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FANUC merged all of its operations in the Americas into a single company named FANUC America , headquartered in Rochester Hills, Michigan.

Strothmann will supply complete parts handling consisting of a blank loader with fully automated tooling change, High Speed Transfer (HST), and parts unloading at the end of a new tandem press line being built by Shanghai Superior Die Technology Co.

FMC Technologies in Scotland uses Renishaw machine tool probes and calibration products to check and verify the dimensional accuracy of its CNC machine tools.

Delay-dependent fuzzy static output feedback control for discrete-time fuzzy stochastic systems

By Bill Lydon, Editor I recently had the opportunity to discuss Ocean Data Systems – a little company you likely have never heard of - with Roy Kok, their VP of Sales and Marketing. Their product, Dream Report, is OEMed by a number of well-known software providers. Here is a synopsis of my interview with Kok.

The ability to consider manufacturing options early in the product development stage is a huge benefit in improving automation.

By Thomas R. Cutler During 2013 the past-paced, ever-changing elements of automation impacting manufacturing, material handling, and logistics was remarkable. The prognosis for more automation innovation in 2014 is axiomatic and transformative companies will illuminate the possibilities of great efficiency, productivity, and profitability.

Technical paper focuses on the implementation of a practical approach for fuel cells system data analysis.

For the first nine months of 2013, motion control product shipments are down 5.4% from the same period in 2012, according to the Motion Control Association (MCA).

Smart reset can reduce overshoot and faltering, and smart feedforward can provide a more complete and accurate feedforward action.

Can Early Involvement Improve Operations and Maintenance in the Safety Life Cycle?

A Takumi VC 0852 CNC machine with Mitsubishi Electric M70 controls has been installed at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières to train a new generation of factory automation professionals.

August U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $161.7 million, up 1.3 percent from July’s total but down 13.2 percent from August 2012.

For $125, Mitsubishi Electric Automation offers its customers remote access to a backup of their CNC machine tool information.

SHL in Germany uses Weiss heavy duty rotary indexing tables for its automated grinding, polishing, and deburring systems for the automotive, medical, and processing industries.

OEE is a continuous improvement program and requires a sustained commitment to produce results

The central pillar of the cooperation is integration of KUKA robots and Siemens CNC solutions for loading machine tools.

More than 2,100 exhibitors from 43 different countries showed their products to 145,000 visitors at the EMO Hannover machine tool show.

Team Viewer allows Cincinnati technicians to view a machine’s PC-based control as though they are right in front of it.

July U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $159.5 million, according to the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute and AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology.