Software

Automation

U.K. Shop Is Turned On To Lights-Out Machining

Fisadco Engineering, a Hull, United Kingdom precision machining firm, had some reservations about unmanned machining, but it has become a staunch advocate since it installed a Tornado 220M lights-out turning package from Colchester CNC (Kalamazoo, Michigan) in 2004.

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Medical

Implanting Productivity

With the new software, programming is done off-line at the company with completed programs being sent to the machine. As result, setup time is reduced because it takes very little to prove out the program at the machine. Before implementing the system, a lot more time was spent at the machine writing and editing the program before the first part was made.

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Monitoring Tools On A Rotary Transfer Machine

For this precision machining firm, tool monitoring is extending tool life, improving machine uptime and reducing cycle times.

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CAD/CAM

In-House Productivity Preserves CAM Investment

This shop launched a major upgrade of many of its manufacturing operations 3 years ago. The facility received ten new CNC machine tools, three multi-spindle turning centers and five mill/turn machines. To achieve the expected return on investment for the biggest machine, new CAD and CAM systems were installed.

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Changing Shop Management Software Takes Teamwork

Manufacturer’s hardware platform and shop software upgrades bring added flexibility, simplicity and speed to the network and its processes.

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CNC Upgrades Breathe New Life Into Brownies

Used in lean manufacturing processes, multis can suffer from long setup times. Upgraded Brownies often compete very favorably with multis on medium-length runs.

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Monitoring Perishable Tools On Automatics

Monitoring tool wear is an essential component to getting greater productivity and lower costs from a machine tool.

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CAD/CAM

Turning Small Parts In A Big Way

True to its Southern heritage, Count On Tools (Gainesville, Georgia) makes money the old fashioned way: By earning it. This shop does so by manufacturing complex parts on its multi-axis CNC Swiss smarter and more efficiently than other suppliers to the printed circuit board (PCB) industry.

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Networking Your Multi-Spindles

This Ohio shop is looking forward to major benefits from real-time data acquisition.

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Monitoring Improves Machine Up Time And Shop Efficiency

Systems for monitoring the machining process not only allow tool wear and tool breakage to be detected at an early stage, but they also provide a process assessment and optimization functions that can be used to improve machine utilization and thus improve the return on machine capital cost.

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