Intelli-MAX 18 software controls the six axes of OMAX JetMachining Centers for processing 3-D components.
Technologies Offer Process Variety
Waterjet, PKM and robots with red faces offer many choices
Jim Lorincz Senior Editor
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anufacturers today have a greater variety of highly specialized alternative technologies to choose from to maxi- mize productivity, throughput, and profitability. Applications range from one off and short run manufacturing
in job shops to mid-volume production for applications in vir- tually every industry. Innovative technologies include robotics with a human touch, waterjet cutting, and parallel kinematics machine (PKM) technology.