datamatters

Measurement

How Manufacturing Data Can Save the World

Digital spaces rooted in real-world sensor data help scale big ideas and move humanity toward a more sustainable, autonomous future.

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The CNC Reveals its Secrets

Machine monitoring becomes a platform for predictive maintenance without requiring extra sensors. 

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Automation

Wireless Couplers Work Wonders for Workholding

Possibilities range from individual control of chuck jaws and tombstone fixtures to more reliable robots.

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Automation

AI Chip Flushing Keeps the Lights Out

Swiveling, camera-guided coolant nozzles solve a CNC machining automation problem that is ideal for artificial intelligence (AI).

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Machine Monitoring Has a Lot to Learn

Supplementing CNC connections with sensors and machine learning enables predicting performance on the level of the individual part.

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Basics

4 Ways “Tag and Track” Technology Keeps Data Chains Intact

Scannable images and tags inextricably link relevant information with workpieces, cutting tools and other physical assets.

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Edge Computing Device Simplifies Small-Scale Digital Manufacturing

A nonprofit group touts an economical means of unlocking capability ranging from CNC machine tool monitoring to closed-loop process control.

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Automation

5 Smart Drilling Lessons Apply Beyond the Application

A specific machine learning use case illuminates general principles for applying artificial intelligence at any CNC machining business.

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Basics

Top Shops Are Data-Driven by Definition

CNC machine shops at various stages of digitalizing their operations share a commitment to evidence-backed decision-making.

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Monitoring Machine Tools? Don’t Discount DNC

Networks that feed part programs to shopfloor CNCs can double as a foundation for pulling data from them.

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715 Series - 5-axis complete machining
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