Exact Replica
From simple bushings to critical engine components, producing replacement aircraft parts requires unwavering commitment.
Product Category
Software & Digital Solutions
hyperMILL CAM Software
The customised process feature, or CPF, is a special feature technology built into the hyperMILL CAM system. CPFs allow companies to define individual corporate standards for automated programming. Possible applications extend far beyond conventional features. OPEN MIND Technologies AG has enhanced the 2011 version of its CAM software, hyperMILL, adding an expanded and improved feature technology.
Quadra-Chek Metrology Software
HEIDENHAIN announces the latest version of their PC-based QUADRA-CHEK Metrology software providing advanced functionality for inspection measurement machines.
Get a (new) life
END USER: A large aerospace manufacturer. CHALLENGE: Avoid buying a new machine by retaining use of a 25-year-old lathe. SOLUTION: Rebuild the lathe and retrofit it with a new control. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Infinity Rebuild Inc., (704) 588-4995, www.infinityrebuild.com
Simulating and optimizing multitasking
The Get With The Program column in the January 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering addresses how software can simulate and optimize multitask machines.
Seal the deal
A shop combines two machines to efficiently produce a gas hose seal.
Self-aware roughing toolpaths
The Get With The Program column for the October 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine discusses Mastercam's Dynamic Mill, which offers self-aware roughing toolpaths.
From machines to putting greens
Part Time column for the October 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering magazine visits with an Indianapolis shop that machines robotic mower components.
Fast and Furious
Manufacturers large and small develop strategies to quickly redesign and machine new parts for military customers.
PostWorks Version 11.3
NCCS (Numerical Control Computer Sciences) announce that PostWorks Version 11.3 is available for general release.
3500i CNC
ACU-RITE's 3500i CNC control has been designed with innovative, operator-oriented enhancements that will facilitate an intuitive transition for customers to the next generation of control technology.
Holemaking Calculator
The Allied Machine & Engineering Corp. HOLEMAKING Calculator is an easy-to-use guide that helps any machinist efficiently run tooling, minimizing the chance for scrapped material or broken tooling.