Eli Plaskett

Eli Plaskett Senior Associate Editor

Automation

Grinder Reduces Setup Time for Helical Screw Workpieces

Holroyd Precision’s TG 350 rotor grinding machine is designed to provide accuracy, speed and repeatability through greater levels of automation and reduced setup time.

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Turning Machines

Horizontal Turning Center Handles Parts as Long as 118 Inches

SMTCL’s EHC 125300 horizontal turning center enables the production of large workpieces.

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Automation

T-Bed Improves Versatility with Programmable Boring Bars

The Giddings & Lewis T-bed horizontal boring mill is available with a range of contouring heads and programmable boring bars.

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Turning Machines

Turning Center Enables High-Volume Production

The T/TM series of turning centers, available from VDF Boehringer, an FFG company, provides a solution for high-volume production automotive OEMs, tier suppliers, and manufacturers and job shops performing medium- and small-batch size production.

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Grinding

Intrinsically Lubricated Grinding Wheels Reduce Friction, Wear

Meister Abrasives’ HPL grinding wheels rely on CBN crystals fixed with a durable, porous, intrinsically-lubricated bonding matrix.

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CAD/CAM

3D CAD Viewer Annotates, Analyzes Engineering Data

ZWsoft’s CADbro 2017 SP1, available from Creative CNC, is a 3D CAD viewer with improved functions to access, annotate and analyze engineering data.

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Ticketing Software Improves Plant Efficiency

Vimana’s Elevate: Enterprise Edition software now has Operator Panel and Tickets functionalities enabling operators to share insights, communicate and collaborate with their teams.

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Measurement

Updated Measurement Software Provides Universal CMM Compatibility

Verisurf Software offers Verisurf 2018, the latest release of its measurement software for automated quality inspection, scanning, tool-building, reverse engineering and assembly guidance.

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CNC Software Compensates for Axis Nodding

Siemens is releasing new functions with its Sinumerik 4.8 CNC software, designed to significantly improve the speed, precision and safety of machine tools.

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Measurement

Software Digitizes Inspection Process

Radix has released its InspectTracker vision inspection technology.

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Platform Monitors Performance on Multiple Devices

Kitamura’s Anywhere-Remote IIoT platform includes email status updates and machine monitoring software suites that range from basic plug-and-play packages to those that are customized to suit each individual customer’s application.

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Automation

Force/Torque Sensor Increases Robotic Versatility

ATI Industrial Automation offers the Axia80, a force/torque sensor, which measures all six components of force and torque.

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