Machining Cell Provides Affordable, Five-Axis Automation
Methods Machine Tools, Inc., a supplier of precision machine tools, offers pre-engineered automation solutions.
At the event, the Med Cell included a pallet identification system, which enables the user to place pallets of different parts, one after another, on the in-feed conveyor and have the system identify the pallet and call up the corresponding machining program. This enables the user to run lot sizes as low as one.
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