Preset in stone
When tool pre setters are integrated into a shop, a key question is who will take the measurements.
Operation / Process
Setup & Tool Presetting
Origin Presetter
Parlec Inc. has introduced the Origin, a compact tool measurement and inspection system that weighs 140 lbs.
Software for hardware
Tool data management optimizes production resources and data.
Metalworking product review for September 2013
A collection of metalworking products for your review.
Let’s chat
Are machine shops ready to use MTConnect, an open and royalty free standard intended to foster greater interoperability between manufacturing devices and software applications?
Stop calling it a presetter!
The May 2013 Get With The Program column addresses the benefits of CNC tool measuring and presetting software.
Building Growth
Dynomax Inc. is taking self sufficiency to a new level. For example, while machine tool builders often use their machines to produce parts for making other machines, Dynomax stands out by building machines for its own contract part manufacturing operation.
Tool presetters
Koma Precision Inc. offers tool presetters in six models manufactured by its partner Elbo Controlli. The presetters are constructed with a solid-granite column and base.
Spot On
The timing of the IMTS trade show in Chicago last September couldn't have been better for Jason Bromiley. As vice president and co-owner of John R. Bromiley Machine Co. Inc., a job shop in Chalfont, Pa., Bromiley has the lead role in company plans to expand into aerospace manufacturing. Early last fall, the firm already was working on attaining the requisite certification (AS 9100B and ISO 9001:2008). And, as IMTS rolled around, Bromiley was in the market for equipment that would both streamline his shop's current w
Price-Conscious Presetters
Low-cost presetters for entry level users. Shops that think tool presetters are too costly and too complicated should take another look.
Ready, Preset, Go
This article reviews the basics of coordinate systems and machine programming as a basis for presetting tools. The process for setting tool offsets is described with an explanation of the G-codes involved. In an accompanying article, the author tells how his company built its own presetter.
Presetters Produce Profit
There are a variety of presetters on the market. All reduce machine downtime by allowing shops to set up tools offline. This article discusses the different presetter types and the impact that these differences will have on the instrument's price and functionality.