Month: April 2017

Fagor Automation moves towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution with its machines of the future, alongside Irontec, CodeSyntax and IK4-Ikerlan

  • Fagor Automation strengthens its commitment to technological innovation by promoting the development of connectivity in its machines, a key factor in Industry 4.0.
  • The goal of the project is to equip machines manufactured by the cooperative with a control interface that is simpler, more customizable and better connected, thanks to open technologies.
  • The project, set to last for at least two years, stresses collaboration among companies in the ICT and Basque industrial sectors.

One hundred machine users attend FAGOR’s first event held at IMH

In order to inform users about the latest advances made over the last few years in improved machining quality and productivity, Fagor Automation gathered a group of one hundred users at this event organized at IMH’s facilities in Elgoibar (Gipuzkoa-Spain).

The event began with a warm welcome by IMH, delivered by Zigor Esnaola, Head of Companies and Institutions. The Machine Tool Institute (IMH) is a center specialized in training in advanced manufacturing methods and providing applied innovation services for companies. Every year it trains more than 2,000 students in the programs it offers.