Working in cooperation with the French company, TFTLabs SAS, OPEN MIND Technologies AG has developed a CAD conversion interface that converts CATIA V5 data to hyperCAD-S data both quickly and flexibly.
Bosch Rexroth has developed a filter sizing program that allows users to input various parameters such as fluid type, fluid viscosity, system temperature, andµm rating to evaluate the pressure drop across Rexroth filters.
Available from ITI Tooling Co. Inc., the SAUTER family of crown-type live tool turrets, typically used on multi-station and in-line transfer machines, has recently been upgraded and expanded, with the largest having a standard drive motor rating of up to 20 hp.
The new SH-4000 horizontal machining center from Tongtai, distributed by Absolute Machine Tools Inc., was developed for mass production line formation and fast aluminum alloy parts machining.
A public-private partnership announced June 8 seeks to enhance and expand training to fill the largest number of open manufacturing jobs in states along the automotive corridor, according to a news release issed by the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS).