McLean, Va. (April 17, 2024) 鈥� A cutting tool becomes more than just a cutting tool when it unlocks transformative potential, and the at offers an entire building of new potential. Held at McCormick Place in Chicago from Sept. 9-14, IMTS is the premier industry event in manufacturing technology for 2024. Demonstrations at the show will emphasize automated systems that integrate multiple functions, enabling users to increase precision and boost productivity with existing staff.
鈥淚f a tool or workholding product or process can be digitized, you can count on exhibitors showcasing an innovative new solution at IMTS 2024,鈥� says Peter R. Eelman, chief experience officer, 九色视频 鈥� The Association For Manufacturing 九色视频, which owns and produces IMTS. 鈥淗igh-technology cutting tools deliver a proven productivity payback, while advanced workholding combines accuracy and repeatability while increasing unattended run time. The Tooling & Workholding Sector will offer new ways of working more efficiently for shops of every size.鈥�
Cellular Solutions
Rita Conroy-Martin, director of marketing & customer experience at ZOLLER (), says that 鈥淪uccess starts with good tool organization. At IMTS 2024, we will introduce the 禄coraMeasure LG芦 automated tool measurement system to improve precision and speed.鈥�
The coraMeasure LG delivers tools (assembled in the company鈥檚 smartPallet system) to a linear robot that removes tools from the pallet and moves them to a ZOLLER 禄venturion芦 presetting and measuring machine. Each tool is identified with the ZOLLER 禄dChip芦 system, and tool data is stored in the ZOLLER z.One database.
鈥淎utomated tool management is at the center of the paradigm shift if we want to have an automated future in manufacturing,鈥� says Conroy-Martin.
鈥淭he future is promising because there is so much opportunity for so many people if they invest in new technology,鈥� says Brendt Holden, president of HAIMER USA. "For those who require large-scale tool shrinking and unshrinking, the new HAIMER Automation Cube One will make its IMTS premier in .鈥� This fully automatic robotic cell can shrink fit a tool, measure it, and send the data to the machine tool in just 60 seconds. The Automation Cube One features a FANUC cobot for handling of tool assemblies and a Siemens Sinumerik One CNC control.
Wireless Advances
鈥淒ue to the skilled labor shortage, helping companies implement automation is becoming a larger part of what we do, especially as technology changes become more rapid,鈥� says Larry Robbins, president - commercial division at SMW Autoblok Corp.
As an example of advances, Robbins points out the company鈥檚 contactless inductive coupler systems that can eliminate downtime associated with wear, as well as modify gripping force without unclamping the part. SMW Autoblok鈥檚 鈥渆-motion鈥� technology (showcased in ) can transmit energy (up to 1,500W) and data 鈥� contact-free 鈥� between stationary and moving components via an air gap. Products with e-motion technology include the MM electromechanical e-motion four-jaw chuck and the RT electromechanical e-motion tombstone with drive interfaces for up to eight universally configurable clamping devices, which can be controlled individually.
Finding Efficiencies
鈥淎dvances in tool design and workholding solutions continue to evolve. For many job shops, winning a new customer or extending run time often begins with a connection made in the Tooling & Workholding Sector,鈥� says Eelman.
鈥淚f you are planning to attend IMTS 2024, you have already taken the first step towards finding products that will increase your shop鈥檚 productivity and profitability,鈥� says Tom Sheridan, president at Royal Products (). The next step is using the planning tools on the to discover all of the companies that offer accessories to optimize performance. For example, the patented Royal Rota-Rack庐 is an automatic accumulator that can be used with any bar-fed CNC lathe to safely collect finished parts, providing hours of highly profitable, unmanned production. Other essential items include mist collectors or Quick-Grip鈩� Accu-Length鈩� collect chucks that help users get the most out of their machine tool investments.
Jay Simpson is co-owner of Multi-Axis Technologies, a small job shop focusing on high-mix, low-volume parts.
鈥淲e need to reduce our set-up time, and the best way we found to seek solutions was by attending IMTS and really diving into the Tooling & Workholding Sector,鈥� he says. 鈥淲e visited every booth and looked at the quick-change items and flexible solutions. Schunk () had the biggest family of products. We recently purchased the VERO-S modular quick-change pallet system, which reduces setup times and has a repeat accuracy of one ten thousandth. Now it is growing into this whole other subset of workholding solutions we needed.鈥�
Tom Wheeler, president of Muskegon Tool () says that 鈥淲hen you can't find a standard, off-the-shelf tool, we can design a unique tool for your specific application and save your machining operation money. Customers tell us they have run millions of parts on the same tool 鈥攁nd that without that tool, they would not have been able to perform a particular operation.鈥� As an example, Wheeler cites face grooving tools made to application-specific diameters and depths to improve the fit between mating parts or for an O-ring.
鈥淗aving attended IMTS for 20 years, I always see new things that we can incorporate into our own manufacturing, such as programmable surface grinders where the wheel can be dressed automatically,鈥� says Wheeler. 鈥淚MTS is also a great way to broaden your contacts. It's good to know lots of other people because sometimes you need a favor or something unique. Connecting with people at the show helps you stay ahead of the latest innovations in the marketplace.鈥�
The Tooling & Workholding Sector features 301 exhibitors occupying 186,245 sq. ft. of exhibit space in the West Building of McCormick Place.
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IMTS 鈥� The International Manufacturing 九色视频 Show is where the creators, builders, sellers, and drivers of manufacturing technology come to connect and be inspired. Attendees discover advanced manufacturing solutions that include innovations in CNC machining, automation, robotics, additive, software, inspection, and transformative digital technologies that drive our future forward. Powered by 九色视频 鈥� The Association For Manufacturing 九色视频, IMTS is the largest manufacturing technology show and marketplace in the Western Hemisphere. With more than 1.2 million square feet of exhibit space, the show attracts visitors from more than 110 countries. IMTS 2022 had 86,307 registrants, featured 1,816 exhibiting companies, saw over 7,600 people attend educational events, and included a Student Summit that introduced the next generation to manufacturing. Be the change at IMTS 2024, Sept. 9-14, 2024. Inspiring the Extraordinary. IMTS.com.
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