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High Tech Manufacturing: The Apple Watch

on Sunday, 15 March 2015. THE APPLE WATCH: HOW IT’S MADE This article was written by Greg Koenig, and reposted here with terms highlighted for high school manufacturing students. This is an excellent article that tries to fill in the blanks on how the Apple watch is manufactured. More about...

Automated Switch Manufacturing Cell:

Written by Chris Hurd.

on Wednesday, 25 February 2015. WHAT DOES IT DO? So you know about the cell that Marquardt Switches donated to Cazenovia High School, right? There’s a little more info here. Scott Hansen, The engineer who designed and built the cell that manufactures power tool switches came to school to...

HOW DO I USE LABELS IN ROBOCELL?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: How do I use Labels in Robocell? Solution: A label is used when you want to give robocell a place to jump to in a program. A remark will not work! See below to learn what command to use to make a LABEL! [youtube_sc url=”https://youtu.be/-PvJ6psB1i4?t=3m17s” width=”800″...

Autodesk Inventor 2014 : Basic Tools

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Autodesk Inventor is a CAD/CAM package that is used in industry to design, model, and then manufacture all kinds of parts. We use this in all PLTW Engineering courses, and we have put together some of the basic tutorials for you all in this one page. This tutorial uses Inventor 2014; remember: PLTW...

Cazenovia’s Manufacturing Program Gets an Upgrade

Written by Chris Hurd.

on Tuesday, 03 February 2015. PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL COMPANY GETS AUTOMATION FOR THE CLASSROOM Marquardt Switches, in Cazenovia NY, donated an automated switch manufacturing cell to Caz HS Tech Labs, and it arrived on a truck today. Marquardt makes switches internationally for automakers such...

TEACH VS RECORD

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Problem: What’s the difference between teach and record? Aren’t they the same thing? Solution: Actually, they are very different. Record is done by “driving” the robot to a point in space, and then hitting the record button. If you Teach a position, it is...

IMPACT OCCURED ERROR

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Problem: I get an error that Reads: “blah blah blah… impact occurred and I know the X Y and Z values are right, and that they are in the work envelope. What’s wrong? Solution: Probably what has happened is that the pitch was left at 0 degrees....

My Browser disappeared, How do I get it Back?

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: My browser disappeared in Inventor! Hoew do I get it back? Solution: Easy! Watch the 50 second video below for an explanation! [youtube_sc url=”https://youtu.be/6s25_-f6b7Y?list=PLJuwb3xnlvcl7J__Txjd9QvxST72zEJfB” width=”600″]

MAKING ARCS WITH G & M CODE

Written by Chris&Jim CIM.

Question: How do I make an arc using G & M codes? Solution: It’s easy! The method shown here shows you how to do it with a known end point and centerpoint. The four minute video below shows you how step by step. Sorry for the poor sound quality, but it’s real time during a lesson...

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