Author: Debbie Holton, Director of Events and Industry Strategy, SME
Date: 5/13/2013
As the plane touched down in Beijing, I didn’t know what to expect. I had traveled internationally for business many times but never to Asia or specifically China. I was excited to embark on a new adventure, but a little nervous about being in a country where I was obviously a stranger and couldn’t speak a word of the language.I was fortunate to have been invited by AMT – The Association for Manufacturing Technology – to visit CIMT 13 – the China International Machine Tool Show as their guest in the USA pavilion.
Full Article Author: Senior Editor Michael Anderson
Date: 4/24/2013
The two top prizes in SME’s 2013 Manufacturing Challenge collegiate competition went to separate teams from California State University, Northridge. The Grand Prize was awarded to the school’s Team Two for a novel Assisted Gripping Rig device designed to augment the grip of a human user.
Full Article Author: marcus evans Summits
Date: 4/4/2013
The Medical Device Manufacturing Summit is the premium forum bringing together senior medical device manufacturing executives and leading solution providers.
Full Article Author: Senior Editor James Sawyer
Date: 3/22/2013
Most of the messages delivered during the Automotive Manufacturing Summit (AMS) at Detroit’s Ford Field were familiar and welcome. A few, though, were cautionary and perhaps a bit disturbing to those who have been caught up in the resurgence of the North American auto industry in general and the Detroit 3 in particular.
Full Article Author: Senior Editor Patrick Waurzyniak
Date: 3/22/2013
Showcasing its automotive engineering expertise, Siemens Industry Inc. (Norcross, GA) outlined some of its latest new PLCs, automation software, advanced networking, and digital manufacturing solutions during its Manufacturing in America Symposium’s Automotive Summit event held yesterday at Ford Field in Detroit.
Full Article Author: Raymond C. Floyd
Date: 2/1/2013
When adapting lean to a different area of manufacturing, take care that nothing is lost in the translation.
Full Article Author: Senior Editor James D. Sawyer
Date: 11/9/2012
James D. Sawyer Senior Editor “Experiences are a distinct economic offering,” said B. Joseph Pine during his keynote presentation at Dassault Systemes’ 3D Experience Forum, held in Orlando Nov. 6-7. DS's annual customer event focused on the company’s evolution beyond PLM to 3D experiences that allow custome
Full Article Author: Manufacturing Engineering Staff
Date: 11/7/2012
When it was all said and done, registrations reached 100,200 at the Industrial Automation North America and International Manufacturing Trade Show, which ran from Sept. 10–15 at McCormick Place in Chicago. Read about the technical and educational highlights from the show.
Full Article Author: Editor in Chief Sarah A. Webster
Date: 11/1/2012
With manufacturing on the rebound, FABTECH 2012 to be held in Las Vegas from Nov. 12 to 14, is shaping up to be an exciting one-stop shop to learn about the latest industry developments, mingle with world-class suppliers and find the tools to improve productivity and increase profits.
Full Article Author: Donaldson Co.
Date: 10/19/2012
The PowerCore TG Series collectors are designed to capture thermally generated dust and fume in a 65% smaller footprint and offering a wide range of packaged units up to 10,000 cfm. Applications include filtration for welding, thermal spray, laser, and plasma cutting applications. TG series features high-performance
Full Article Author: Bandsawparts
Date: 10/18/2012
Band saw replacement parts for brand name machines like Hyd-Mech, Marvel, DoAll, Amada, Jet, and Wellsaw, and every other major band saw manufacturer are available for immediate ordering.
Full Article Author: Xiris Automation Inc.
Date: 10/18/2012
The XVC-O Welding View Camera can be mounted right at the welding tip on a tube or pipe mill to allow the operator to remotely view any open arc welding processes such as TIG, plasma, or laser to determine if it is aligned to the seam of the tube or if it needs adjustment.
Full Article Author: Gema
Date: 10/18/2012
The OptiFlex 2 manual powder coating gun sprays all powders with ease on complex geometries.
Full Article Author: Tri-Mer
Date: 10/18/2012
Compact filters deliver High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) level performance, MERV 16 rating (Minimum Efficiency Reporting Value), and 2-3x more filtration area compared to similarly dimensioned bag filters.
