Machining

Products • October 8, 2022

Star AR Support Solutions

The Star AR solution is designed for ease of use. Customers may either rent AR glasses from Star Cutter or purchase their own set. When an incident occurs, an AR session is initiated through a service request and the connection made via wireless technologies. Connecting via a PC, the Star Cutter technician is able to see exactly what the operator is seeing on the machine, enabling remote training, immediate insight on machine tool issues, execution of simple maintenance tasks and assistance with applications setup.

Products • October 8, 2022

MAINDO

MAINDO embodies Industry 4.0 principles by integrating, sharing and enhancing data generated by Marposs systems focused on quality control, production processes and environmental conditions. Data that is typically stored in separate domains --- such as machine parameters, production process information, inspection results and continuous improvement process information -- are brought together to into a single view to provide information for failure detection and prediction. Root cause analysis and domain know-how bring at-a-glance information to all stakeholders with customizable dashboards.

News • October 7, 2022

Hermeus to use Velo3D’s printers to build hypersonic aircraft

Velo3D, a metal additive manufacturing technology company for mission-critical parts, announced that Hermeus, a company developing hypersonic aircraft for defense and commercial applications, has acquired two Velo3D Sapphire printers for high-volume production: an original Sapphire and a large-format Sapphire XC.

Products • October 7, 2022

X-Head Quick-Change Milling Head System

Milling heads mount to a variety of available shank lengths for even greater versatility, with short and long- reach capability for a variety of overhang lengths. Head changes only require a simple turn of a wrench, eliminating the need to remove the holder from the machine to change the cutter. Users also eliminate the need to reset tool lengths thanks to a secure and reliable connection that provides exchange accuracies within 50 microns.

Articles • October 5, 2022 • William Leventon

All-in-one tool grinder

Rollomatic's six-axis GrindSmart 660XW allows users to employ an ultralean process that eliminates the need for multiple machines and setups.

Products • October 5, 2022

GENOS M560V-5AX Machining Center

The GENOS M560V-5AX is built with a double-column machine design, affording it maximum structural integrity. The machine offers an impressive working envelope with a 500mm table and wide axis travels (X: 1,050 mm, Y: 560 mm, Z: 460 mm), while still maintaining a compact footprint of 2,515 mm x 3,750 mm. Further optimizing the machine's design, the GENOS M560V-5AX includes a trunnion table positioned parallel to the front of the machine which allows for easier access to the table and good visibility during machining.

Products • October 5, 2022

ECO Suite Plus

ECO suite plus builds upon the prior technology releases by providing management and control of specific machine operations and peripheral devices during the machining process and in idle mode. Both the Thermo-Friendly Concept and ECO technologies are powered by Okuma's proprietary OSP control, a Windows-based, open-architecture platform which offers maximum machining capabilities to users.

News • October 4, 2022

Renishaw showcases factory-of-the-future technologies

Global engineering technologies company Renishaw demonstrated at IMTS its latest metrology and manufacturing equipment that the company says will help customers digitalize their processes.

Products • October 4, 2022

ProShop SAFE

ProShop SAFE is a managed encrypted file store (end to end, and at rest) that securely and seamlessly translates into the browser experience. User-definable File Access Security Groups (FASG) within the User Module of ProShop enable security administrators to define permissions of all folders and files within the file store, and provide read/write/execute, or forbid access, to any configuration of approved folders, subfolders, and files.

Videos • October 1, 2022

IMTS 2022 Booth Visit with Machine Control Technologies

Machine Control Technologies Inc.'s Steven Yu introduces the MCT 6000H rotary tool cutter and grinder machine during IMTS 2022.

Videos • October 1, 2022

IMTS 2022 Booth Visit with Star Cutter Co.

Star Cutter Co.'s Aaron Remsing, product manager, and Jeremy Hubbard, application engineer, demonstrate the new blade grinding capabilities of its flagship NXT Tool Grinder machine.

Videos • October 1, 2022

IMTS 2022 Booth Visit with Schütte Corp.

Justin Smith, an application engineer for Schütte Corp., shows off the newest developments of Schütte's 335 Linear CNC tool grinding machine.