Extended-Reach Robot for Packaging, Material Handling

Chris Pasion | Modern Machine Shop

The GP8L six-axis robot is designed for high-speed bin picking, induction and packaging tasks.

Open Mind presenta las capacidades de manufactura híbrida del software hyperMILL

Eduardo Tovar | Modern Machine Shop México

Edén Molina, gerente técnico de ventas para México de Open Mind, presentó la más reciente versión de hyperMILL, en IMTS.

Starlinger to Present New Recycling System

| Plastics Technology

Starlinger's new recycling system is still under wraps, will be unveiled to the public at K 2022

Medical Manufacturing Must-sees

Eli Plaskett | Modern Machine Shop

The realm of medical manufacturing includes precision cleaning, exacting tolerances, additive manufacturing, ins and outs of FDA clearance and more. Anyone in the industry can learn more and keep up to date with latest in medical manufacturing at IMTS.

Kubotek3D Changes Name to Kubotek Kosmos

| MoldMaking Technology

Name change aims to align the division closer to the core geometric technology it produces.

Ejector Pins With Ventilation Surfaces Improve Mold Performance

| MoldMaking Technology

Hasco America’s newest ejector pins feature extra-long ventilation surfaces so that air can more easily escape cavities within the mold.

Mubea to collaborate on production of carbon fiber exoskeletons

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

Automotive supplier Mubea has entered into an agreement with robotic exoskeleton producer German Bionic on production of Cray X carbon fiber composite power suits.

Plastic Omnium builds U.S. capacity to supply Ford trucks with high-pressure hydrogen vessels

Hannah Mason | CompositesWorld

At its Michigan facility, the company will provide Type IV high-pressure hydrogen vessels to equip Ford’s fleet of hydrogen fuel cell EV truck prototypes.

Will You Go the Extra Mile for Charity?

| Modern Machine Shop

The Miles for Manufacturing 5k is in its eighth year. Now hosted by AMT, all proceeds from the event go to charities, directly impacting funding for STEM programs in schools.

Play It Smart: Visit the Smart Manufacturing Experience

| Modern Machine Shop

The Smart Manufacturing Experience connects IMTS attendees with industry professionals who have hands-on experience in the area of automated shopfloor technologies.

EDMs Spark Interest

Eli Plaskett | Modern Machine Shop

MC Machinery is showing off its suite of EDMs and milling machines designed for die/mold applications.

Experience Machining in a New Dimension — The Metaverse

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

IMTS22: CNC meets the metaverse at the Hurco booth with a VR experience and drawings for an Oculus VR headset.

Operative System for Grinding Machines

| Modern Machine Shop

United Grinding showcases digital operating systems at IMTS 2022. 

Don't Miss This: Technology Trends

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

Manufacturing advances like automation and machine monitoring software are not only affordable for job shops, they may soon become competitive necessities.

Digital Manufacturing. Implemented.

Tom Beard | Modern Machine Shop

Digital Manufacturing is all over IMTS, in exhibitor booths and in special technology displays. Discover what Peter Eelman, chief experience officer at AMT, thinks of what’s to come at this year’s show.

Máquina de rectificado, erosión y láser VLaser 370, de Vollmer

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

Además de erosión y rectificado, Vollmer amplía su gama de productos con el proceso láser en la nueva VLaser 370. La máquina está diseñada para materiales ultraduros como PCD, CVD-D y MCD.

PFAS Regulatory Alert: What Facilities Will Be Covered by EPA's PFAS Rulemaking for Surface Finishing Industry?

| Products Finishing

It is still too early to tell whether the proposed rule scheduled for release later next year will apply only to those facilities with certain chromium-based processes or more broadly to all metal finishing and electroplating operations. 
#regulations

MMT Chats: Using Predictable Manufacturing to Create a Mold Insert at IMTS

Christina Fuges | MoldMaking Technology

MoldMaking Technology Editorial Director Christina Fuges and Eden Tool & Eden Manufacturing President Dave Tomic sit down to discuss predictable mold manufacturing. Specifically, they discuss Eden Tool's machining strategy and the mold insert featured at IMTS 2022. This episode is brought to you by ISCAR with New Ideas for Machining Intelligently.

Conferences at a Glance - Tuesday

Evan Doran | Modern Machine Shop

A streamlined itinerary of Tuesday's conferences, including Modern Machine Shop's Top Shop Awards ceremony, at your fingertips. Find out more about today's conferences below.

Cobot industrial compacto UR20 con control de movimiento mejorado

Ángela Andrea Castro | Modern Machine Shop México

Universal Robots presenta el UR20, un cobot que cuenta con un nuevo diseño que permite tiempos de ciclo aún más rápidos y la capacidad de manejar cargas más pesadas. En IMTS, Denis Pineda, presidente para las Américas, destacó sus principales capacidades.

Rectificadora VGrind 340S, de Vollmer, reafila herramientas de carburo pequeñas

| Modern Machine Shop México

La rectificadora VGrind 340S, de Vollmer, está diseñada para producir y reafilar herramientas de metal duro pequeñas y rotacionalmente simétricas. Es ideal para aplicaciones en las industrias de electrónica e ingeniería médica.

Materialise Acquires Identify3D Software Encryption Company

Angela Osborne | Additive Manufacturing

The acquisition of Identify3D enables Materialise to add an additional security layer to its CO-AM platform, making it an even more robust and secure software platform for distributed manufacturing.