Robot-loaded Breakaway Pedestal Gage - Edmunds Manufacturing Co - Brief Article

Automotive Manufacturing & Production, April, 2001

> Edmunds Gages' (Farmington, CT) new robot-loaded breakaway pedestal gage was designed for measurement and process control. The gage can be loaded by a robot or gantry, and can sustain the increased volumes that cells provide, the company claims. Part measurement provides faster machining process allowing the robot to load the gage, measure the part, unload the part from the gage and deposit it accordingly before the next part is cut in the machine tool.