Trumpf welds copper sheet with solid-state lasers
Dec 7, 2006Trumpf Inc. (www.us.trumpf.com) said its laser specialists have welded copper sheet metal to a depth of 0.020 in. (5 mm) in a one-time experimental setup....
Creating a micro-stir
Dec 7, 2006The Welding Institute (www.twi.co.uk/) has developed a new technique that uses its friction-stir welding technology to join aluminum alloy sheets that...
Selecting Gases For Hybrid Laser Welding
Nov 6, 2006By Richard Green, Product Manager, Concoa Edited by Richard Mandel, senior editor Now that hybrid laser welding - the combination of laser welding with...
Improving cycle time in spot welding application
Oct 26, 2006By RICHARD MANDEL, senior editor Automated spot-welding can be optimized with integrated pneumatic controllers Welding cycle time is critical for high-volume...
Self-contained welder
Oct 26, 2006By Kimberley Gilles, associate editor The welder installed and ready for work. Zena Inc.'s compact, under-the-hood welding machine and cables. Part of...
No shortage of welders here
Oct 26, 2006Edited by Kimberley Gilles, associate editor A Greenheck welder uses a Millermatic 350P to lay welds on an aluminum louver. Photo courtesy of Greenheck...
Tier-1 Supplier Boosts Production After MIG Robot Retrofits
Oct 26, 2006By RICHARD MANDEL, senior editor By retrofitting this Fanuc robot with Auto-Axcess, DTR increased productivity 25 percent. Part of the increase occurred...
Direct Diode Laser Deposition with Strip Feeding
Oct 26, 2006By ALEXEI YELISTRATOV edited by BRUCE VERNYI, editor-in-chief Fig. 1 Experimental setup, processing area: 1 - Beam's heat spot on top of the molten pool....
Ring around the pipe
Oct 26, 2006Edited by Kimberley Gilles, associate editor One of the swivel mechanisms. Saipem uses the swivel nozzle when it needs to bevel the pipes. One of the...
Merging technologies
Sep 27, 2006, Bruce VernyiIMTS 2006 ran from Sept. 6 through 13 at Chicago's McCormick Place and, as the largest trade show dedicated to manufacturing in the western hemisphere,...
Revving up motor production
Sep 27, 2006, ,Two Kuka robots are positioned on either side of a stator core. Emerson Motor Co. (www.emersonmotors.com) needed to automate the welding system used to...
Bees' dance tunes welders
Sep 27, 2006Researchers at Cardiff University's Manufacturing Engineering Centre (www.mec.cf.ac.uk) developed an algorithm to work out the most efficient settings...
ProMotion Controls Inc.
Sep 27, 2006ProMotion Controls Inc. (www.promotioncontrols.com) has moved to a new, 6,500 sq. ft. fullservice customer support center in Medina, Ohio. The facility...
Fiber lasers make their mark
Sep 27, 2006, ,Product identification made by fiber lasers. High-contrast marks made by a fiber laser. Fast-paced developments have increased the power levels and improved...
'A' Is for Automation
Sep 27, 2006, ,From the time I was a small child I was fascinated by automation. I remember seeing filmed images of thousands of bottles being serially, automatically...
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