One of the world's leading manufacturers of automatic bar feeders for CNC lathes, the Italian company Iemca, has introduced a third model to its Maestro range.
Japanese-manufactured Kitagawa rotary workholding systems that are usually fitted to lathes are now being offered for highly efficient static workholding on the table of machining centres.
The investment in three Halter LoadAssistant robotic systems by German subcontractor Euler Feinmechanik to support its DMG Mori lathes has boosted productivity, lowered costs and enhanced competitiveness.
Located in the Bavarian town of Schwabmünden, family-run subcontractor Heinz Knöpfle is taking maximum advantage of the productivity potential of automation.
Halter CNC Automation, a manufacturer of robotic machine tending systems headquartered in Hoevelaken, Holland, has appointed 1st Machine Tool Accessories as its sales agent for England, Wales and Scotland.
Workholding expert, 1st MTA believes the pandemic has provided a platform for manufacturing companies to evaluate their processes, turn challenges into opportunities and drive down costs. PES reports.
Last year the Japanese manufacturer Kitagawa introduced the first in a new range of compact, general purpose rotary tables, the MK-series, for adding a rigid fourth CNC axis to a 3-axis vertical machining centre.
Designed to reduce set-up times on lathes, the new BR-series of three-jaw chucks from Japanese firm Kitagawa are capable of a gripping accuracy of 0.01mm TIR (total indicator reading) or less when using optional T-Nuts Plus jaws.