GROB Systems, Inc., a global leader in the development of manufacturing systems and machine tools, has announced it will be hosting an Aerospace Technology Day, together with industry partners Concepts NREC, Emuge-Franken USA, Open Mind Technologies, Seco, and Third Wave Systems at GROB’s North America headquarters and production facility in Bluffton, Ohio on November 19th, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m.
The special one-day event will feature live machining demonstrations on the high precision GROB G350 5-Axis Universal Machining Center featuring aerospace applications such as a blisk and an aluminum structural part. An airfoil application will also be shown on a tandem drive machine which is designed for long thin parts, providing excellent stability by holding parts on both ends.
Other presentations, include:
- Concepts NREC MAX-PAC CAM software will provide advanced programming strategies for turbomachinery applications.
- Emuge-Franken USA will demonstrate its Circle Segment milling tools with programming from Open Mind Technologies hyperMILL CAM software for the manufacture of aerospace structural components.
- Seco will utilize and demonstrate a range of high-performance end mills designed for cutting tough materials and complex parts.
- Third Wave Systems will participate in the event by analyzing tool paths via its machining modeling solution.
In addition, a live interactive “Technical Talk” will be held where attendees can discuss unique aerospace application manufacturing challenges with engineers and product specialists from GROB, Concepts NREC, Emuge-Franken USA, Open Mind Technologies, Seco, and Third Wave Systems.
A tour will also be offered of the GROB 400,000 sq. ft. facility which features the vertically integrated manufacturing of machining centers and automation. The event is complimentary and manufacturing professionals are encouraged to attend. Registration is required. For more details and to register, click here.
Related Glossary Terms
- centers
centers
Cone-shaped pins that support a workpiece by one or two ends during machining. The centers fit into holes drilled in the workpiece ends. Centers that turn with the workpiece are called “live” centers; those that do not are called “dead” centers.
- computer-aided manufacturing ( CAM)
computer-aided manufacturing ( CAM)
Use of computers to control machining and manufacturing processes.
- gang cutting ( milling)
gang cutting ( milling)
Machining with several cutters mounted on a single arbor, generally for simultaneous cutting.
- machining center
machining center
CNC machine tool capable of drilling, reaming, tapping, milling and boring. Normally comes with an automatic toolchanger. See automatic toolchanger.
- milling
milling
Machining operation in which metal or other material is removed by applying power to a rotating cutter. In vertical milling, the cutting tool is mounted vertically on the spindle. In horizontal milling, the cutting tool is mounted horizontally, either directly on the spindle or on an arbor. Horizontal milling is further broken down into conventional milling, where the cutter rotates opposite the direction of feed, or “up” into the workpiece; and climb milling, where the cutter rotates in the direction of feed, or “down” into the workpiece. Milling operations include plane or surface milling, endmilling, facemilling, angle milling, form milling and profiling.
