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Top Manufacturing News September 18, 2019 ABB’s ‘Factory of the Future’ in China to Demo Safety, Sustainability The $150 million “factory of the future” that the Swiss innovator ABB announced nearly a year ago is becoming reality in this enormous city’s Pudong New Area. “We just took the first shovels and dug a hole here for a new factory,” Michael Larsson, group VP and global head of automotive manufacturing solutions for ABB Robotics, said today at Dassault Systèmes’ Manufacturing in the Age of Experience event. Read Full Story September 17, 2019 Aerospace Grinding Efficiencies with cBN Superabrasives Cubic Boron Nitride (cBN) is a superabrasive material that has traditionally been used to grind materials, such as steels and nickel alloys. Though not as hard as diamond, cBN has the benefit of not being as chemically reactive with ferrite-based and nickel alloys and as such, can often outperform diamond-based grinding wheels in terms of life, material removal rates, and lower temperatures. Read Full Story September 16, 2019 Efficiency, Speed Make Kencoa Aerospace Machining Top Notch When Kencoa Aerospace began its operations 20 years ago, it was a small company focused on defense applications. But, according to Troy Boston, engineering manager for the company’s U.S.-based operations, the company also progressed into commercial aerospace over the last six years and considers itself very diverse in terms of the parts it can machine for well-known clients. Read Full Story September 13, 2019 And Now, for Some Magic in Front of the Curtain The concept of the fully automated toolroom has moved from wish list to workable reality now that virtually every aspect of tool management, cleaning, assembly, presetting and delivery can happen without much, if any, human intervention. Read Full Story September 12, 2019 PVD Coatings as Replacement for Hard Chrome on Components The search for a suitable replacement to hard chrome on aerospace components has been a key supply chain priority for aircraft manufacturers. This is because of the documented health risks to workers and the impact on the environment from exposure to hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen that occurs during the chrome plating process and the most toxic form of chromium. Read Full Story View More Manufacturing News Featured Resources eBook Become a 3D Printing Expert Insider Design Advice White Paper New Force Technology Offers Key Advantages White Paper 5 Metal 3D Printing Applications to Implement Now View More Featured Resources
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