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How-to Guide: Selecting a Cam Indexing Drive
2007-04-03 19:57:00 Brief Summary: * If your machine needs a simple mechanism that is highly accurate, reliable, and can support high production rates, then a quality cam indexing drive is an excellent choice. Of course, you could also use a servo motor drive to do the job, but a servo would be really under utilized for a repetitive ... More About: Drive , How-To , Guide , Selec , Index
Expenses in Surplus Robot Parts
2007-04-03 19:56:00 Brief Summary: * The robot parts I found were specialized twenty tooth stainless steel chain sprockets and as is the law regarding purchases from a junk dealer, they had exactly two of the three pieces I needed. * So far, all the feed back on this avenue of the robot part project was negative. The only saving ... More About: Robot , Pens , Part , Plus , Expenses
Robotics Technology Trends
2007-04-01 19:16:00 Brief Summary: * Because of the way robots have been pictured in science fiction, many people expect robots to be human-like in appearance. But in fact what a robot looks like is more related to the tasks or functions it performs * The technological advances since the first industry implementation have completely revised the capability, performance and ... More About: Technology , Robotics , Robot , Robotic , Techno
Using Robots to Compete with Offshore Low Labor Costs
2007-04-01 19:16:00 Brief Summary: * According to the latest information from the US Department of Energy, the national average cost per kWh for industrial usage is about 5 cents per kilowatt-hour. * The power consumption for robots can be obtained from product literature. These numbers come from typical Fanuc robot and Motoman robot models. * Most robot automation projects have ... More About: Robot , Robots , Comp , With , Cost
Main Parts of a Robot
2007-04-01 19:16:00 Brief Summary: * The arm of the robot is a significant part of the robotic architecture. It positions the End Effector and the sensors that the robot will require. * The controller functions as the “brain” of the robot. It can also network to other systems so that the robot may work together with other robots or ... More About: Robot , Arts , Main , Part , Parts
Are you purchasing your first robot?
2007-04-01 19:15:00 Brief Summary: Are you a metal fabricator looking to adopt robotic welding technology? If the answer is yes and you are buying a robot for the first time, then you will find the following robot information invaluable. Industry Has Changed The stakes have changed in the welding industry. If we could only walk away with one piece of ... More About: Robot , Your , Asin , Sing , First
Your First Robot?
2007-04-01 19:14:00 Brief Summary: * The only way to achieve quality consistency is through automation. * Robo t ic automation is flexible automation rather than the fixed or ‘hard’ automation. * Robotic automation also allows you to produce more than one item on a single production line. * Like any other capital investment, investing in a robot should be considered not only for ... More About: Your , First
How Robots Work
2007-04-01 19:14:00 Brief Summary: * A typical robot has a movable physical structure, a motor of some sort, a sensor system, a power supply and a computer “brain” that controls all of these elements. * Joseph Engelberger, a pioneer in industrial robotics, once remarked “I can’t define a robot, but I know one when I see one.” * By this ... More About: Robot , Robots , Work , Bots , Robo
How to Select Your First Robot
2007-04-01 19:13:00 Brief Summary: In today’s market, you must keep with the current trends in order to remain successful and competitive. In order to keep up with production while maintaining the lowest costs possible, you must turn to automation. Not only do robots cut labor costs by a huge amount, they also reduce waste, and have consistent production ... More About: Robot , How To , Your , First , Selec
How to Keep Your Robot (and workers) Safe in the Working Environment
2007-04-01 19:13:00 Brief Summary: Eight Steps to Keeping a Safer Working Environment Include: 1. Keeping an eye on the robot 2. Bolt your robot down 3. Make it big enough 4. Heads Up! 5. Protect Openings 6. Keep the conveyor where it belongs 7. Ensure safe stops and starts 8. Wire it for safety To read the original article please click: http://www.roboticsonline.com/public/arti cles/index.cfm?cat=17 More About: Robot , How To , Workers , Men
Testing the Robotic System