Full Article Author: Carell Corp.
Date: 10/18/2012
Model 305 CN3-I roll bending machine is well-suited for producing heat exchanger coils for boilers, heaters, solar, geothermal, and other applications.
Full Article Author: Stamtec
Date: 10/18/2012
Stamtec will showcase its latest technology in stamping presses, including the iLS1-160 Intelligent Link Motion Servo Press, featuring servomotor drive technology that replaces the standard electric motor, flywheel, and clutch/brake with servomotors.
Full Article Author: Rimco Equipment Pty Ltd.
Date: 10/18/2012
The Rimco Rotator allows the welder to turn a beam or steel section 360 degrees in either direction, instead of using a traditional saw horse to hold the workpiece while welding.
Full Article Author: Wayne Trail
Date: 10/18/2012
Flex Laser Pro is a high-speed, three-axis, scanner-based laser processing cell equipped with an IPG 2-kW single-mode fiber laser and a Cambridge Technologies 3-D high-speed scanner head.
Full Article Author: Team Industries Inc.
Date: 10/18/2012
Welding positioners offer economical, high-quality pipe welding and are totally self-contained workstations designed for lean operations.
Full Article Author: Trans-Matic
Date: 10/18/2012
The 135-ton servo transfer press is capable of over 100 spm and features a custom-designed modular die set that delivers quick changeovers/setup and maximum run-time.
Full Article Author: Metalloid Corp.
Date: 10/18/2012
Metcor 52 is a USDA-approved bio-preferred botanical “green” water-based corrosion preventative, which replaces both oil and solvent-based rust preventatives.
Full Article Author: Aloris Tool Technology
Date: 10/18/2012
Aloris will showcase a line of high-performance cutting tools imported from Yestool Co. Ltd. of South Korea.
Full Article Author: Packsize International LLC
Date: 10/18/2012
The IQ Fusion compact corrugated converting machine can be placed in any pack line to create custom-sized boxes for every product a company ships. The first generation corrugated converting machine has a working footprint of only 48 ft2. Full Article
Author: Wagner Systems
Date: 10/18/2012
GM 5000 series electrostatic guns are designed for superior finishing and savings with the comfort of the operator in mind.
Full Article Author: Hubbard-Hall
Date: 10/18/2012
A complete line of sustainable surface-finishing products from cleaning to coating will be exhibited.
Full Article Author: Industrial Maid
Date: 10/18/2012
Portable fume collector tables feature heavy-duty low-profile design to provide a simple, safe, and effective solution for the control of welding smoke fumes and grinding dust applications.
Full Article Author: Pacesetter Systems
Date: 10/18/2012
Company will introduce its line of Air Glide Heavy-Duty Pneumatic Die Lifters that are available with ball bearings for multi-directional movement or cylindrical bearings for in-line movement.
Full Article Author: Universal Tube & Rollform
Date: 10/18/2012
Stephens Pipe & Steel LLC, supplier of fencing tube, has commissioned Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment Corp.to build a 4” (102-mm) tube mill using both new and used materials at its Russell Springs, KY plant.
Full Article Author: Hypertherm
Date: 10/17/2012
HyPerformance HPR plasma systems features new edge profiling technology designed to help fabricators and CNC table manufacturers achieve accurate bevel cuts more easily.
Full Article Author: Industrial Innovations
Date: 10/17/2012
The MSR-11-1 CPX portable separator for coolant purification can reduce coolant requirements by as much as 30% while also decreasing machining downtime.
Full Article Author: MIE Solutions Inc.
Date: 10/17/2012
MIE Solutions will exhibit ERP, quoting, maintenance and collaboration software solutions. Full Article
Author: Carr Lane
Date: 10/17/2012
The Carr Lock system allows accurately locating and clamping at the same time with just the twist of a hex wrench for mounting quick-change tooling on a subplate.
Full Article Author: OMAX Corp.
Date: 10/17/2012
High-speed, high-precision cutting with the bridge-style 80X JetMachining center with new Intelli-MAX 18 software suites.
