TOLOMATIC SERVO DRIVER SOFTWARE Making Your Life a Little Easier Ever been forced to comb through long lists of driver software to find the right one for a certain project, only to find out that the right one doesn’t exist? Or that it
MONITORING YOUR MACHINE SHOP One of the quickest ways to start saving money and time in your machine shop is by simple automation. The ability to walk away from a machine and let it run while you do something else is invaluable for
3D Inspection: A Case Study One great use for Polyga’s 3D scanners is in their inspection abilities. A scenario: you’ve 3D printed a part from a CAD model. It looks great! But the tolerances you are working with are tight, and you are
POLYGA HAS A NEW SCANNER! We’re excited to pass along the news from our 3D scanner partner Polyga, that they have just released their first high-res 3D camera! Click their tweet below to learn more: Polyga introduces its first high resolution 3D
TPK TV HAS ITS FIRST OFFICIAL VIDEO! Turnpike Controls has just released its first video under the TPK TV banner! We are showcasing one of the 3D scanners we offer for sale, the Polyga Compact 210. This nifty little scanner
WORKING WITH THE POWERFLEX 525 vfd IN MANUAL MODE Earlier this week, a customer of ours who runs a sorting and distribution facility ran into a problem. A big problem. It was an issue severe enough to shut down their entire sorting line.
BRIDGING THE GAP Turnpike Controls does not just build automated systems. As a result of our continuous improvement maintenance programs, we are also capable of retrofitting existing systems with updated automation components. This obviously brings some challenges with it.
ROBOT MAINTENANCE & REPAIR Sometimes in the middle of a production run, you realize that a robot is running too quickly, or a gripper is not holding onto your product tightly enough to keep it secure at high speed. In either case, TPK
A GOOD LOOK AT 3D SCANNING + PRINTING It was a bit of a whirlwind tour, but the TPK engineering and sales team had a great chance to visit the RAPID + TCT additive manufacturing conference this week! The conference was held in