CNC & Machine Controls

Automation

Servo Amplifier's Data Transfer Rate Aids Industry 4.0

Mitsubishi Electric Automation has integrated CC-Link IE Field safety features into its MR-J4-GF servo amplifiers, facilitating industrial Ethernet safety communication. 

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CAD/CAM

Heidenhain, Open Mind Partner to Connect CAM Simulator, CNCs

Open Mind’s Connected Machining module will enable networked Heidenhain TNC controls to be run from remote locations.

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Grinding

Tool Grinder's CNC Facilitates Unattended Automation

Star Cutter’s NTG 6RL five-axis tool and cutter grinding machine, based on NUM’s Flexium+ CNC platform, automates the high-speed production and reconditioning of complex cutting tools.

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HMI Service Enables Users to Remotely Access Machines

Pro-Face America’s Pro-Face Connect is a ready-to-use embedded HMI service that enables customers to access machines remotely and securely.

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Five-Axis

Control Beyond CAM Unlocks Five-Axis Potential

Capabilities native to the CNC can facilitate levels of performance that would be impossible to achieve by relying solely on post processed part programs.

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Cybersecurity for Job Shops

Small and medium-size machining job shops can take steps to protect computerized or networked assets such as CNC machines from cyber attacks. 

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EDM Control Displays Various Information in Single View

The M800 EDM control from MC Machinery Systems is included with Mitsubishi wire EDMs to increase productivity and help keep track of production jobs.

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Responding to Growth, Heidenhain Appoints New Management

The changes come as the company establishes a more significant West Coast sales and support presence.

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CNC Interface Facilitates Manufacture of Complex Workpieces

Siemens Industry’s Sinumerik Operate integrates HMI-Advanced, ShopMill and ShopTurn into a single machine tool user interface.

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Automation

Seeing Smart Manufacturing in Taiwan

A recent visit to Taiwan revealed new smart-manufacturing technologies being developed by the island’s machine tool builders as well as by its largest commercial and military aircraft manufacturer.

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