovations to enable their requirements while...
qMix Eliminates Need to Send Flow Meter Back to the Factory for Gas Composition Changes Monterey, CA — Sierra Instruments, following in their commitment to drive innovation that creates value for customers, is excited to announce they will feature their new flow meter gas mixing software package at ACHEMA in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, June 15-19. The live demonstrati...
The preview, held in Berlin, included more than 40 exhibitors, many of them in the automation sector. Dr. Jochen Koeckler, member of the board, Deutsche Messe AG, Hannover (pictured at right), told the crowd that Industry 4.0 would be the core theme of Hannover. Koeckler said that a recent survey of manufacturers indicated that fully 50% of the companies have never even...
The curve editor adds ellipse, spiral and helix options to create patterns or boundaries when generating tool paths. The software also supports four- or five-axis machines with trunnions or similar tilting tables. Options are now available to specify the information used to distribute the tool path points so that the machine’s gimbal-lock position is avoided for smoother...
Some of the key players involved in thermoplastic composites exhibited a variety of solutions that are leading growth in new and emerging markets. Highlights included: KraussMaffei demonstrated its FiberForm process that produced airbag housings made of fiberglass-reinforced polyamide with a shot weight of 350g in cycle times of 45 seconds. The FiberForm process devel...
Visitors to the Company’s booth, MP11, located in the Marketplace, will be able to experience Magnetek’s wireless controls, including the Flex Pro, Flex VUE, and new Flex Mini and Mini-PGT transmitters. The Company’s Flex Pro transmitter will also be available as a working demonstration at Vertikal Days. The Flex Pro incorporates proportional control technology in a l...
The University of Michigan started the trend with its Michigan Engineering Zone. The 5,200-square-foot facility in Detroit, filled with two computer labs, a machine shop, robot testing area and collaborative workstations, hosts 18 teams from city schools. Many of them wouldn't otherwise be able to participate in the FIRST robotics contest. Michigan has more high schoo...
Although additive manufacturing has dramatically changed the landscape of creating customized products ranging from prosthetics to headphones and football cleats to even ravioli makers, perhaps one of the most exciting developments has been in how the technology is capable of creating entirely new interpretations of objects that have maintained their forms for centuries ...
Since December 2012, Italian team WASP (standing for 'World's Advanced Saving Project') has been working on the development of 3D printers and research about clay printers and materials. Inspired by the sustainable 'potter wasp' project which builds its own home using natural materials such as clay and soil, the WASP Team, led by Massimo Moretti, decided to design a gian...
In the competition, human-robot teams will be tested on capabilities that could enable them to provide assistance in future natural and man-made disasters. Fourteen new teams from Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, the People’s Republic of China, South Korea, and the United States qualified to join 11 previously announced teams. In total, 25 teams will now vie for a chanc...
On April 11, more than 150 students from Arizona colleges and universities are expected to participate in the 10th Annual Avnet Tech Games at The University of Advancing Technology, Tempe, Arizona. With challenges that eye technological, business, and engineering applications, the Avnet Tech Games Event is like an advanced field day. Standard three-legged races and egg-o...
Here are some quick, initial impressions of what made this year’s IMTS distinctive: 1. Attendance. The big story at IMTS this year was the number of people who came. Registered attendees numbered 114,147, up 14 percent from the previous show. 2. Additive Manufacturing. Attendees were hungry for information about additive manufacturing, specifically how additive man...
If you live within a day’s drive of Novi, Michigan, why not take the time to check out Amerimold next week? This two-day event (June 11-12) draws more than 2,500 owners, executives and engineers involved in the plastic injection mold manufacturing industry. Be sure to search the exhibitor list. More than just a tradeshow, Amerimold emphasizes education in three distin...
Simulation and machining software specialist CGTech (Irvine, Calif., USA) will demonstrate the process of programming automated composite machinery. Visitors will be able to see the steps needed to get from a CAD-designed composite part to CNC programs that drive an automated fiber placement (AFP) or automated tape laying (ATL) machine. CGTech will also demonstrate VERIC...
Disruption is hitting the utility industry from almost every direction -- bringing both challenges and opportunities. The key to effective response for utilities is to switch from a defensive attitude to a proactive one. At DistribuTECH 2015, John Cooper of Siemens Business Transformation will lead a discussion about disruption and innovation with utility industry exp...
Some time has now passed since Hannover Messe 2014. The Siemens booth in Hall 9 has been dismantled. It was a varied and exciting trade show that fostered interesting conversations and featured many highlights that drew crowds. But what interested you, our visitors, the most at the Siemens booth? How did you like the booth itself? We chatted with our booth staff to see i...
