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Manufacturing Technology Orders Down in February
February U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $304.74 million, down 10.6% from January’s $341.02 million and down 14.8% when compared with the total of $357.86 million reported for February 2014. -
Bosch Rexroth opens Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Center at high school
The Bosch Rexroth Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Center at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg public school system in North Carolina will be available for OCS students beginning with the 2015-16 school year. -
Siemens PLM Solutions Partner Joins Partners in THINC
Siemens PLM Solutions is a manufacturer of integrated CNC software solutions. -
U.S. Cutting Tool Consumption down in February
February U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $179.3 million, down 2.3% from January’s total and up 1.6% from February 2014. -
Siemens updates three-stage lathe line for railroad axle manufacturer
Siemens Sinumerik CNCs, Simotics motors and Sinamics drives were installed at each lathe, with Simatic PLC and HMI as the master of the entire line. -
Okuma offers Video Series for Machine Tool Apps
Videos show simple steps for installing machine tool apps on Okuma CNC controls to achieve maximum productivity and efficiency. -
AutoQuiz: Which Documents are Needed for a Control Software Program?
Which documents should be fully developed before a control software program can be developed? -
Okuma hosts pre-engineering students
Okuma hosted high school students from York, South Carolina on Friday, March 13 in Charlotte, North Carolina. -
U.S. Cutting Tool Consumption Down 1.7% in January
January U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $181.9 million, down 1.7% from December’s total and up 1.9% from January 2014. -
Heason Builds a Very Round Kilogram
New kilogram standard replaces the old platinum-iridium that is wasting away. -
January Manufacturing Technology Orders Off
January U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $341.17, down 32.9% from December’s $508.57 million. -
Multivariable Control Performance: A Case for Model-less Control
Is model-based predictive multivariable control the technology of choice for automated multivariable control going forward, or is a reevaluation indicated at this juncture? -
PD Plus Error-Dependent Integral Nonlinear Controllers for Robot Manipulators
In framework of traditional PID controllers, there are only three parameters available to tune, as a result, performance of the resulting system is always limited. -
U.S. Cutting Tool Consumption Up 7.2% in December
December U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $168.2 million, up 7.2% from November’s total and up 20.3% from December 2013. -
How to Integrate Multigenerational Industrial Automation Systems
You may have to follow the path of a cross-platform, multigenerational upgrade or migration to upgrade your automation system. -
Manufacturing Technology Orders up 3.1% in 2014
U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $506.89 million, up 32.7% from November and up 4.7% when compared with the total of $484.08 million reported for December 2013. -
The Gradual Market Expansion of China’s CNC Metal-Cutting Machine Industry
By Elmer Chen, GCiS China Strategic Research Rather than insulating domestic suppliers, the Chinese government has opted to loosen import regulations for many forms of technologically advanced products in the interim, and domestic companies will struggle to catch up and surpass foreign suppliers occupying the high end market. -
Experimental Verification of SMC with Moving Switching Lines Applied to Hoisting Crane Vertical Motion Control
An ISA technical paper proposes a sliding mode control strategies for the point-to-point motion control of a hoisting crane. -
Okuma releases CNC Video Series
Videos demonstrate basic CNC control procedures. -
Gilman Precision publishes Spindle Catalog
The products included are eight different series of belt-driven spindles, Mech-Tronix integrally motorized spindles, and standard spindle accessories.
