Machines/Accessories/Controls

What do you do when your orders outpace your production?

Since 1978, Moore’s Ideal Products, LLC (MIP) in Covina, California has designed and manufactured parts and tools for high-performance RC race cars. Recently MIP experienced a sharp increase in demand for their products, especially their world-renowned hex wrenches. MIP needed to increase their production without sacrificing the production or development of other products.

Meet the new Okuma GENOS M460V-5AX

The purposefully affordable GENOS M460V-5AX is a full simultaneous 5-axis machine specifically designed for high-precision manufacturing from the most demanding materials. The Okuma 5-axis machine you’ve always wanted is now within reach. Robust performance in a smaller footprint. With its innovative double-column structure, the GENOS M460V-5AX is a next-generation vertical machining center.

Gaining control of a blanchard grinder

06/20/2018

Adding a CNC to a Blanchard grinder makes the machine easier to operate and maintain.

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Shop-floor data analysis not negotiable

06/08/2018

Author:

Kip Hanson

Like it or not, Industry 4.0 is here. The networked nature of our cars, appliances and, yes, machine tools will only increase. Choosing to ignore that fact won’t keep you from producing parts, but it could mean that at least some of those parts end up being produced at a more efficient, technologically savvy machine shop.

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Datron Dynamics Inc. hosts TechDay

TechDay is a dual-location event June 7 by Datron Dynamics Inc. at technology centers on the East and West coasts to demonstrate new CNC control software. Although free and open to the public, registration is required.

Fredon Corp. receives 2018 Technology Best Practices Award

Fredon Corp. of Mentor, Ohio, received the 2018 Technology Best Practices Award from the National Tooling and Machining Association. Fredon’s use of a machine utilization tracker is an example of how manufacturers are using the internet of things and cloud technologies to improve performance on the factory floor, a company news release stated.

Bearing failure analysis

The accurate diagnosis of a bearing failure is imperative to prevent repeated failures and their additional expenses. While performing failure analysis is commonly left to outside vendors, the actual collecting of information can make a great difference in correctly diagnosing a bearing failure.

Mitsubishi introduces stand-alone M80W CNC

04/16/2018

Author:

Robert Weinstein

Mitsubishi Electric Automation "has created a revolutionary leap" with its stand-along M80W CNC, which features a Windows-based display that is separate from the control unit.

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Machining quality starts with motors

Electric motors are used in a wide variety of applications and must meet a broad spectrum of requirements. When it comes to axis motors in machine tools, for example, torque ripple and the inertia ratio between the motor and the load are crucial factors, along with the maximum torque. These criteria have a direct effect on the quality of the workpiece to be manufactured.

Starting a CNC business

A life-long entrepreneur involved in starting and growing seven different businesses and a successful blog, Bob Warfield of the CNCCookbook devotes the 13th episode of the CNC Chef video series to a question his CNC machining audience often asks: How do you start a new business?