Chris Pasion

Chris Pasion Managing Editor, 91ÊÓÆµÍøÕ¾ÎÛ | Production Machining

Grinding

Vollmer Grinding Machine Features Double-Spindle Design

Eastec 2023: VGrinds are said to be suitable for machining rotary tools made from carbide, such as drills, milling cutters or reamers.

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Workholding

SMW Autoblok's Workholding System Removes Obstacles

Eastec 2023: MillTec makes it is easier to carry out complex operations with five-sided access to the part.

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Global Shop Solutions Promotes New Products, Engineering Director

Trent Maynard’s responsibilities will include implementing AI testing tools and best practices, as well as modernizing the company’s software interfaces and tech stack.

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Siemens Partners With Microsoft to Expand Industrial AI

The companies are integrating Siemens’ Teamcenter software for product lifecycle management with Microsoft’s collaboration platform Teams and the language models in Azure OpenAI Service.

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CAD/CAM

Cimatron's Updated CAD/CAM Software Streamlines Mold Design

Eastec 2023: Cimatron V16 includes a clean new user interface and increased automation for faster mold design, electrode creation and NC programming.

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Nidec Double-Column Machining Center Reduces Non-Cutting Time

Powered by electricity, MV12BxII is designed for a diverse range of production environments, from high-precision surface machining to general parts machining

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Workholding

Mate Self-Centering Vises Feature Quick-Change Jaws

Eastec 2023: Mate workholding reduces setup times and process variability, while providing accuracy and repeatability in a compact, quick-change, modular design.

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Hypertherm Associates Releases Robotics Programming Resource

The “Achieving Standardization in Robot Programming” e-book is designed to be a resource for manufacturers, fabricators and robotic integrators who would benefit from a standardized method of programming their industrial robots, regardless of brand.

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Measurement

Hamar Laser Alignment System Streamlines Turning Setup

The L-703S system aligns headstock spindle axes to guideways and subspindles and tailstocks on lathes, OD/ID grinders, turning centers and similar machines.

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Royal Products Hires Regional Business Manager

Jeremy Wright will support Royal’s distribution network and end-user customer base throughout Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee.

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Datanomix's Analytics Solution Visualizes Shop Performance

Eastec 2023: The Automated Job Costing automatically matches part numbers in Datanomix to those from the ProShop ERP system and extracts specific target takt times.

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Flexxbotics Adds Compatibility for Hurco, Siemens, Heidenhain

FlexxCNC enables machine shops to integrate Universal Robot cobots onto any machine in its shop.

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