Software & Digital Solutions

Products • April 3, 2021

Wire EDM Module

The new CAMWorks wire EDM module also includes enhanced feature recognition for non-planar geometry. Instead of the user needing to project the geometry for the top and bottom of the part and create 2D sketches, the new wire EDM software uses geometry directly from the solid model to construct and create the correct top and bottom profiles automatically.

Videos • April 1, 2021

Machine Tool Apps – Probe Technology at your Fingertips

Renishaw supports all of its probing hardware with easy to use software that compliments the full potential of machine tool probing applications.

Products • March 25, 2021

X-86m2 Series and CFast Card F-86

The X-86m2 series in the ultra-compact M.2 2242 form factor and the CFast™ card F-86 show off their full performance capabilities, especially as robust boot and application drives, and set themselves apart with a perfectly coordinated feature set. The key highlights are a high-quality 3D-NAND in pSLC mode, a SATA NAND flash controller specially developed for industrial requirements without additional DRAM, and fully optimized proprietary firmware. This makes both series the optimal storage solution for embedded systems and industrial applications, as well as for network devices where durability, system reliability and safety from power failure are imperative.

News • March 9, 2021

Eriez completes plant expansion

Eriez, a supplier of separation technologies, expanded its Wager Road manufacturing and testing facility that will support Eriez' strategic growth initiatives for global research and development, aftermarket repair and testing, and recycling equipment technology.

Products • March 8, 2021

REcreate

Designed to remove complexity, REcreate provides a single working environment from scan to manufacturable CAD model. The user can prepare CAD models and drawings from any point cloud data. Its fully featured CAD tool suite enables users to create complete and manufacturable CAD models as well as 2D engineering drawings. REcreate's analysis tools also enable manufacturing professionals to interrogate those 3D models and validate whether they are manufacturable before exporting as CAD or STL for computer aided manufacturing (CAM) or additive manufacturing processes.n

Products • March 5, 2021

Rotary Tube Pro 3

Common line cutting which allows operators to cut two or more parts so that they share at least one common line with one another. This provides greater material utilization and better consumable life. Costing for parts, nests, and jobs to include factors such as consumable wear, machine operating cost, labor costs, electricity, etc. Auto-select of material so operators can enter basic material descriptions in settings and automatically map to available materials. With this feature, operators no longer need to separately pick a material and thickness once a tube size and wall thickness is selected.n

Articles • March 3, 2021 • Christopher Tate

Maintain productivity when changing tools

The holy grail of tool management is the integration of tool storage, tool data transfer and tool condition monitoring, but many ways exist to keep machines running.

Articles • March 1, 2021 • William Leventon

Heavy-duty handling

Hermle AG's new automated HS flex heavy pallet-handling system has what it takes to handle large pallets.

Products • February 27, 2021

Advanced One Touch-Interactive Graphics Function (AOT-IGF)

With AOT onboard, a highly-intuitive graphical user interface provides step-by-step instructions that guide operators through the process of selecting material type, tooling, processes, and cutting motions for the desired part design. From there, the system then simulates the cutting process in a 3D graphical view before exporting the NC (numeric control) program. Using AOT to create custom programs allows shops to maximize their machine tool's full potential, while eliminating concern regarding correct program syntax.n

Articles • February 15, 2021

Software cuts turnaround time

Walter's Helitronic Tool Studio software combines ease of programming with great flexibility.

Videos • February 12, 2021

CGTech’s Vericut Force software extends cutting tool life

CGTech Inc.'s Vericut Force extends cutting tool life by using a manufacturer's recommended cutting parameters to optimize NC programs, keeping chip thickness maximized and constant.

News • February 12, 2021

Drag finishing equipment increases tooling life

Voestalpine Rotec GmbH, a global leader in the manufacture of precision steel pipes and tubes, integrated an automated Rösler drag finishing system, the R 4/700 SF, that doubled the usable life of stamping tools.