CNC & Machine Controls

Heidenhain Opens West Coast Headquarters

The new headquarters consolidates Heidenhain’s Fremont, California, technical support operation into the company’s expanded San Jose business center offices.

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Large Equipment Offerings Buoyed by New CNC

To complement the strengths of many of its larger machine tools, Tarus has added a Heidenhain CNC to benefit those manufacturers seeking high-quality contour surface milling capabilities.

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4 CNC Data Transfer Methods You Should Know

Modern CNCs enable transfer and backup of more than just machining programs. 

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Video: What Will 5G Mean for Machining?

Faster wireless data transfer could bring new possibilities to machining processes. Modern Machine Shop’s "Data Matters" columnist Matt Danford talks about the manufacturing role for 5G.

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Acu-Rite's DRO300 Enables Control of Sinker EDMs

The Acu-Rite 300-series digital readout (DRO), available from Heidenhain, now enables users to control sinker EDM machines.

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Servo Products' Orion CNC Retrofit Kits Add Third Axis to Knee Mills

Servo Products Co.’s Orion CNC Retrofit kits add or upgrade no longer supported controls for knee mills and lathes. 

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CNC Machine Shop Reaps Benefits of Hiring an IT Person

A database guru combined off-the-shelf technology with an elaborate proprietary shop management software to drive efficiency throughout all areas of a machine shop.

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Which Kind of "More So" Are You?

The coronavirus pandemic has brought many people, businesses and industries to a standstill. How are you reacting? 

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Heidenhain's TNC 640 Gen 3 CNC Expands Machining, Monitoring Capabilities

The Gen 3 version of Heidenhain’s TNC 640 machine control is designed for three- to five-axis milling, turning and grinding operations with up to 24 axes.

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Fastems' Work Cell Operations Domain Monitors, Controls Machining Cells

The Work Cell Operations (WCO) domain for Fastems’ Manufacturing Management Software (MMS) includes manual production tasks, work cells, and standalone machines in the IT-supported planning, control and monitoring of production.

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