General Shop Equipment & Supplies

FANUC FA America has introduced a new option which allows the Series 30i/31i/32i-MODEL B CNCs to be monitored remotely using tablet-type devices.

martCAMcnc has announced the release of SmartCAM V19.5. Version 19.5 continues the tradition of focusing the mid-year SmartCAM release on turning improvements, but also incorporates some milling enhancements that build on functionality introduced in version 19.0.

Zontec Inc. announced an update to its Synergy 2000 Multi-function Toolbox for its customers worldwide.

The new LCT Gantry from Techno Automation Linear Motion Systems provides a universal tool for various automation applications.

A host of new functionality has been unveiled in the latest release of Alphacam CNC software from Vero Software.

Edgecam 2013 R1 from Vero Software provides an intuitive environment for the comprehensive programming of all wire EDM machine tools.

A shop that grinds tungsten carbide with resin-bonded diamond wheels sought help to settle a disagreement over how hard to stick the wheel. Now that there are machines with auto-stickers, shop staffers are even more confused. Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, offers some suggestions in the 34th episode of the video series.

END USER: LMC Industries Inc., (636) 282-8080, www.lmcindustries.com. CHALLENGE: Heat treat tooling components in-house to reduce costs and turnaround times. SOLUTION: A dual-chamber heat-treatment furnace. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Lucifer Furnaces Inc., (800) 378-0095, www.luciferfurnances.com

A second item in the Look Ahead section of the October 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine covers an automatic, scalable component-testing system that combines acoustic and functional testing.

This Look Ahead item features a CNC gear honing machine that uses a honing wheel with external teeth and reduces the number of process stages.

There's no doubt that the U.S. manufacturing boom has created jobs. The question is, are they for humans or robots?

Auto parts manufacturer Mann+Hummel reaps the benefits of optical scanning.