July 2022

Say goodbye to traditional robot programming in the fab shop

Whether through offline simulation or through the teach pendant, for years programming has been a robot’s primary weakness in the high-mix/low-volume world of metal fabrication. Teach pendant programming takes time, as does offline simulation. Some systems have used parametric programming, which scales a program to work with infinitely variable part sizes, but only around certain …

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What is metal stamping?

Industry News / By aisoftware

Metal stamping is a process that takes flat sheets of steel and uses tooling to convert the sheet of steel into specifically shaped parts. Metal stamping is a complex process and uses various metal forming techniques such as bending, piercing, blanking, and punching. Why use the metal stamping process? There are many positive reasons to …

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Sheet metal rolling goes vertical for tank manufacturers

Industry News / By aisoftware

Everyone in metal fabrication is probably familiar with the rolling machine, be it of the initial-pinch, three-roll double-pinch, three-roll translating geometry, or four-roll variety. Each has its limitations and advantages, but they also share a common trait: They roll sheet and plate in the horizontal position. A less familiar approach involves rolling in a vertical …

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The Case for Abrasive Finishing Tools in CNC Applications

Industry News / By aisoftware

With advances in abrasive technology, machining center operators can complete surface finishing simultaneously with other machining operations to speed cycle times, improve quality and save on offline finishing time and costs. As a result, contract machine shops are increasingly turning to abrasive finishing tools that can be integrated easily into CNC machine carousels or toolholding …

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