At the GF Machining Solutions Supplier Day 2017 in Losone (CH), GF Machining Solutions awarded 10 of its best suppliers within Europe. Among a range of candidates, FANUC has been selected for its excellent supplier performance. The Swiss company, GF Machining Solutions (GFMS), provides solutions for innovative milling, EDM, laser texturing, automation and customer service support. By collaborating with FANUC, GFMS can provide more customer-centric solutions that suit a variety of (…)
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Automation
Process automation: Protection for digital business models in Industry 4.0
Wibu-Systems will be exhibiting for the first time at the world’s premier trade fair for the metalworking industry. The experts for secure software licensing will be demonstrating with the help of a beverage tapping machine how new business models for intelligent production can be created with the aid of networked systems. Codemeter allows protected business models for Industry 4.0. (Copyright: Trumpf) Wibu-Systems will be showing at the trade fair EMO 2017 how connected systems for (…)
Automation
Flexible micro sandblasting machine
The Seckler Robomation product range has been extended by a new solution. The Sandero micro sandblasting machine has been designed to increase the economic efficiency of sandblasting processes while meeting strict modern quality requirements. With the Seckler Sandero, up to four programmable micro sandblasting nozzles are available at each table position. As the manufacturer explains, the Seckler Sandero has been developed to carry out the automatic and uniform micro sandblasting of (…)
Automation
Clever Automation helper
The positioning slides FSG are characterized by a compact design with a square base. On their top and bottom, they have each four threaded holes and cuts for centering sleeves that are arranged in a standardized square grid pattern. It is thus not necessary to add holes for fixing or positioning. They are available as linear slides X, cross slide XY or vertical slide Z. Thanks to the before mentioned holes and the supplied thin shaft screws and centerings, they can be combined with each (…)