General Shop Equipment & Supplies

OptiRest is the latest 3D high-speed toolpath from Mastercam.

Mastercam from CNC Software Inc. is known for powerful NC programming, but it also delivers a suite of shop-tested design tools including 3D surfacing and solids.

Verisurf Software Inc. has announced the newest release of Verisurf X, version 6.

Due to be made available in September from Vero Software, VISI 20 is a substantial release with many new features in all areas of the product, providing further solutions for mold, tool and die makers.

Kentech Inc. announces the release of our new and enhanced versions of its KipwareM and KipwareT Conversational CNC Programming Software for Milling and Turning.

Metronix Meßgeräte und Elektronik GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany, has added Safe Torque Off functionality to its DIS-2 decentralized drive system, which can be used as a smart drive or mounted on a servo to create a standalone smart motor.

Dr. Jeffrey Badger, the host of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine's Grinding Doc Video Series, fields a question from a shop truing its diamond wheels offline, then remounting them onto the non-tapered spindle without using an adapter. The shop wondered whether its tight wheel tolerances negate the need for an adapter in the 31st episode of the video series.

END USER: Tivoly Inc., (802) 873-6003, www.tivoly.com. CHALLENGE: Significantly reduce downtime on a flute grinding machine. SOLUTION: Rebuild the flute grinder. SOLUTION PROVIDER: International Tool Machines (ITM), (386) 446-0500, www.itmfl.com

The Lead Angle column in the July 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering addresses the growing interest in retaining manufacturing workers through training and retraining.

Look Ahead feature looks at a laser-assisted turning process using diamond tools.

Many workers — from newbies to experienced machinists — can benefit from CNC training.

Deburring recommendations for small machine shops with tight tolerances.