At Carnegie Mellon University’s Manufacturing Futures Institute, researchers use a robotic test bed where AMRs deliver Lego bricks to robot arms for assembly to study AI, multirobot collaboration, ...
Sloat knew that the shop would need to adopt custom workholding to fit the whole part family on its pallets, and Mate was fresh in his mind after a demonstration from tooling representative Tom Lemkau ...
HWR WORKHOLDING USA announced multiple additions to its SOLIDLine family of zero-point workholding. Available immediately, the new products include SOLIDGrip MAXX for large workpieces; SOLIDBolt FLEXX ...
What is workholding and why is it important? Workholding is how stock is held during operations on CNC mills and lathes. Unlike in CAD, parts don’t just float in 3D space. Something needs to grab onto ...
Platform tooling plates are a raised tooling plate for mounting machining center pallets. Tombstones are workholding columns with two, three, four, six, or eight surfaces for mounting work. Tombstones ...
Pallet jacks, also known as pallet trucks, are mechanical tools used to haul and maneuver items of freight. They are best suited for short distances and usually only elevate a load high enough for ...
Hardinge Inc., a Horseheads-based provider of advanced machine tool, manufacturing, and workholding solutions, has announced it successfully completed transactions to sell substantially all of the ...