2007-04-01 19:12:00 Brief Summary: * A robotic cell can have a complicated master program to run the robot, positioner, and other peripherals. Make sure that all E-stops work and that the system runs as expected. * If you have any problems with your system, don’t allow delivery until it has been fixed at the integrator’s facility. It can be ... More About: Robot , System , Robotic , Testing , Sting
Deciding to Purchase A Robot
2007-04-01 19:12:00 Brief Summary: * Cost can be a major issue for smaller companies looking into the purchase of a robotic cell. A lower-priced cell with a small robot with limited reach and no integration can be useful for smaller items. A more complicated cell can be more than a smaller company can afford, but do your homework ... More About: Robot , Chase , Purchase , Robo , Hase
Die basics 101 starts with eight basic components
2007-03-31 14:19:00 A stamping die is a special, one-of-a-kind precision tool that cuts and forms sheet metal into a desired shape or profile. Most dies are constructed of several basic components, including die plates, shoes, die sets, guide pins, bushings, heel blocks, heel plates, screws, dowels, and keys. Dies also need stripper, pressure, and drawing pads, as ... More About: Comp , Arts , With , Start , Star
Bend deduction charts
2007-03-31 14:18:00 Quite often I am asked, “Where can I get a bend deduction chart that works, one with valid numbers?” That’s a good question. In reviewing a couple dozen bend deduction charts from a variety of sources, I couldn’t find any that agreed with another, with the exception of a single number here and there. For the ... More About: Hart , Charts , Bend , Chart , Char
How to perform tack welding successfully
2007-03-31 14:18:00 Tack welding, a necessary preliminary step in many welding projects, must be performed correctly to achieve optimal results from the final weld and to minimize part defects. Quality is as important in tack welding as it is in the final weld. This article describes proper tack welding conditions. TIG Tack Welding Photo courtesy of Weldcraft What Is Tack ... More About: How To , Success , Full , Form
Die Basics 101: Part X
2007-03-31 14:17:00 This article, Part X of a series covering stamping die fundamentals, begins an in-depth look at the metal cutting process. It covers piercing and cutting clearance and discusses some common piercing misconceptions. Descriptions of and links to the first nine articles in this series can be found at the end of this article. Cutting is the ... More About: Basic , Basics
Introduction to Advanced High Strength Steels
2007-03-31 14:16:00 Advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) offer enhanced formability. This article discusses the properties and performance of various grades. Editor’s Note: A version of this article appeared in the November 2004 issue of STAMPING Journal®. Several new commercialized and near-commercialized advanced high-strength steels (AHSS) that exhibit high strength and enhanced formability are being ... More About: Introduction , High , Intro , Steel , Eels
Bend allowance and springback in air bending
2007-03-31 14:16:00 This study illustrated that, when the thickness and stress-strain curve of the sheet material are known, it is possible to predict with acceptable accuracy the bend allowance, springback angle, and punch stroke to obtain the desired final product dimensions. Figure 1 In air bending, a sheet is placed in the die, and the press ram descends and ... More About: Spring , Bendi , Back , Ring , Bend
American Fabricator
2007-03-31 14:15:00 How do you get to Hollywood? Ride a motorcycle when you’re 3 years old, start welding at 8, and rebuild a car engine at 9?if you want to be the lead fabricator on America n Chopper, that is, one of the most popular metal fabrication-as-entertainment reality cable TV shows airing on the Discovery Channel. Paul Sr. ... More About: Cat , American , Fabric , Cato
The anatomy of a monster truck
2007-03-31 14:15:00 It drives right over nearly every obstacle in its path and splits nearly every eardrum in its vicinity. It’s supercharged, oversized, and extraordinary. It stands more than 10 feet tall, develops more than 1,500 horsepower, and can leap over a 727 jet airliner in a single bound. It can be only one thing: a BIGFOOT® monster ... More About: Anatomy , Truck , Atom , Monster , Nato
The mechanic at Jay Leno?s Big Dog Garage finds that waterjets are a cut ab
