The International Magazine for CNC Manufacturing
Factory automation, robotics and smart manufacturing.
Hamilton Caster and its equipment suppliers describe an automated wheel-machining cell centered on a DN Solutions SMX 2600S. Its claimed 900-wheel weekly capacity needs careful context.
Mazak’s December Worcester open house will show the CP-450 pallet system alongside a CV5-500. We examine the practical questions for high-mix CNC shops.
Tezmaksan is presenting the CubeBOX Blues DR Mini and RoboCAM+ at JIMTOF. Its specifications show how compact part storage and robots may help high-mix CNC workshops.
KUKA’s iiQKA.AI Vision brings 2D/3D recognition and grip-point calculation into its robot-control workflow. What the integration could—and could not—change for CNC machine tending.
Rimeco's Harmoni case study describes reducing paper reporting and disconnected machine information; benefits are company-reported and depend on implementation.
KITOV Prime combines robot positioning, multiple illumination angles and defect recognition; machining suppliers need demonstrated detection accuracy and false-reject rates.
Ajile's configurable DepthScan platform spans laboratory and robot-based inspection, but 100% inspection depends on part coverage and cycle-time validation.
Inbolt's expansion funding supports adaptive robot vision development, but reliable CNC machine tending still depends on fixtures, timing and recovery.
Siemens positions its Machine Tool Robot between industrial robots and machining centers, with accuracy claims that require process-specific validation.
DMG MORI probeSET automates a probe calibration routine, but calibration does not replace verification of machine geometry, reference artifacts or process stability.
Harmoni's HAL brings AI assistance into manufacturing operations. The real challenge for CNC shops is whether ERP, quality and machine-side records are dependable enough to use.
DMG MORI's AMB 2026 presentation in Stuttgart centred on connecting machining, inspection and automation across a production process rather than treating each machine as an isolated asset. The manufacturer announced twenty machines across more than 2
OPTIV S combines optical and selected tactile measurement methods while Hexagon introduces AI-assisted functions over time; available and planned capabilities must be distinguished.
Hexagon announced METRICAL in September 2026 as a system for automating part queuing, loading and unloading around coordinate measuring machines. The target is a familiar bottleneck in precision manufacturing: an expensive measurement machine may be
Overview's Auto-Defect Creator Studio generates training examples for inspection models, but synthetic images need validation against real production failures.
IDS's industrial GigE camera update targets demanding automation environments, but machine vision reliability depends on optics, lighting, timing and integration.
At IMTS 2026, Okuma paired nine of 11 CNC machines with automation while introducing four models to the Americas. The real story is how machining and handling fit together.
