Brass plate special
Part Time column for July 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.
Product Category
Software & Digital Solutions
Methodical maintenance
Advances in machine tool controls and software drive better maintenance.
Software for designing endmills
Get with the Program column for the July 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.
Drawing and sketching
Shop Operations column for the July 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.
Verify and trust
END USER: HydraForce Inc., (847) 793-2300, www.hydraforce.com. CHALLENGE: Maximize reliability and flexibility when machining hydraulic manifolds. SOLUTION: Software that simulates and verifies NC toolpaths. SOLUTION PROVIDER: CGTech, (949) 753-1050, www.cgtech.com
Restoring a massive machine
END USER: Hannon Electric Co., (330) 456-4728, www.hannonelectric.com. CHALLENGE: Achieving the required accuracy when machining large motor shafts held between centers on an engine lathe. SOLUTION: A re-engineered tailstock. SOLUTION PROVIDER: Riten Industries Inc., (800) 338-0027, www.riten.com
NCL
NCCS, the developer of NCL multiple-axis machining software for the aerospace, automotive and turbo machinery industry, announces new capabilities for multiaxis machining within NCL increasing overall productivity and tool path efficiency.
Maintaining the productivity party
END USER: North America Clutch Corp., (414) 267-4000, www.noram-clutch.com. CHALLENGE: Lower manufacturing costs. SOLUTION: An automated turning center. SOLUTION PROVIDERS: Amada Machine Tools America Inc., (847) 797-8700, www.amadamt.com; Progressive Machinery Inc., (414) 577-3200, www.progressivemachinerywi.com
CAD/CAM belongs on the shop floor
Get with the Program column for the May 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.
Finessing fins
Part Time column for the May 2010 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.
Enterprising solution
END USER: Sunrise Machine & Tool Inc., (800) 725-7761, www.sunrise-smt.com. CHALLENGE: Improve production control. SOLUTION: Enterprise resource planning software. SOLUTION PROVIDER: MIE Solutions Inc., (714) 786-6230, www.mie-solutions.com
NCL Version 9.8
NCCS (Numerical Control Computer Sciences), the developer of NCL multiple-axis machining software for the aerospace, automotive and turbo machinery industry, introduces new capabilities for multiaxis machining within NCL to reportedly increasing overall productivity and toolpath efficiency.