Data-Driven Manufacturing
Mastercam 2018 Mill Emphasizes Speed and Automation
CNC Software’s Mastercam 2018 mill offers 2D high speed tool paths, 3D enhancements, and multi-axis features that combine with additional enhancements in a package intended to improve shopfloor productivity.
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The Biggest Bang for Your Automation Buck
Bar feeders are the primary automation option for the precision turned parts shop. Selecting the best bar feeder for the application is important for maximizing the production benefits of this technology.
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Automation with a Purpose
Sustainability demands change, as this shop has done for almost 80 years. The current agent for change is automation. This article tells the story of how this company decided what it needed and then found suppliers to help make it happen.
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M800 Monitoring Control Ensures Transparency
Mitsubishi Laser’s M800 control technology for the Advanced 800 Series eX-F fiber laser machine features a customizable home page and status bar to access data.
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Collision Monitoring System Reacts in 1 Millisecond
Marposs Corp.’s Brankamp CMS-02 stand-alone system for collision monitoring and crash damage mitigation in machine tools reacts in 1 millisecond, sending a stop signal to E-Stop that helps to alleviate or even eliminate machine crashes.
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KC SmartPort Briefing Examines Industry 4.0
KC SmartPort held its seventh annual industry briefing featuring a panel of manufacturing industry leaders discussing how the rapidly changing field is moving toward automation, with big data facilitating breakthroughs in process improvement.
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Industry 4.0 is on its Way
We know Industry 4.0 is coming, so capital equipment manufacturers are preparing by equipping their machine and ancillary equipment to be ready for installation of Industry 4.0 compatibility. Read this article about ways one machine tool builder is taking to prepare for the change.
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Digital Optical Comparator Compares Parts to CAD Data
VisionX Inc.’s Gen2 VisionGauge digital optical comparator is an inspection and measurement system that has CAD auto-align and CAD auto-pass/fail tools that can compare parts to their CAD data automatically.
Read MoreHaas Automation Commemorates 30 Years of the VF-1
Haas Automation will commemorate 30 years of the VF-1 with a year-long Very First campaign, with the campaign culminating at IMTS 2018 in Chicago.
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