Eli Plaskett

Eli Plaskett Senior Associate Editor

Five-Axis

Five-Axis Machine’s Water-Cooled Traveling Column Increases Rigidity

Zimmermann is introducing the FZH400 five-axis machining center with a water-cooled traveling column.

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Automation

HMI Provides On- and Off-Site Touchscreen Monitoring

Mitsubishi Electric Automation’s GT25 Wide HMI is a human-machine interface that monitors and controls machine components with a graphical touchscreen that connects to equipment such as programmable logic controllers (PLCs), VFDs and servos.

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Online Marketplace Helps Shops Stay at Maximum Capacity

Orderfox.com provides a global database connecting buyers and sellers of CNC machining services.

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Turning Machines

Lathe Provides Stability, Precision

South Bend Lathe is introducing the Heavy 10 SB1007 10" lathe.

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Automation

Grinder Reduces Setup Time for Helical Screw Workpieces

Holroyd Precision’s TG 350 rotor grinding machine is designed to provide accuracy, speed and repeatability through greater levels of automation and reduced setup time.

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Turning Machines

Horizontal Turning Center Handles Parts as Long as 118 Inches

SMTCL’s EHC 125300 horizontal turning center enables the production of large workpieces.

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T-Bed Improves Versatility with Programmable Boring Bars

The Giddings & Lewis T-bed horizontal boring mill is available with a range of contouring heads and programmable boring bars.

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Turning Machines

Turning Center Enables High-Volume Production

The T/TM series of turning centers, available from VDF Boehringer, an FFG company, provides a solution for high-volume production automotive OEMs, tier suppliers, and manufacturers and job shops performing medium- and small-batch size production.

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Grinding

Intrinsically Lubricated Grinding Wheels Reduce Friction, Wear

Meister Abrasives’ HPL grinding wheels rely on CBN crystals fixed with a durable, porous, intrinsically-lubricated bonding matrix.

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CAD/CAM

3D CAD Viewer Annotates, Analyzes Engineering Data

ZWsoft’s CADbro 2017 SP1, available from Creative CNC, is a 3D CAD viewer with improved functions to access, annotate and analyze engineering data.

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Ticketing Software Improves Plant Efficiency

Vimana’s Elevate: Enterprise Edition software now has Operator Panel and Tickets functionalities enabling operators to share insights, communicate and collaborate with their teams.

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Updated Measurement Software Provides Universal CMM Compatibility

Verisurf Software offers Verisurf 2018, the latest release of its measurement software for automated quality inspection, scanning, tool-building, reverse engineering and assembly guidance.

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