Full Article Author: Alabama Laser
Date: 10/17/2012
Laser cladding deposits a layer of material onto a substrate to enhance surface properties and provide better corrosion/erosion resistance.
Full Article Author: Lucas-Milhaupt Inc.
Date: 10/17/2012
The new Sil-Fos 15 Rings are designed for brazing copper tubular components for HVAC/R installation applications.
Full Article Author: Chicago Pneumatic
Date: 10/17/2012
CP3850 industrial angle grinder/sanders offer high power and durability in a light-weight design that is easy to handle and durable for low-cost operation.
Full Article Author: Burghard + Schmidt Inc.
Date: 10/17/2012
A precision manufacturer of coil processing systems, company will showcase its precision slitting lines.
Full Article Author: Hydro Carbide Inc.
Date: 10/17/2012
Hydro Carbide is introducing a new grade of tungsten carbide products with its new US 20 grade tungsten carbide product groups available in premium end mill grade that are easy to order and available from stock.
Full Article Author: Eriez Manufacturing Co.
Date: 10/17/2012
The SafeHold Permanent Lifting Magnets allow manufacturers to easily lift, pile and transfer up to 10,000 lb (4500 kg) of steel and iron without slings, hooks or cables.
Full Article Author: Hobart Brothers
Date: 10/17/2012
Filler metals can increase productivity, reduce costs, and improve quality in manufacturing and fabrication applications.
Full Article Author: Henning Software Inc.
Date: 10/17/2012
Visual EstiTrack Shop Kiosk application is an add-on application to Henning Software’s ERP product Visual EstiTrack.
Full Article Author: LaserStar Technologies Corp.
Date: 10/17/2012
The FiberCube laser marking system is a compact, turnkey laser marking, laser engraving and laser cutting system that offers the benefits of a non-contact, abrasion-resistant, permanent laser mark, laser engraving, or cut onto almost any type of material.
Full Article Author: Bluco Corp.
Date: 10/17/2012
New components will be highlighted including the titanium-aluminum series angles.
Full Article Author: Starrett-Bytewise Measurement Systems
Date: 10/17/2012
The new Profile360 Generation3 In-Line Profile Measurement System features sensors that have been reengineered around higher-resolution detectors and are produced in the company’s new Advanced Calibration Laboratory.
Full Article Author: Wintriss Controls
Date: 10/17/2012
The new ShopFloorConnect software features expanded capabilities for the discrete manufacturing, packaging, and food and beverage industries.
Full Article Author: Miller Electric Mfg. Co.
Date: 10/17/2012
The latest in welding technology, products, and safety accessories will be showcased with industry-specific solutions and dedicated presentations related to oil and, fabrication, construction, shipbuilding, and heavy-equipment manufacturing.
Full Article Author: Beckwood Press Co.
Date: 10/17/2012
Company will display a custom hydraulic pressspecifically engineered to showcase its versatile, made-to-order capabilities.
Full Article Author: Flow International
Date: 10/17/2012
Flow International will showcase the Mach 4c, the newest addition to its Mach 4 line of waterjets.
Full Article Author: MC Machinery Systems Inc.
Date: 10/17/2012
The 3015 NX-F fiber laser will be introduced with a fiber laser oscillator, an X-axis linear drive, head preset auto-focus processing a 64-bit NC with 15” (381-mm) touch screen NC panel.
Full Article Author: Beckhoff Automation LLC
Date: 10/17/2012
The new CX2000 Embedded PC series of industrial controllers feature new multi-core processors, multiple communication ports and extended temperature range to offer improved performance previously reserved for larger, cabinet-mounted Industrial PCs.
Full Article Author: Yaskawa Motoman
Date: 10/17/2012
The MC2000 Master Cut robot is designed with high rigidity and precision drives to provide superior path accuracy for laser cutting small holes and sharp corners.
Full Article Author: Eagle Bending Machines, Inc.
Date: 10/17/2012
The three-roll CP-30 Series Universal Bender can handle 1 1/2" (38-mm) capacity in pipe, angle and square tube and is available in seven versions.
Full Article Author: Bernard Welding Equipment
Date: 10/17/2012
Three new products improve MIG welding safety, costs, and performance.
