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In less than two minutes, you'll see exactly how this impressive product that does measurement, looks for eccentricity, etc. works. It reports each laser-based measurement to a system (in this case, a laptop) immediately. One of MSG's goals is to take measurements away from the end of the line, and get the information while an operator can do something about it. CEO Matthias Kramer demonstrates...

MSG Maschinenbau has some impressive, even futuristic, products that help create a "digital twin" of each and every pipe coming down a line. Their "Weightless Contouring" normalizes the data to produce the actual weightless computerized contouring of each pipe. Check out their white paper at www.msg-measuring.tech/en/weightless-contouring and click "Download data sheet."

Peter Kitzler answers questions about the role of software in Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and it goes well beyond just the panel bender. Additionally, he introduces us to the internal applications specialists in the Hamilton, OH US headquarters who can give actionable advice to make the gains promised by DFM.

In this third of four interviews, Salvagnini's Peter Kitzler talks about a potential knowledge gap when it comes to Design for Manufacturing (DFM), and what Salvagnini is doing about it to help their customers make the gains promised by DFM.

Sort of a grand finale, Cruz creates a relay run that encompasses the work on all three parts. Plus, we move the camera to a different position that is a side view, sitting even with the bending area. We get a chance to see some things we missed before, like the spring-loaded backguage fingers.

A quick peek at the second part and what it looks like when it's finished. Not much room for error here.

We do a "relay" to move from one job to the next without stopping. Cruz shows us how to program this on the 4ie for parts 2 and 3. He narrates the proceedings, including how the robot grips and moves the tooling (over 90 feet of tooling is at the ready in the EGB 6013e). We go through gripper changes for the different part jobs and we show the tiny, accurate bends made by this automated system.

In this video we learn about the magnetic system employed to defend against picking up more than one blank at a time from the cart. Additionally we learn about the second blank and second part more than 10 bends will make it into a small, complex part that you can hold between your index finger and thumb.

We start right in, bending our first part. We learn about the robot with a gripper change, and we do a tooling setup that corresponds to the first part we are going to make. The robot has two functions: 1) to to all the setup work, and 2) to act as the operator.

In this introductory Under the Hood video, AMADA Bending Applications Engineer Marcos Cruz takes us through the parts we are going to bend in this video series. Additionally, he takes us through much of the preparatory information that appears on the new 4ie controller.

At an open house in June 2024, CLOOS showed off some of its latest systems (the company manufactures everything you see, including the robots). Here we see a large-scale welding robot in action.

The idea here is to pick out, align, and arrange a series of bolts. An AI process helps the robot do this. There is a second AI process because there is a second sorting operation, and you'll see what it is in this very short video.

Mulitple Neura robots are set up along the edge of a work area. Note that the robots maintain autonomous motion while participating in a teamwork-oriented task.

In this second of four videos, Salvagnini's Peter Kitzler talks about the cost savings of adopting a Design for Manufacturing (DFM) strategy that takes advantage of the strengths of the panel benders from his company. A few small design changes can reduce costs significantly, and can reduce the number of parts necessary in a product build.

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