Software

Medical 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.

Shop Management Software 21 Oct 2004

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.

CNC & Machine Controls 27 Feb 2004

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.

CNC & Machine Controls 27 Feb 2004

Monitoring Perishable Tools On Automatics

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

CAD/CAM 7 Jan 2004

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.

CNC & Machine Controls 1 Nov 2003

Networking Your Multi-Spindles

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

CNC & Machine Controls 1 Sep 2003

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.

CNC & Machine Controls 15 Mar 2003

Can You Afford To Ignore Tool Monitoring?

In production, eliminating variability is the key to making good parts consistently. Cutting tool condition is a critical variable in the process. With a return on investment, in many cases, of less than a month, in-process tool monitoring is a cost-effective way to help plan and verify a shop's cutting tool strategy.

SPC Innovations, In-machine gaging and attachments