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Showing 1221 – 1230 of 4213 resultsCovers high-speed machining updates, which include speed and precision advancements, real-world applications, high-performance milling and five-axis techniques.
Motoman’s NX100 robot controller with a Windows CE programming pendant and a color touchscreen is designed to easily handle multiple tasks. High speed processing capability allows it to control as many as four robots for a total of 36 axes (including robots and external axes). It also features I/O devices from a single point of control.
Mitutoyo offers the Surftest SJ-500 portable surface roughness tester. The tester features high accuracy, measuring straightness to 0. 20 µm/50 mm; a maximum fast drive speed of 20 mm/s; and a configuration suitable for either hand-held or fixtured-in-place operation.
Although Pointe Precision built its reputation on low-volume, high-complexity aerospace and medical parts, its expansive high-volume production line may be its biggest success to date. Sound decision-making and attention to details at every step are the keys to this success.
High-efficiency parameters are calculated automatically—partly using a slider that lets the programmer set the level of aggressiveness.
The X3 version of the company’s CAD/CAM software is designed to increase machining flexibility by placing an emphasis on speed and automation. With feature-based machining, high speed tool motion and faster tool paths, X3 is said to improve shop-floor productivity. The software’s feature-based machining capability allows automatic milling and drilling of solid parts because it can evaluate a part’s features and automatically develop a machining strategy.
The seven-axis Blaze Welding cobot can maneuver around all sides of parts and fixtures, enabling it to perform more weldments in a single setup.
The irregularity of a machined surface is the result of the machining process, including the choice of tool, feed rate, speed of the tool, machine geometry and environmental conditions. This irregularity consists of high and low spots that are machined into a surface by the tool bit or a grinding wheel. These peaks and valleys can be measured and used to define the condition and, sometimes, the performance of the surface.
