As in previous years, the European First Tech Challenge was held in Eindhoven (The Netherlands) on the 1, 2 and 3 April. 44 robots entered the mechanical and robotic design competition from around Europe, divided into two groups of 22, and the ROBOTEK team came 7th in its group.
The free Fagor Automation simulator at the CNC championship in Valencia
The first Valencia Autonomous Vocational Training CNC Championship was held last February at the IES Molí del Sol, in Mislata (Valencia) and Fagor Automation was one of the partner companies at the event.
Fagor Automation, Reborn project’s official partner
Fagor Automation is involved in the ReBorn European project, as end user to demonstrate the project developments. This consortium consists of 17 partners from around Europe and is working to demonstrate strategies and technologies that support a new paradigm for the re-use of production equipment in factories.
We expect you at INDUSTRIE – CCMT – SIMTOS exhibitions
Within its exhibition calendar, Fagor Automation will attend 3 important events in April: INDUSTRIE (Paris, France 04-08 /04 /2016), CCMT (Shanghai, China 11-15 /04 /2016) y SIMTOS ( Seoul, Korea, 13-17 /04 /2016)
An event you can’t miss if you want to discover the innovations in machine tool and its environment.
Large spring with CNC 8070
USTB HEXING TECHNOLOGY CO. designs and manufactures special machines for making large springs that are used for high speed trains, subways, large construction machinery etc.
They have manufactured about 30 spring machines so far and they are all equipped with Fagor CNCs (most of them with CNC 8037).
The new version of the free CNC simulator is now available
Fagor Automation, offers on its website the new version of its Free Simulator with the latest features and improved performance. Besides, it does not expire, so you can use it as long as you wish.
Checkmate with Fagor CNCs
This time, the students from 1PFM (Higher Technician in Mechanical Production programming) of the IMH (Machine Tool Institute) in Elgoibar (Spain) have given us this chess board that they have created as their final project of their first academic year.
Logistics as a proposal of value
Nowadays, the logistic process has become a differentiating and strategic characteristic in the company-customer relationship. Although distribution has been an everyday systematic task, the company resources and efforts have begun to focus on optimizing the technical process of logistic service; increasing customer benefits and reducing the costs related to the supply process.
Fagor Automation recives the one-of-the-best-suppliers award from CHMER
Last November 24th, CHMER (Taiwan) celebrated their 40th anniversary and Fagor Automation was awarded as one of the best suppliers.
Fagor Automation and CHMER partnered up more than 15 years ago and continue to strive for excellence and flexibility toward supplying the end user with the latest technology in today’s ever changing industry.
Fagor absolute linear and angular encoders with BiSS protocol
Fagor Automation further expands their offer with the BiSS communications protocol on their linear and angular encoders. The first linear models G and S/SV as well as angular encoders with an outside diameter of 90 mm will be available for sale in the first quarter of 2016.
Novelties in Feedback Systems
Fagor Automation has expanded the capabilities of their enclosed absolute linear encoders for CNC machines and high-precision applications with new product families, S2, SV2 and G2 and as a result, have improved the mechanical elements in the current families.