Software
SprutCAM 12 Robot Enables Programming for Robotic Machining and Finishing
SprutCAM 12 features a more user-friendly interface and a 2D CAD editor integrated into the model page.
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Fagor CNC Meets Aerospace Machine Shops' Accuracy Requirements
The CNC is seen as a complement to aerospace machine shops and those requiring extreme accuracy.
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CAM Simulation Gets Toolmaker up to Speed with B-Axis EDM
Software simulation helped this machine shop learn how to program its new advanced, high-tolerance wire EDM. The software also helped the shop turn job quotes around quickly.
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CAM Software Optimized for Multitasking Machining
The updated GibbsCAM 13 provides a streamlined user experience, additional milling and turning capabilities and an enhanced G-code editor.
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Data Software Helps Reduce Machine Downtime
Eastec 2019: According to the Wintriss Group, the data collected by ShopFloorConnect 6.0 can help reduce machine downtime by as much as 70 percent.
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CAD/CAM Suite Eliminates Cycle Recalculation Requirements
Eastec 2019: Open Mind’s HyperMill 2019.1 has a range of new features and enhancements including expanded modules, process optimizations, a new function for reducing calculation times, tool database flexibility, and CAD optimization.
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Retrofitting and Updating Keep Milling Machine CNCs on the Cutting Edge
After struggling to achieve higher feed rates and accuracy for complex milling of large compression molds, Century Tool and Gage Co. retrofitted Fidia CNC control systems onto existing machining centers.
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Vertical Knee Mill CNC Now Also Configurable for Bed Mills
Eastec 2019: At Heidenhain’s booth, the Acu-Rite Millpwr G2 control will be highlighted, marketed as an easy-to-operate CNC for vertical knee mills.
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Checking Cutting Tool Offset Values
A setup program can be used to test for overtravel issues before a workpiece is run, eliminating program verification delays.
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Understanding the Internet of Things
Part of the strangeness is this: There is not much to understand! Cheap sensors, fast connectivity, and data storage and applications in the cloud all come together to simplify certain kinds of automation needs. A band saw in the lab at Georgia Tech illustrates how manufacturers might put this to use.
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