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Small Shop Automation

Nov. 26, 2007
Small shops can reap significant benefits in flexibility and production throughput with the same automation system, according to Mazak Corp. Combined with advances in metalworking...
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Your Personal Robot

Nov. 26, 2007
How would you like to have your own personal robot? If research is successful with Willow Garage Inc. (www.willowgarage.com) and Stanford University, personal robots that perform...
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Automation Software Support

Nov. 26, 2007
De-Sta-Co has launched the latest version of its Robosizer software for streamlining the design process for automation applications. The software, which was made more intuitive...
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Robots Manipulate Their Way to New Applications

Nov. 26, 2007
The next time your in a situation that requires you to enter a hospital operating room, don’t be surprised if you see a robot standing ready among the other surgical equipment...
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Just Like New

Nov. 26, 2007
When Walker Forge’s five-year-old vertical high-speed milling machine broke down, the Northern Wisconsin shop called the machine’s builder for advice on who to contact about repairing...
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Variable Horizontal Machining Center Designed For Precision

Oct. 10, 2007
MCM SpA (www.mcmspa.it) has developed a horizontal machining center that can be set up in a variety of configurations for high-speed, precision machining and flexible production...
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Precise Simultaneous Five-Axis Machining

Oct. 10, 2007
The StarragHeckert LX 151 5-axis machining center The LX 151 is designed to produce turbine blades and blisks at high speed. StarragHeckert has patented the axis mechanism for...
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You can get cad training for as little as $25

Sept. 21, 2007
One side effect of CAD developers’ constant march toward better, faster, more feature rich software is that users are forced to either invest in a never-ending cycle of training...
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The NanoSteel Company patents welding material for hardfacing

Sept. 21, 2007
The NanoSteel Company (www.nanosteelco.com), a producer of nano-structured steel alloys for industrial applications, has commercialized a line of alloys that use the company’s...