Machining
Material removal through cutting, turning, milling, drilling, grinding, tapping and more using machinery such as laser cutting systems, plasma cutting systems, oxyfuel cutting systems, milling machines, drill presses, lathes, horizontal machining centers, vertical machining centers, turning centers, multitasking machines, electrical discharge machines and other equipment assisted by Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM), Computer Numerical Control (CNC), automation and robotics.
Seeing Double: How Smart Factories Use Digital Twins
Implementing digital twins in your shop allows you to understand what is happening in your machines now and in the future. The data allows you to extract meaning.
Implementing digital twins in your shop allows you to understand what is happening in your machines now and in the future. The data allows you to extract meaning.
By implementing intelligent toolpath strategies, one company was able to reduce cycle time for one part from 40 minutes to 10-to-15 minutes by achieving a full depth of cut, increasing feeds and speeds, and normalizing the load on the tool. How low can you go with these solutions?
June manufacturing technology orders climbed 6.5 percent over May to $373.2 million.
A heavy equipment manufacturer is using a 6-axis robotic arm equipped with a drilling spindle to very precisely make holes in structural steel up to 1 inch thick. The solution is one-third the cost of traditional drilling but performs many other applications and requires just one operator.
Their new Gleason GP300ES shapes high precision internal and external gears.
Starrag USA Inc. (Hebron, Kentucky) has hired Carlos Castro to serve as sales manager, Mexico.
They will advance the ANS Triboconditioning process that reduces friction and wear on a variety of honed parts and components.
Starrag USA Inc. (Hebron, Kentucky) has hired Carlos Castro to serve as sales manager, Mexico.
Located in Fremont, it will service manufacturers in the Bay Area, Northern California and parts of Nevada.
New cloud-based laser-cutting quotation software from ipLaser typically more than halves the time and manual input required by laser-cutting companies to prepare precise estimates for industries using their services.
Starrag USA Inc. (Hebron, Kentucky) has hired Carlos Castro to serve as sales manager, Mexico.
Machine shops will remain competitive by utilizing jig grinding on a 5-axis machining center to produce complex parts that require milling and grinding surfaces. In addition to ROI, manufacturers will achieve better accuracy and productivity, among other advantages.
MB Metal Technologies’ Sketchbook2 software greatly simplifies the process of programming the company’s benchtop, fixed-mounted, integrated, and portable dot peen marking equipment. The user sees and can easily change text and logos before marking begins.
Dante Payva, Sammy Shabib, Heather Natal and Jon Carlson will focus on growing their milling, EDM and laser texturing lines of business.
Circular machining with low radial engagement and constant feed per tooth extends tool life by minimizing heat and vibration when machining extremely hard materials. CAM and control developers are making it easier for any size shop to add this technique to their capabilities.
On Sept. 14-15, Mazak Corp. (Florence, KY) will host an open house at its new Florida technical center in Orlando. The company established the fully staffed facility to provide manufacturers with easy access to demonstrations of the latest in advanced Mazak manufacturing technologies, along with sales, service, application and training support.
They add dedicated personnel to their service and customer support operations.
June manufacturing technology orders climbed 6.5 percent over May to $373.2 million.
Siemens (Munich, Germany) recently announced that is has been named a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Industrial IoT Platforms and Applications in Manufacturing 2021 Vendor Assessment (doc # US47956021, July 2021).
On Sept. 14-15, Mazak Corp. (Florence, KY) will host an open house at its new Florida technical center in Orlando. The company established the fully staffed facility to provide manufacturers with easy access to demonstrations of the latest in advanced Mazak manufacturing technologies, along with sales, service, application and training support.
On Sept. 14-15, Mazak Corp. (Florence, KY) will host an open house at its new Florida technical center in Orlando. The company established the fully staffed facility to provide manufacturers with easy access to demonstrations of the latest in advanced Mazak manufacturing technologies, along with sales, service, application and training support.
Now cranking out 500,000 face shields per week, Mursix used its MC Machinery CO2 laser and wire EDM to switch gears from sinking auto parts and turned itself into a major PPE manufacturer. The company’s co-owner, a former ER nurse, hustled with her engineers to develop a medically compliant prototype that went into production within just a few days.
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