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Machine tools tap AI
Artificial intelligence is showing promise in a variety of machining-related applications.
Keeping the family together: People & Companies
Keith Jennings reflects on the for better or worse nature of family businesses.
Tool monitoring adaptive control for cutting difficult materials
Caron Engineering's Tool Monitoring Adaptive Control system helps cut difficult-to-machine materials.
Opcenter Software
Siemens Digital Industries Software announced the immediate availability of Siemens Opcenter software, a cohesive portfolio of software solutions for manufacturing operations management (MOM). Siemens Opcenter expands on the heritage of Siemens' recognized MOM software by uniting these products in a single, connected cloud-ready portfolio with a harmonized user experience that can help manufacturers meet demands for production efficiency, quality, visibility and reduced time to production.
Solid Edge 2020 Software
Siemens Digital Industries Software announces the availability of the latest version of Solid Edge software, which features numerous enhancements that will enable small and medium-sized manufacturing companies to accelerate product development and manufacturing processes. Through new features such as augmented reality, expanded validation tools, model-based definition and 2D Nesting, Solid Edge 2020 provides next generation technologies to enhance collaboration and fully digitalize the design-to-manufacturing process.
Heavy Duty HEPA Vac Industrial Vacuum Cleaner
EXAIR's new 30-gallon Heavy Duty HEPA Vac is a powerful, HEPA-quality, industrial vacuum cleaner. This smaller volume drum means that it will fit in tighter spaces and is suited for less frequent or lower volume applications.
Genior Modular GEMCMS-02 Machine Monitoring System
Marposs Corp. has announced the availability of its Genior Modular GEMCMS-02 single-channel, compact machine monitoring system for collision monitoring and crash damage mitigation in machine tools. The GEMCMS-02 can be used as a stand-alone system or in combination with other Genior Modular solutions, achieving both collision detection and process monitoring simultaneously and visualizing the processes in parallel.
TRACER 65V/80V Hydrodynamic Magazine Bar Feeder
The large-capacity TRACER 65V/80V hydrodynamic magazine bar feeder from CNC Indexing & Feeding Technologies can accommodate bars up to 12' long in diameters from 10mm to 65mm and, following a simple channel change, up to 80mm in diameter. The feeder holds multiple bars, depending on the diameter size.