Full Article Author: Pat Mooney Inc.
Date: 10/17/2012
PMI-455 series CE NC automatic high-production cutoff saws are equipped with a hydraulically fed saw blade for cutting solid or heavy-walled aluminum and nonferrous metal extrusions/tubes.
Full Article Author: Klingspor Abrasives
Date: 10/17/2012
Company will feature its line of bonded abrasives, grinding discs and cutoff wheels, at Fabtech.
Full Article Author: Tapeswitch Corp.
Date: 10/17/2012
The new line of HE Series non-contact safety interlock switches and multigate SCU-1 control unit monitoring system is aimed at machine guarding where monitoring for a guard is required and locking is not required.
Full Article Author: Permadur Industries Inc.
Date: 10/17/2012
With the new (-1E) NiCad Battery Powered Controller with “Smart” External Charger and Spare Battery Pack, comapny’s battery-powered Magnets provide continuous service, eliminating magnet downtime for battery recharging.
Full Article Author: Bilsing Automation North America
Date: 10/17/2012
Carbon fiber (CF) tooling allows robots and automation to move at higher speeds than aluminum and steel, dramatically improving production rates.
Full Article Author: REA Elektronik Inc.
Date: 10/17/2012
REA Jet will be showing its complete line of coding and marking technology for the steel and metals industry.
Full Article Author: SIC Marking USA
Date: 10/17/2012
Company is introducing its hand-held dot-peen marking systems for marking flat and round workpieces including plate, pipe, fabricated vessels, and very heavy products.
Full Article Author: Senior Editor Patrick Waurzyniak
Date: 8/1/2012
Bringing together many of the key players in industrial automation, the inaugural Industrial Automation North America (IANA) pavilion is an international trade fair for process, production and industrial building automation that debuts at IMTS this year.
Full Article Author: Senior Editor Jim Lorincz
Date: 8/1/2012
Designers, builders, and distributors of material-removing machine technologies continue to be challenged by productivity-hungry industries ranging from medical, automotive, energy, and aerospace to general engineering. For contract manufacturers or quick-response job shops, the challenge is to match the level of technology to a bewildering array of one-off or short-run workpiece demands.
Full Article Author: Senior Editor James Sawyer
Date: 8/1/2012
Call it what you will—metrology, inspection and measurement, or quality assurance (as IMTS labels it)—the segment of manufacturing that is focused on accuracy and repeatability is one driven by innovation.
Full Article Author: Senior Editor James D. Sawyer
Date: 8/1/2012
In May, the Brookings Institution reported that "Metropolitan areas … contain the great majority of [US] manufacturing jobs and nearly all high-technology manufacturing jobs." Chicago and IMTS are microcosms that reflect this macrocosm.
Full Article Author: Senior Editor Jim Lorincz
Date: 8/1/2012
Real competitiveness in traditional material removal processes begins where a tool is held to meet a fixtured workpiece. One or the other or both are moving, turning, indexing, or profiling, often simultaneously. Making the right selection of tooling and workholding including cutting tool, substrate, coating, geometry, as well as toolholder, toolchanger and ancillary coolant delivery and chip removal systems for the material application is critical to optimizing process performance.
Full Article Author: Senior Editor Patrick Waurzyniak
Date: 8/1/2012
As manufacturing companies continue to pull out of the recession, developers of machine controls and CAD/CAM software systems are investing in the new product technologies that help their customers improve machining quality, metalcutting performance and overall productivity. Full Article
Author: Senior Editor James Sawyer
Date: 8/1/2012
On the surface it seems like a case of putting the cart before the horse: "Good [grinding] hardware used to be more important than software," says Eric Schwarzenbach, president of Rollomatic Inc. (Mundelein, IL), "because the control systems were not ready for elaborate software functions. All this has changed, and the current control systems run on Windows or other open software platforms. Nowadays, software is the key to a good grinding machine."
Full Article Author: Senior Editor James Sawyer
Date: 8/1/2012
During the last five years, the gear manufacturing industry could be likened to the cars so many of its products find their way into: either they’re cruising along in Drive, or they’re idling in Neutral. What state gear generation finds itself in at a given time can be attributed in large part to the condition automaking is in, although a number of other industries have an impact as well.
