(Image courtesy of the U.S. Council on Competitiveness.) Well, I thought we were entering the age of additive manufacturing, but it’s the age of optimization that’s next on the docket,…

By Stephen Gates, MyPLCtraining.com If you are interested in learning about PLCs and/or PACs, but you are not sure where to start, then this Beginner’s PLC Overview blog series has…

The migration combines a Unity M580 application converter with a migration expert configuration utility tool, which identifies operational gaps and provides recommendations to solve each customer’s unique systems challenges. Source…

Tooling systems maker BIG KAISER has introduced a new modular round chamfering tool called the R-Cutter CKB Type. The R-Cutter CKB3 & CKB5 is an ultra-high feed front and back…

When you’re managing process machinery in an industrial manufacturing operation, uptime is everything, and downtime is the enemy. Production managers are always looking for ways to maximize capacity and drive…

GE Healthcare is among one of the first customers that will implement this Plug & Produce solution. The “Shop Floor Integration for Life Sciences” module is a new addition to…

The production capacity of the Japanese suppliers has reached 153,000 units in 2016 – the highest level ever recorded. Today, Japan´s manufacturers deliver 52 percent of the global supply. Source…

Measuring 19 x 50 x 10 mm, and weighing 12 g, the iPOS2401 MX-CAT drive can be used in high precision positioning applications with any motor technology (brushless, stepper, DC/voice…

TAITRA, the Taiwanese machine tool association, recently hosted a global group of journalists for a tour of the Taiwanese machine tool industry. On that trip, our major question was: what…

DMG MORI Aktiengesellschaft and HEITEC AG are founding the joint venture “DMG MORI HEITEC”, timed to coincide with the start of the SPS IPC Drives in Nuremberg, the leading trade…