Software

CAD/CAM

Moldmaker Re-Engineers Tooling Process

Mold and die manufacturer LS Mold (Holland, Michigan) was looking to generate business growth by re-engineering its approach to tooling to secure a strategic advantage over its competition.

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CAD/CAM

Using CAM To Unlock Your Turning Machine's Potential

Armed with multiple spindles, multiple turrets, C-axis control and powered tooling capable of moving in the Y axis, production turning machines today are powerhouses of productivity.

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Finding The Current States Of Your Control

You probably know that most current CNC controls will display all currently instated modes (commonly set by G codes). With one popular control, this is part of the program check display screen function.

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CAD/CAM

CAM Software Provides Speed, Flexibility

Few companies see themselves through transformations in their bread and butter operations, especially not when the changes affect virtually everything the company does.

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Cutting Tools

Five Problems With CNC Milling Cutter Radius Compensation

The many rules of programming CNC cutter radius compensation can make machining problems difficult to diagnose and correct. 

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CAD/CAM

CAM System Shaves Time Off Programming Four-Axis Turning Operation

Command Tooling has become a leading manufacturer of precision CNC toolholders. Its products, primarily end mill, collets and shell mill holders, are designed and manufactured to deliver the extreme gripping pressure that ensures precise tool centering and rigidity.

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The DRO You Wear

Dubbed iPRO for interactive personal readout, this DRO system is wearable, wireless and voice activated. Each of these features is remarkable in its own right. Combined, however, they make the most futuristic DRO system you are likely to encounter.

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Die/Mold

CNC Technology For Mold Applications

Accessible control features play an expanding role in mold machining.

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Tool Management System Complements DNC

It quickly became apparent to this company that handling the many tools - knowing where the tools were and how many were available - was the horse, and the DNC system was the cart.

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Software Cuts Nonconformance Disposition From Weeks To Minutes

The difficulty of accessing quality-related information and the resources dedicated to handling paper led this aerospace machining shop's management to search for an automated solution.

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