Full Article Author: Senior Editor Michael C. Anderson
Date: 8/1/2012
As with every other part of the supply chain in 2012, the companies in this pavilion are adapting to ever-higher demands in productivity, reliability, and sustainability in an era of cut-throat competition and a still-uncertain economy.
Full Article Author: Senior Editor Michael C. Anderson
Date: 8/1/2012
There’s a change in nomenclature at this year’s IMTS: Attendees looking for what was the Alternative Manufacturing Processes pavilion will be directed instead to Metal Forming & Fabricating/Laser. These processes include metal forming, fabrication, waterjet and laser-based machining, welding, metal treating and marking.
Full Article Author: Senior Editor Jim Lorincz
Date: 8/1/2012
Technical advances continue to recommend EDM for applications where the closest tolerances and finest surface finishes are required.
Full Article Author: Manufacturing Engineering Media Staff
Date: 7/26/2012
Wednesday, August 15, at 2 p.m. EDT Manufacturing Engineering Media will host a webinar on improving shop floor productivity. The focus will be on a new direction for manpower efficiency that includes machines, tooling, and automation.
Full Article Author: Terri Helmlinger Ratcliff, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Executive Director, North Carolina State University, & Louis A. Martin-Vega, Dean of Engineering, North Carolina State University
Date: 7/1/2012
For too long, manufacturing’s vital role in our nation’s economy has been misunderstood, downplayed, or even ignored. Occasionally politicians or the media pay short-term attention to manufacturing, when it suits their own agendas, but that kind of attention is not always positive.
Full Article Author: Senior Editor James D. Sawyer
Date: 7/1/2012
The Great Recession was not kind to manufacturing, but the industry has bounced back in fine fashion. It grew a phenomenal 91% from 2009 to 2010 and an impressive 66% from 2010 to 2011. Thus far this year manufacturing has grown 20%—beating forecasts.
Full Article Author: SME Director of Events and Industry Strategy Debbie Holton
Date: 4/1/2012
Maybe you’ve heard the theory that people who live together for a long time start to look alike. The same is true when benchmarking competitors in our same marketspace, or worse yet, simply looking inward at our own operations. The smaller the circle of investigation and curiosity, the less likely true innovation will happen. Full Article
Author: Editor in Chief Sarah A. Webster
Date: 3/1/2012
That nation is finally listening. From President Barack Obama, who made manufacturing a central theme of his State of the Union, to Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney, who also pledges to bring manufacturing jobs back to America, manufacturing is now a major topic of conversation. This is the moment we've been waiting for—that some say its overdue—right? So, manufacturers, what do you want?
Full Article Author: Editors Brian J. Hogan and Ellen Kehoe
Date: 7/1/2010
The 38th North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC) had a homecoming of sorts at Queen's University (Kingston, ON, Canada) May 25–28. During NAMRC's first eight years, the late Professor William B. Rice of Queen's chaired the scientific committee, thereby significantly shaping the research agenda.
Full Article Author: Editors Brian J. Hogan and Patrick Waurzyniak
Date: 7/1/2007
The intellectual vigor of manufacturing is illustrated by research presented at the annual conference of SME's North American Manufacturing Research Institution
Full Article Author: Manufacturing Engineering Media Staff
Additive manufacturing is grabbing headlines these days. Just because everyone is talking about it, however, does not mean everyone really understands it. Fortus 3D Production Systems will explain where additive manufacturing is now and where it is going by sponsoring a webinar entitled “Additive Manufacturing 101: Changing the Future of Product Development and Manufacturing.” Fortus is a business unit of Stratasys Inc.
Full Article Author: Editor in Chief Sarah A. Webster
Fusion isn’t just a delight to your palette or ears when it mixes food or sounds together in creative new ways. It’s also good for business. Fusion, where distinct elements meet, can also result in the cross-pollination of ideas, mixing up a potential cocktail of innovation. That’s the idea behind MFG4, to be held from May 8–10 in Hartford, CT.
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