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Indiana Technology and Manufacturing Companies (ITAMCO) has released three new bundled apps: CNC Machinist, Practical Machinist and Ultimate Machinist. These app bundles contain ITAMCO's most popular apps and are offered at reduced prices through the Apple App Store.
The CNC Machinist App Bundle has four apps that will help users build a CNC program and the settings to send to a CNC machine tool, including:
• Feed Rate Calculator calculates feed rate and speeds
• Grid Pattern Support gives X and Y positions for a grid pattern program
• Bolt Hole Circle Calculator calculates coordinates of a bolt hole circle based on the number of holes and X, Y coordinates
• iDNC, an iOS DNC settings app for CNC machine tool controls. DNC settings for multiple machine controls and types including, but not limited to, FANUC, Siemens, Mazak, Okuma, Haas. Also includes FTP (file transfer protocol) client server for part programs for CNC controls such as FANUC.
The price of the CNC Machinist App Bundle is $1.99. (Individual apps are $1.00 each.)
The four apps in Practical Machinist cover the basic tasks for the machinist, including:
• Feed Rate Calculator calculates feed rate and speeds
• Drill Tap calculates different size drills, taps, bolts, screws, and nuts
• Metal Weight Calculator calculates weights of different types of metals in various shapes
• Measure Threads measures threads with wire and calculates the best wire size
The price of the Practical Machinist App Bundle is $1.99. (Individual apps are $1.00 each.)
The Ultimate Machinist contains the 10 apps that every machinist needs, including:
• Feed Rate Calculator calculates feed rate and speeds
• Drill Tap calculates different size drills, taps, bolts, screws, and nuts
• Metal Weight Calculator calculates weights of different types of metals in various shapes
• Measure Threads measures threads with wire and calculates the best wire size
• Bolt Hole Circle Calculator calculates coordinates of a bolt hole circle based on the number of holes and X, Y coordinates
• Ball Nose Calculator calculates step-over and depth of cut for a ball nose end mill
• Sine Bar Calculator calculates the gage block stack, 1st angle, and/or 2nd angle given the sine bar size and one of the other variables
• Drill Point Calculator calculates drill point depth and countersink depth or angles
• Thermal Expansion Calculator calculates changes in dimensions or thermal expansion coefficient of a substance related to its thermodynamic property when heated, and expanding or contracting when cooled
• Surface Finish Calculator converts values between speed, corner radius, and surface finish value
The price of the Ultimate Machinist App Bundle is $4.99. (Individual apps are $1.00 each.)
The apps require iOS6.1 and can be purchased through the Apple App Store in iTunes. They are compatible with the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
Related Glossary Terms
- computer numerical control ( CNC)
computer numerical control ( CNC)
Microprocessor-based controller dedicated to a machine tool that permits the creation or modification of parts. Programmed numerical control activates the machine’s servos and spindle drives and controls the various machining operations. See DNC, direct numerical control; NC, numerical control.
- countersink
countersink
Tool that cuts a sloped depression at the top of a hole to permit a screw head or other object to rest flush with the surface of the workpiece.
- depth of cut
depth of cut
Distance between the bottom of the cut and the uncut surface of the workpiece, measured in a direction at right angles to the machined surface of the workpiece.
- direct numerical control ( DNC)
direct numerical control ( DNC)
Method of transferring CNC code from the CAD/CAM system to the machine tool.
- feed
feed
Rate of change of position of the tool as a whole, relative to the workpiece while cutting.
- milling machine ( mill)
milling machine ( mill)
Runs endmills and arbor-mounted milling cutters. Features include a head with a spindle that drives the cutters; a column, knee and table that provide motion in the three Cartesian axes; and a base that supports the components and houses the cutting-fluid pump and reservoir. The work is mounted on the table and fed into the rotating cutter or endmill to accomplish the milling steps; vertical milling machines also feed endmills into the work by means of a spindle-mounted quill. Models range from small manual machines to big bed-type and duplex mills. All take one of three basic forms: vertical, horizontal or convertible horizontal/vertical. Vertical machines may be knee-type (the table is mounted on a knee that can be elevated) or bed-type (the table is securely supported and only moves horizontally). In general, horizontal machines are bigger and more powerful, while vertical machines are lighter but more versatile and easier to set up and operate.
- step-over
step-over
Distance between the passes of the toolpath; the path spacing. The distance the tool will move horizontally when making the next pass. Too great of a step-over will cause difficulty machining because there will be too much pressure on the tool as it is trying to cut with too much of its surface area.
- tap
tap
Cylindrical tool that cuts internal threads and has flutes to remove chips and carry tapping fluid to the point of cut. Normally used on a drill press or tapping machine but also may be operated manually. See tapping.
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