2007-03-31 14:14:00 ay Leno ’s car collection, housed at the Big Dog Garage in Burbank, Calif., is not meant to collect dust. These cars are to be driven. Bernard Juchli is in charge of that, and now he has a waterjet to help him fabricate hard-to-find or non-existent parts and to keep the cars on the road. What do ... More About: Hat , Find , Water
The structure of metal
2007-03-31 14:13:00 Let’s start with the obvious: Molten metals have no particular structure. The atoms that make up that metal are just whipping around helter-skelter?at a high rate of speed?with no real orderly, defined pattern. As you think about molten metal, keep a couple of points in mind. First, heat flows to cold-always. And that becomes more understandable ... More About: Metal , Meta , Structure
Design tips for sheet metal: Bend relief, small holes, hole distortion near
2007-03-30 03:32:00 The article discusses making small holes and when to use a punch or laser cutter, inside radius measurements and how they differ depending on whether you are coining or air bending on a press brake, and adding bend relief to prevent tearing material. My experience, and therefore this article, is limited to sheet metal ... More About: Design , Metal , Tips , Desi , Sheet
Welding aluminum piping
2007-03-30 03:31:00 Steel and aluminum have distinctly different properties, and this is important if you’re manufacturing aluminum piping systems. Learn the differences in welding steel and aluminum pipe and how they apply to the best practices you can use to weld aluminum pipe effectively. Aluminum piping is test-welded in a laboratory. A large number of fabricators manufacture carbon and ... More About: Welding , Pipi , Ping , Piping
Batter up! Turning an aluminum tube into a baseball bat
2007-03-30 03:29:00 The roar of the crowd, the shouts of the umpire, the crack of the bat hitting the ball?these are the unmistakable sounds of a baseball game. Over the last few decades, however, one of those sounds has changed; now the bat tends to make a ping that resonates when it hits the ball. It?s the ... More About: Baseball , Tube , Aluminum , Ball , Turn
Carbon content, steel classifications, and alloy steels
2007-03-30 03:28:00 Generally, carbon is the most important commercial steel alloy. Increasing carbon content increases hardness and strength and improves hardenability. But carbon also increases brittleness and reduces weldability because of its tendency to form martensite. This means carbon content can be both a blessing and a curse when it comes to commercial steel. And while there are ... More About: Cat , Carbon , Content , Class , Steel
Bending square and rectangular tubing
2007-03-30 03:27:00 This article discusses some of the similarities and differences between bending round tube versus square and rectangular tube. Explores the characteristics of square and rectangular sections and the bending challenges associated with these characteristics. The process of bending tubing is based largely on modern science and technology. Bend i ng dies are designed with computer software, bending machines ... More About: Ending , Tubing , Tang
TIG welding - an overview
2007-03-30 03:26:00 Welding instructor Marty Rice explains the gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW) process, more commonly known as tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding. As I’ve said before, I like to begin my articles by relating a personal dumb but funny learning experience. Why do I do this, you might ask? Because I’m not afraid to admit I make ... More About: Welding , View , Over , Overview
MIG welding tips and resources
2007-03-30 03:26:00 Motorcycle- and hot rod-building shows on TV have put welding in a very positive light lately. In fact, Jesse James, the star of Discovery Channel’s “Monster Garage,” was named the American Welding Society (AWS) Welder of the Year because of his contributions to the trade. It’s nice to see welding in a good light after ... More About: Resources , Tips , Source , Resource
MIG welding?The basics and then some
More articles from this author:2007-03-30 03:24:00 Whether it?s used in the shop, field, or the garage hobby shop, MIG is a great process. Photo courtesy of The Lincoln Electric Company. ?You ran much MIG?? the foreman asked. ?Yeah (I lied), quite a bit.? Heck, I didn?t even know what MIG was! I had been welding a couple of semesters at a vocational college ... More About: Welding , Basic , Basics , The Basics , Some 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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