General Shop Equipment & Supplies

MecSoft Europe GmbH has announced the availability of VisualCAM 2014 for Geomagic, a major version release for MecSoft's integrated CAM solution for 3D Systems' CAD software, Geomagic Design (formerly Alibre).

The TRIBOS-Mini HSK-E 20 polygonal toolholder is a standardized precision toolholder for micro machining with the HSK-E 20 spindle interface from SCHUNK.

All Baumer GigE and USB3 Vision cameras are now available with the newly released version 2.2 of the Baumer GAPI software development kit (SDK).

GF Machining Solutions has announced the System 3R TRANSFORMER, a modular automation system designed to integrate with a variety of technologies.

MultiCam introduces a combination plasma head for its popular 3000 and 6000 series CNC plasma machines that is for production cutting of diverse materials.

Besides the basic rpm/sfm, ipm/fpt, Math Conversions and Drill Chart References, the new Android version of the Machinist Journeyman app from Smart Calculations LLC includeds advanced Milling Calculations such as Radial Chip Thinning Factor, Ballnose Effective Diameter and 45 Degree Lead Milling.

For Microlution Inc., which reports more than 100 micromilling and laser machining platforms installed worldwide, growth has been a constant since its inception in 2005.

Hexagon Metrology's Gary Hobart, the company's national sales manager, demonstrates the Optiv Performance multisensor optical measurement system equipped with a rotary table and a chromatic white-light sensor.

A shop that cylindrical-grinds tungsten-carbide is running into trouble maintaining optimal parameters when switching to a larger diameter. Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering's Grinding Doc Video Series, offers some insight.

Following the theme of the past two Shop Operations columns, here are some additional tips and tricks for operating a CNC lathe.

Reduce equipment uptime and improve productivity when friction welding cutting tool shanks to heads. Replacing an old friction welding machine with a refurbished one.