Software & Digital Solutions

Articles • October 1, 2015 • Steve Kidd

Constant chip load machining

A Seattle shop reaps the benefits of constant chip load machining, according to the October Get With The Program column in Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Articles • September 1, 2015 • David McPhail

US among lowest-cost locations for manufacturing

While the U.S. greenback has markedly appreciated in the last year, the Boston Consulting Group's Global Manufacturing Cost-Competitiveness Index shows that the U.S. remains one of the lowest-cost locations for manufacturing in the developed world. Productivity increases are largely responsible, and a key factor in this success is a relentless push to data-driven manufacturing.

Products • September 1, 2015

Dashboards Feature for Monitoring Software

5ME's new Dashboards feature allows users to create a one-screen view of machine tool performance data pertinent to their job function.

Products • September 1, 2015

GibbsCAM 2015 Software for Production Machining

3D Systems has begun shipping the latest version of GibbsCAM, its software for production machining.

Products • September 1, 2015

CMM-Manager 3.5 Software

Nikon Metrology announces CMM-Manager 3.5 for Nikon's iNexiv vision measuring equipment.

News • August 13, 2015

Fastenal industrial vending machines reach milestone

Earlier this summer Fastenal installed an additional FAST Solutions industrial vending machine within the Terex Mixer manufacturing plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Given how many vending devices (machines and lockers) Fastenal installs during a typical business day, it was a commonplace event — except in one regard: that particular machine represented the 50,000th FAST Solutions device concurrently installed at Fastenal customer sites worldwide.

News • August 6, 2015

MTConnect announces student challenge

College students with an interest in bringing together software and hardware solutions to improve manufacturing operations now have an opportunity to leverage their creativity through the MTConnect Student Challenge, a competition that invites submissions for both ideas and applications utilizing the MTConnect standard.

Articles • August 1, 2015 • Matthew Jaster

Preplanned Maintenance

This month Cutting Tool Engineering covers preventive maintenance system for a rotary table.

Articles • August 1, 2015 • Christopher Tate

CAM software considerations

Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas (MHPSA) is setting up a new facility in Texas to support the service operation of our business. The new shop is fully operational, but decisions are still being made on items such as tooling and CAM systems.

Articles • August 1, 2015 • Kip Hanson

Crib Sheet

Tool management systems prevent mistakes and boost the bottom line.

Videos • July 23, 2015

New LIFE for old spindles

GMN USA video report offers insight into spindle repair.

News • July 10, 2015

NIMS, Autodesk create CAM standards

Design and engineering software manufacturer Autodesk Inc. and the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) have partnered to develop the first-ever industry-recognized CAM standards and credentials. These will enhance education and training programs to meet 21st century demands for skilled CAM programmers, designers and engineers. It's estimated that almost 100,000 jobs will be created by 2024.