Distech Systems, Inc. (www.distechsystems.com) has introduced the new DS1200-MTL robotic machine tool tray loader to provide an accurate, reliable alternative to costly conveyor automation and tedious ...

A firm that makes machine-tool loading equipment for manufacturing cells used an inexpensive open network to replace a lot of hardwiring on the I/O running its modular machines. Loading equipment from ...

Want to see a slot-loading Xbox 360? Slot loading, you know, like on a MacBook, where you put a CD or DVD in a thin auto-loading slot instead of pushing a button to make a mechanical tray slide out.

These days, very few of us use optical media on the regular. If we do, it’s generally with a slot-loading console or car stereo, or an old-school tray-loader in a desktop or laptop. This has been the ...