Software & Digital Solutions

Despite automation's advantages, the machining industry has yet to put down the pen and paper.

Swedish researchers break down the causes of tool coating degradation.

Dynamic Motion application provides constant chip load machining with efficient cutting conditions.

Caron Engineering's Tool Monitoring Adaptive Control system helps cut difficult-to-machine materials.

Siemens Digital Industries Software announced the immediate availability of Siemens Opcenter software, a cohesive portfolio of software solutions for manufacturing operations management (MOM). Siemens Opcenter expands on the heritage of Siemens' recognized MOM software by uniting these products in a single, connected cloud-ready portfolio with a harmonized user experience that can help manufacturers meet demands for production efficiency, quality, visibility and reduced time to production.

Siemens Digital Industries Software announces the availability of the latest version of Solid Edge software, which features numerous enhancements that will enable small and medium-sized manufacturing companies to accelerate product development and manufacturing processes. Through new features such as augmented reality, expanded validation tools, model-based definition and 2D Nesting, Solid Edge 2020 provides next generation technologies to enhance collaboration and fully digitalize the design-to-manufacturing process.

Marposs Monitoring Solutions can monitor both machines and machine processes by detecting machine conditions and mitigating crashes while providing vital data on the condition of machine components, supporting predictive and preventive maintenance.

Cutting Tool Engineering Owner/Publisher Dennis Spaeth walked the aisles at EASTEC 2019 with his trusty camera in hand. Take a look at some of the highlights captured along the way.

Green is the color of collaboration FANUC America Corporation. Here, Senior Marketing Analyst Joseph M. Baldiga shows off one of the company's cage-free collaborative robots, which can safely work in the same space as humans.

FANUC's new Intelligent Human Machine Interface (iHMI) featured prominently at the company's booth during EASTEC 2019 last month.

KENT, Wash. and HANOVER, N.H.—OMAX Corporation, a manufacturer of abrasive waterjet systems, plans to join forces with Hypertherm, a U.S. based manufacturer of industrial cutting systems and software, following the signing of a definitive merger agreement that establishes OMAX as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hypertherm.

Hurco is proud to partner with educational institutions to train the next generation of CNC machinists.