Sometimes the Trickiest Part of CNC Machining Is Holding the Part
Finding a way to fixture contoured marine propellers proved to be this shop’s biggest challenge in developing an effective automated machining cell.

Tour a Large New Robotics and Automation Facility
Here’s a look at FANUC America’s new 461,000-square-foot warehouse, R&D and testing facility it recently opened in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

Is Robotic Automation the Key to Drawing (and Keeping) New Employees?
Robotic automation is transforming a job that was perhaps a machine operator’s least-favorite work assignment into one that is not a heavy lift.  

FANUC's 0i-Model F CNC System Enables Program Simulation
Westec 2019: FANUC’s 0i-Model F CNC system and a servomotor cart controlling motion and movement comprise a FANUC CNC training simulator.

Methods Seeks the Perfect Machining Environment
With its new Precision Center, Methods Machine Tools is locking down environmental variables that could impact machining processes. Why? So North American manufacturers will no longer need to send parts, tooling and material to Japan or somewhere else to have intricate, sensitive or challenging test cuts performed.

Methods' FANUC Robocut EDM Features Improved Wire Threading
The FANUC Robocut C800iB-20 wire EDM from Methods Machine Tools offers new features for increased accuracy, efficiency, and throughput. 

Horizontal Machining Center Provides Rigidity, Support
Eastec 2019: Takumi USA’s H12 double column machining center is designed for parts that require speed and accuracy, such as die/mold, aerospace and other high-speed applications.

If at First Your CNC Machine Shop Doesn’t Succeed with Robots, Automate Again
Alexandria Industries struggled with its first robotic machining cell. However, the aluminum extrusion components manufacturer — now with more than 20 robots — discovered that by simplifying and standardizing its automation strategy, it could reap the benefits of unattended machining even for relatively low batch sizes.

Three Expectations for Robotic Automation
Shops take some modern robot capabilities as given, but a recent trade show in Japan demonstrated ways those capabilities continue to improve.

Learn How to Incorporate Lasers in Your Manufacturing Operation
The Industrial Laser Conference is sponsored by the Laser Institute of America.

Data-Collecting Platforms Monitor Status, Recommend Maintenance
IMTS 2018: FANUC Corp. offers the FANUC Intelligent Edge Link and Drive (FIELD) system and the Robot LINKi Zero Down Time (ZDT) platform.   

Predictive Maintenance Service Reduces Robot Breakdowns
FANUC America’s Robot LINKi Zero Down Time (ZDT) service is now available to all manufacturers who purchase the company’s robots.

Greenerd Becomes Tier 1 FANUC Robot Integrator
The company can now set up its hydraulic press customers with turnkey robotic products.

Automation Events Highlight Deburring
This tedious, costly and complex operation was one focus of two complementary, same-day events that covered virtually every aspect of industrial robotic automation.

Factory Automation Made Easy
New technology from FANUC offers more than just performance enhancements.

Technology Made Easy at FANUC Open House
New technology from FANUC offers more than just performance enhancements.

Tidy Machining Cell
A compact cell designed by Gosiger Automation demonstrates the advantages of automated turning and inspection for long stretches of unattended operation.

3D Vision System Enables Robotic Bin-Picking Automation
Position and orientation data gathered by a 3D vision system enables this robot to remove parts randomly located in a bin.