Software & Digital Solutions

Quality Control automation software provider High QA has released Version 5.0 of its comprehensive Inspection Manager (IM). The new version features the next level of Quality 4.0 standards and increased automation.

VERICUT Force is the standard for NC program optimization. Force optimization can reduce machining times up to 25 percent or more, produce better quality parts, and extend tool life up to 2X.

Systima Technologies Inc., Kirkland, Washington, manufactures components for the defense, space and commercial markets. The company was founded in 2008 but has quadrupled in the four years since 2015.

Sandvik Coromant wins the Technical Excellence Award from Ford Motor Co. for tool and process monitoring application of a gear grinding operation. The award was presented at a ceremony in Michigan on Nov. 7, 2019.

Company turns to TDM Systems to control and optimize its tooling data.

A little spending now can keep machine shops up and earning.

Two organizations spearheading separate efforts to create a common language for machine tools causes confusion in the industry.

The latest release of SURFCAM features toolpath associativity for the facemill cycle, the option to extend the solution's parallel lace toolpath, enhanced additive undercutting, and a total of about 30 updates. Alongside the new SURFCAM 2020.1, the optional CAD for CAM Designer module has now replaced Part Modeler.

Productive Robotics Inc. announced the launch of its updated software for the company's full line of OB7 collaborative robots. The software update enhances OB7's connectivity, allowing for efficient integration with other equipment and for easily accessible status monitoring.

JETCAM International s.a.r.l. announced the launch of new versions of JETCAM Expert and JETCAM Orders Controller (JOC), containing various new features and enhancements.

Manufacturers are looking to lower costs and increase speed without sacrificing quality. This means getting more done in less time with less manpower, less scrap and fewer mistakes. To do this, the manufacturing industry is investing more in automation.

Smart manufacturing, or Industry 4.0, is transforming manufacturing back into an economic powerhouse. Industry 4.0 helps companies digitally transform manufacturing operations to provide new capabilities, reduce costs, empower teams, improve decision-making and create better ways of doing business.