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PREDICTING DISTORTION
Go Figure: For Volkswagen and other early adopters, this new simulation software predicts welding distortions during early-stage conceptual engineering.
FASTENERS WITH PAIRED WAVE WASHER ALLOW CONSISTENT PIVOTING OF TWO METAL PANELS
PennEngineering® offers its PEM® SpotFast® fasteners, paired with a specially designed wave washer to allow reliable attachment of two thin metal parts in applications additionally requiring repeatable pivoting or hinging action. These self-clinching fasteners (Type SFW) permanently join the two metal components to create a flush-attachment connection without protrusions on either side.
HIGH PERFORMANCE, HIGH SPEED LASER ENGRAVING SYSTEM
Gravograph, Inc. offers the LS100Ex. With a marking speed of 2.4 m/s or 94.5 in/s, the LS100 Ex has a 60 percent higher performance than the previous generation of lasers. With a laser power ranging from 30W to 80W, it is an ideal solution for a host of
applications.
EASY-TO-CONFIGURE CONTROLLER CAN CONTROL UP TO 128 AXES SIMULTANEOUSLY
Delta Tau Data Systems, Inc. offers its Power PMAC Controller. With its ability to control up to 128 axes simultaneously, the Power PMAC is an easy-to-configure controller, whether for basic or sophisticated tasks.
REMOTELY, AUTOMATICALLY COLLECT, STORE AND REPORT MACHINE PRODUCTION, MAINTENANCE DATA
Okuma America developed MacMan-Net, an application for remotely and automatically collecting, storing and reporting machine production and maintenance data.
HIGHLY RELIABLE, HIGH PERFORMANCE CNC PROVIDES EXCELLENT COST TO PERFORMANCE RATIO
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms offers the 0i-D series, the latest in its line of high performance CNC systems. This CNC is the latest generation in the highly successful 0i family and provides customers with an excellent cost to performance ratio.
CNC CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR VERTICAL KNEE MILLS
Acu-Rite® offers MillPwr, a versatile two or three axes control/three axes readout system that satisfies the need for both manual and automated operations for milling machines.
THE ULTIMATE CONTROL FOR TOOLROOM AND SMALL LOT WORK
Southwestern Industries offers the ProtoTRAK CNC, the ultimate control for toolroom and small lot work. The ProtoTRAK CNC enables skilled machinists who work in small quantities to transition freely between manual and CNC operation.
FLEXIBLE CONTOURING CONTROL FOR CNC AND CYCLE LATHES
HEIDENHAIN offers the MANUALplus 620 that enables the machinist to quickly and efficiently program and machine workpieces without having to write NC programs.
BROCHURE DETAILS FULL COMPLEMENT OF WEB-ENABLED GRAPHIC OPERATOR INTERFACE TERMINALS
Red Lion Controls, Inc. announces the new G3 Series HMI Brochure, a 12-page, full color resource describing the company’s complete line of web-enabled, graphic operator interface terminals–from the value-priced G3 Kadet? to the full-featured G3 HMIs.
GENERAL PURPOSE MINIATURE ELECTRONIC TIMERS OFFER NEW TIMING APPLICATION POSSIBILITIES
Red Lion Controls offers the CUB3T’s, which are state-of-the-art products with Micro-Electronic technology, ideal for portable or stationary industrial applications.
ALL NEW CNC SYSTEM IDEAL FOR HIGH SPEED 5 AXIS MACHINING CENTERS
Fagor offer their 8070 ETX CNC control system, which is based upon an industrial hardened Windows operating system running on an XP-embedded platform, thus allowing the integration of a host of online software configurations for a true Open Architecture system.