Software

CNC & Machine Controls 18 Apr 2006

In-Machine Gaging Automates Part Inspection

SPC Innovations' line of in-machine gages may provide an automated solution to some of the issues with post-process inspection.

CAD/CAM 25 Oct 2005

Software Meets Shop's Multitasking Machine Programming Needs

Structure Medical is not new to the medical supply industry; it is a spin-off of a company called Inovo, which is a manufacturer of oxygen regulators used in hospitals, nursing homes and the like. Inovo’s principals had been looking for growth opportunities.

CAD/CAM 14 Sep 2005

Shop Jumps Into CNC Machining

Although this shop was already established and highly successful, it recently decided to make the "jump" into CNC machines, acquiring three new machines.

Shop Management Software 18 Aug 2005

Shop Management Software Helps All The Shop's Managers

Here’s a case where free shop management software proved so valuable to a company that it purchased three more seats of it in a short amount of time.

Turning Machines 24 May 2005

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.

CAD/CAM 18 Feb 2005

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.

Transfer Machines 18 Feb 2005

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.

CAD/CAM 18 Jan 2005

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.