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Advance tool form technology For profile cutter A new option allows you to use profiled cutter shapes in the Global Roughing toolpath. Calculations use the exact cutter shape and precise material detection. this lead to reduce the number of re-roughing operations. Moreover, this offers new opportunities for conical tools or Z-step management according to the tool cutting length.Explore it today

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In the current highly competitive business environment, the manufacturing industry is facing constant challenges of producing innovative products at shortened time-to-market. On the contemporary path, technology transformation pushes past the conventional manufacturing process, innovatively and promptly. The need for efficiency in the manufacturing industry has never been greater and successful companies need to ensure that the costs associated with time, equipment and other investments are being considered and optimized. Detroit Engineered Products (DEP) proprietary product development platform MeshWorks, is a unique & powerful simulation tool that enables manufacturing organizations to increase throughput, identify process bottlenecks and inefficiencies within the production…

RevEng™ Software 2021 Features New Auto-Surfacing Capabilities for Creating Fast, High-Quality CAD Surfaces FARO® (Nasdaq: FARO), a global leader of 3D measurement, imaging, and realization solutions for the 3D Metrology, AEC (Architecture, Engineering & Construction), and Public Safety Analytics markets, today announced the release of FARO® RevEng™ Software 2021, the latest update to its RevEng software platform, which now features automatic surfacing capabilities (NURBS), creating surfaces quickly directly from scanned point clouds and meshes. As the most affordable and fastest reverse engineering Scan-to-CAD software solution available, RevEng 2021 helps users get work done faster by reducing data capture time and…

Maintenance tips and assembly procedures on automated tools explained by Division Manager Lee Coleman Suhner Machining recently filmed a series of maintenance tip and unit assembly videos at the company’s North American Service Center, housed on the campus of corporate headquarters in Rome, Georgia.  The presentation of the procedures was done by Division Manager and longtime Suhner team leader, Lee Coleman.  These “hands on” demonstrations would interest any customer or maintenance personnel currently using or planning to employ Suhner automated tools in their shop or production facility.  According to Coleman, “We made these videos as the first in a series. …

The new partnership will provide manufacturers a path to greater automation and Industry 4.0 adoption Hexagon, a global leader in sensor, software, and autonomous technologies, and Plex Systems, the leader in cloud-delivered smart manufacturing solutions, today announced a new strategic partnership.  The global partnership will enable Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division and Plex to co-sell Plex MES to Hexagon manufacturing customers, helping them to take control of the plant floor through full visibility and connectivity and realize the promise of Industry 4.0. “There’s no question that more connected, data-driven approaches to manufacturing are central to bringing better products to market faster and…

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, apply easy way to create turning tool geometry using standard ISO codes with EDGECAM. It helps to define cutter geometry using standard ISO codes provided by the tool manufacturers. With these created tools using ISO code nomenclature users can experience perfect toolpath simulation, Correct NC output with the EDGECAM. Explore it today!

The new EVOline knurling system: The ideal tooling solution for all knurling components in the tangential process The evolution continues: with the TK EVO, precision tool manufacturer LMT Tools is expanding its successful EVOline product family to include a tangential knurling system specifically for machining knurled components. The new knurling system guarantees the highest profile quality with extremely short machining times, a high degree of process reliability, and safe, simple tool handling – making it the first choice for producing knurled profiles in the tangential process. Whether it’s a gearshift knob or a drive shaft, whether decorative or high-precision: knurls…

Content-rich site provides extensive education and support for holemaking applications Wohlhaupter India Pvt. Ltd. provides expert engineering, technical support and onsite application services within India for Wohlhaupter GmbH and Allied Machine and Engineering Corp., leading manufacturers of holemaking and finishing tooling systems for the manufacturing industry. Wohlhaupter India is pleased to announce the launch of their new mobile-friendly website, which works seamlessly across all devices. The new website highlights the complete range of Wohlhaupter boring tools along with all of Allied Machine’s drilling, reaming, burnishing, threading and special product lines. With high resolution images and functional navigation, the site allows…

DesignTech Systems Launches Free Augmented Reality based App to help COVID-19 Patients Set up Oxygen Cylinder at home “Oxygen Cylinder Setup Guide” – Free Augmented Reality based App for Android and iOS devices developed by DesignTech Systems DesignTech Systems Pvt. Ltd, today announced the launch of a Free Augmented Reality based App for Covid-19 patients and families to set-up oxygen cylinder at home. This ‘Oxygen cylinder setup guide’ app will specifically help people install and administer oxygen at home for Covid patients. At critical times when the families are having to administer the oxygen to Covid-19 patients at home, this…

Nicholas Doyle replaces Frank Holzer as the General Manager of ANCA Sheet Metal Solutions (ASM) at a time of significant growth for the company. Nicholas brings over 25 years’ experience in leadership, engineering, manufacturing, systems and quality to help strengthen the business. Nicholas Doyle, ANCA Sheet Metal Solutions General Manager said: “It is an exciting time to join ASM as we continue to welcome new customers and take on exciting projects. Moving to the new facility in 2019 brought a new era of professionalism in our 20-year history. As well as a new name and brand, the changes that Frank…

VISI Electrode is an automated module for the creation and management of electrodes and their holders for the manufacture of detailed and hard to machine features on mold and press tools. Comprehensive holder design, simulation and collision checking ensures that the electrode will operate right first time. EDM electrode creation can be one of the most complex and time consuming projects for any mold or die maker. The VISI suite of products offer a solution at every point of the manufacturing process from design to manufacture. Even the most experienced electrode designer will benefit from the knowledge-based automation provided by…

What is CNC retrofit? A CNC retrofit upgrades the CNC, the servo motors, spindle motor and drives and a portion of the associated wiring and related electrical panel. It’s not like rebuilding and remanufacturing. A CNC retrofit does not include any major repairs to the machine mechanics. Retrofitting is replacing its CNC, servo and spindle systems by latest one. The multimillion dollar 20 years old machines, with dozens of meters of traverse, are and replacement is both expensive and very disruptive to business. CNC retrofitting has proven a smart alternative because it brings the machine back to life at a…

CNC Software, Inc., developer of Mastercam, the world’s leading CAD/CAM software platform, has announced that its U.S. industrial channel will now also serve its educational customers throughout the country. This move brings the company’s global distribution channel into alignment and supports efforts to bring educational customers and industrial manufacturers closer together for mutual benefit. Mastercam Resellers outside of the U.S. have always serviced both industrial and educational customers within their regions, so fully committing to that model in the U.S. brings the channel into alignment worldwide. CNC Software has successfully tested this approach in the U.S. for many years in…

FARO Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO), a global leader for 3D measurement, imaging and realization solutions, today announced the release of its most advanced BuildIT 2021 software suite, which represents the next evolution of this platform that simplifies workflows, improves performance and enhances ease of use. BuildIT offers three individual products – BuildIT Metrology, BuildIT Projector and BuildIT Construction – each designed to address the most challenging quality inspection, manufacturing and assembly or construction issues, offering the most flexible and intuitive user interfaces in their respective applications. While the BuildIT 2021 suite is integrated with FARO hardware products to ensure a…