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CAM Software Is The Driving Force

Doug Noxell knew he had the right software for machining to zero, so he created a shop to add the rest of the capability.

Solution Provides Root-Cause Analysis

Software Switch Leads To Improved Surface Finishes

MSI Products, a division of Dixie Iron Works (Alice, Texas) faces the challenge of building products with complex geometries for the oil- and gas-producing industries in relatively low volumes. The company struggled with programming software that was not able to import the complex assembly models needed to define its products or fully support the functionality of its CNC machine tools. This meant programmers had to define machine movements with lines of G code.

Gear Manufacturer Gains Efficiency With Tool Management System

When producing a large number of complex, high-value-added parts, processes are continually examined and optimized, and this influences the style and numbers of cutting tools that are used each day. Avon Gear Company (Rochester Hills, Michigan) knows this first-hand.

Portable CMMs Integrated With Inspection Software

Another Step Toward CNC Programming Automation

Part designers and part programmers have to think differently. Esprit FX is a development from DP Technology (Camarillo, California) that helps overcome the "disconnect" that occurs when designers pass geometry to CNC programmers. FX stands for "feature exchange." It allows programmers using Esprit CAM software to receive information about the designer's original intent automatically so that part programs can be created more quickly and more accurately.

Virtual Machining In The Real World

Using software that models machining passes, a Cessna plant unlocks real capacity by finding better parameters for its existing NC programs.

CAM Software As A Creativity Tool

This job shop relies on its CNC programming software to unlock the productivity of its multi-axis, multi-tasking machine tools and CNC Swiss-type machines.

Assign Separate Work Offsets To Tombstone-Mounted Parts

Simplfying Thread Repair

Repairing damaged or worn threads on a workpiece is a common chore for toolroom lathes, especially in the oilfield industry. Haas Automation has a new feature for its conversational control units that simplifies and automates this process.