Software
MachineMetrics Offers Machine Monitoring for Free During Coronavirus Pandemic
The plug-and-play monitoring platform is said to support social distancing and remote work through automated data collection, monitoring and analytics.
Read More
Esprit 2020 CAD/CAM Software Improves CAD Interface
Esprit 2020 from DP Technology features significant updates to its CAD interfaces, among other improvements.
Read More
How Job Shops Can Generate Accurate Estimates in Minutes
New geometry-driven quoting technology lets job shops generate estimates in as little as 15 minutes. It enables them to respond faster to RFQs, drastically reduces time wasted on jobs they don’t get, and lets them focus on more profitable work.
Read More
Facilitating Remote Work, Social Distancing with ERP Systems
As long as shops take steps to prepare, they can use their ERP systems to enable many employees to work from home and increase social distance for those who need to be in the shop during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read More
Fastems' Work Cell Operations Domain Monitors, Controls Machining Cells
The Work Cell Operations (WCO) domain for Fastems’ Manufacturing Management Software (MMS) includes manual production tasks, work cells, and standalone machines in the IT-supported planning, control and monitoring of production.
Read MoreMTConnect Institute Trustees Elected to National Academy of Engineering
Dr. Stephan Biller is vice president of Watson IoT at IBM, while Dr. Tom Kurfess is chief manufacturing officer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Read MoreNUM Adds Form Compensation Option to Numroto, Eliminating Need for Third-Party Software
A new form compensation option for NUM’s Numroto tool grinding software enables tool manufacturers to close the loop between CNC tool grinding and measurement.
Read More
DMG MORI Invests in the Future by Providing Integrated Solutions
During a recent open house event at DMG MORI’s factory in Pfronten, Germany, the company highlighted advances in digitalization as well as automation and additive manufacturing.
Read More
Video: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Manufacturing and Machining
The machine tool monitoring that many CNC machining facilities are doing today could be a first step toward their use of machine learning. In this conversation, MMS’s “Data Matters” columnist Matt Danford speculates on the coming role of AI for refining machining processes.
WatchEZMaintain's Maintenance Software Communicates with Sensors
EZMaintain’s cloud-based CMMS is designed to help manage assets, schedule breakdown and preventive maintenance, and track work orders from a single dashboard.
Read More