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First quarter manufacturing technology consumption up 33.7%
March U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $258.00 million, up 49.5% from the total of $172.59 million reported for March 2009. -
SME releases sixth edition of “Fundamentals of Tool Design”
Manufacturing practitioners, designers, educators, and students have been using “Fundamentals of Tool Design” for more than 40 years. -
CIMdata says NC Software Market Declined by 13.1% in 2009
The reduction in 2009 was a direct result of a downturn in the global economy that resulted in dramatically lower manufacturing activity, including machine tool sales into the manufacturing industry. -
Cabling Guide for SERCOS III
Guide is intended to support engineers and electricians during the planning and installation phase of a SERCOS III network in order to guarantee a trouble-free operation of machines and systems. -
Automation.com celebrates 10 years of growth
Since its inception in 2000, Automation.com has grown to become the leading online publisher of automation-related news, information and resources. Each month, the site attracts more than 115,000 automation professionals from around the world. -
Jacobs Automation publishes PackTrak catalog
The catalog contains information on PackTrak maglev technology for controlling tools and end effectors. -
Fuji America adds Aegis to Flexa software
Fuji will include Aegis NPI software for BOM, CAD, Gerber, and scanned board data conversion with each license of Fuji's Flexa line level management and optimization software. -
Optimize Machine Vision Inspection Results with Dedicated Lighting
By Brent Evanger, Banner Engineering Many engineers use machine vision equipment in quality control inspection processes. To attain accurate results from these inspections, however, the user must ensure sufficient lighting. -
Sony signs Mountz as distributor
Mountz will be the North American distributor for the FEEDKIDS screw presentation products made by Sony Manufacturing Systems. -
Thomson publishes Lead Screw, Ball Screw and Ball Spline Catalog
Catalog details the company’s family of lead screws, inch and metric series ball screws, and ball splines, including all relevant product specifications and performance attributes. -
Hexagon Metrology signs Ellison Technologies as distributor
Ellison Technologies is an authorized distributor of Hexagon Metrology’s dimensional measurement products across California and Nevada. -
Energy management considerations with today’s drive systems
By Michael Perlman, Siemens It is important for today’s machine builders and automation engineers alike to remember that an energy-efficient system can actually translate into higher productivity. -
Han-Kwang announces U.S. website
Site covers CO2 lasers, plate and tube cutters, and plate handling robotics. -
January manufacturing technology consumption up
January U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $130.96 million, down 40.3% from December but up 26.2% from the total of $103.77 million reported for January 2009. -
ARC says prices are coming down on automation products
One element contributing to the price erosion is that controllers are rapidly becoming an automation commodity in some sectors. -
ISA publishes book on Reasoning Machines in Factory Automation
The authors predict future production platforms will adapt to market changes with a minimum of human involvement. The book targets reasoning machines that are able to collaborate and automatically reconfigure themselves. -
Volvo Aero Turns Machine Tool into CMM
By using a Zimmermann FZ42 portal milling center and Siemens CNC controls, Volvo Aero uses the machine tool for cutting, then uses it as a coordinate measuring machine for inspection. -
Flexible Assembly offers free torque calculator app for the iPhone
The torque app converts torque measurements such as Ft Lb to In Lb, In Oz, Nm and other torque measurements. It's free for a limited time at the Apple App store on iTunes. -
CoDeSys supports Texas Instruments C2000/28x CPU
Embedded devices based on the C2000/28x CPU family from Texas Instruments can now also be programmed with IEC 61131-3 development tool CoDeSys. -
AMCI stepper drives are UL listed
The SD17040, SD31045, and SD17060 series stepper drives are now certified by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) as UL Listed products.