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5 ways to extend CNC spindle life
News May 26, 2016 Superior Spindle Service
5 ways to extend CNC spindle life
For most manufacturers, the productivity of their CNC equipment can be measured in fractions of seconds when it comes to things like cutting or grinding cycle times and the intervals between tool changes. The performance of the spindle—the workhorse of the CNC machine—has a dramatic impact on that productivity.
Tebis Launches Version 4.0 Release 2 CAD/CAM Software
Product May 24, 2016
Tebis Launches Version 4.0 Release 2 CAD/CAM Software
Tebis America announced the launch of its Version 4.0 Release 2 CAD/CAM software. This new launch is especially well-suited to the rough machining of deep cavities and is effective for hard material machining as well. In roughing, the DOC and the best utilization of cutting data ensure fast and cost-effective manufacturing while keeping tool costs low.
Get With The Program: Barrel-cutter CAM strategies
Article May 15, 2016 Alan Levine
Get With The Program: Barrel-cutter CAM strategies
Barrel cutters are applied for specialized milling applications, and recent advancements in CAM software expand the use of these tools. Geometrically, a barrel cutter has a large cutting radius on its side that closely matches the curvature of a part's surface and allows a large step-over between passes.
GibbsCAM 2016 Software
Product May 13, 2016
GibbsCAM 2016 Software
3D Systems announced the release of GibbsCAM 2016 software for production machining. Building on the Universal Kinematic Machine (UKM) technology of the previous edition, GibbsCAM 2016 delivers a variety of improvements to increase efficiency, accelerate programming speed, and enhance visualization and accuracy for CNC machine programming.
ITAMCO discusses Industrial Internet of Things
Video May 10, 2016
ITAMCO discusses Industrial Internet of Things
Joel Neidig, the business development and technology manager at Indiana Technology and Manufacturing Companies (ITAMCO), Plymouth, Ind., was among several guest speakers selected to present at the third innovation forum of "Building Tomorrow's World," which was part of Autodesk University 2015 in Las Vegas.
MachiningCloud adds Mitsubishi and Destiny Tool
News April 20, 2016
MachiningCloud adds Mitsubishi and Destiny Tool
MachiningCloud GmbH, a product content provider for cutting tools, CNC machines and workholding, today announced partnerships with Mitsubishi Materials and Destiny Tool to make product data from both companies available through its web-based platform, according to an announcement from MachiningCloud issued today.
QUADRA-CHEK Wedge Software
Product April 19, 2016
QUADRA-CHEK Wedge Software
HEIDENHAIN announced the latest software version of QUADRA-CHEK Wedge, which enables users to quickly and efficiently export data into an Excel format from their HEIDENHAIN QUADRA-CHEK evaluation electronics. QUADRA-CHEK users with video inspection, microscope applications, optical comparator inspection or CMM applications will find this update useful.
Suite of power-cutting control applications
Article April 15, 2016 William Leventon
Suite of power-cutting control applications
Machine tool idling, unnecessary pump rotation and continuously running peripheral equipment drive up machining costs. These energy wasters are in the crosshairs of a new suite of power-cutting control applications from Japanese machine tool builder Okuma Corp.
OS integrates machine tool into corporate network
Article April 15, 2016 William Leventon
OS integrates machine tool into corporate network
To bring all kinds of useful information right to a machine and facilitate a company's implementation of Industry 4.0 processing tools, INDEX Corp. has begun supplying its machine tools with a new operating system. Called Xpanel, the OS integrates a machine into a corporate network, allowing machine operators to receive information from other parts of an enterprise.
Accurate shop floor scheduling is important, but often hard to achieve
Article April 15, 2016 Kip Hanson
Accurate shop floor scheduling is important, but often hard to achieve
Without a manufacturing schedule, workpiece materials don't arrive on time, machine tools sit idle and customers fume. However, scheduling is difficult, especially when multiple-level assemblies and large numbers of components are involved. To meet this need, software companies have developed complex, integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.
News April 12, 2016
Gilman Precision debuts Web-based product design tool
Gilman Precision, Grafton, Wis., recently launched a web-based product configuration tool Intended to improve the process of viewing and adjusting product specifications. The Gilman 3D Linear Products CAD Configurator will serve engineers and other prospects by allowing them to select, view and insert Gilman 3D CAD models and 2D drawings directly into their own CAD systems, according to the company.
News April 12, 2016
Mastercam 2017 released for public testing worldwide
Mastercam 2017 is now in public beta, which means the next version of the software is available for testing by "currently maintained" Mastercam customers, according to a recent news release from CNC Software.

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