CNC & Machine Controls
Software Simplifies Part Assembly Fabrication
The Weld Sequencer software from Lincoln Electric enables welders to pictorially view and automatically log results on each weld in the operational sequence.
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Sensors Withstand Welding Environments
Balluff’s flatpack SteelFace inductive sensors are designed for heavy manufacturing, such as welding and stamping operations.
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Tool Monitoring for Multitasking Machines
Continuously checking the condition of cutting tools and responding appropriately to wear or other changes is especially critical on machines designed to complete parts in a single setup or run several operation simultaneously.
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Smooth Technology Is New Concept for CNC
Smooth Technology is the umbrella term Mazak (Florence, Kentucky) is using to describe its new concept for the programming and control of complex, multi-axis machine tools.
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Controller’s Improved Processing Power Speeds Trajectory Generation
The Power PMAC machine controller from Delta Tau features a powerful CPU and a 2-GB program buffer for better computational power and trajectory generation.
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Monitoring System Eases Complex Process Evaluation
Marposs offers its next-generation Artis CTM V6 tool, machine and process monitoring system, which safeguards and optimizes complex production processes thanks to aligned, in-process monitoring.
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Shops Serving Oilfield Customers Appreciate Retrofits
Buying new is nice, but there are reasons why retrofits make sense for shops serving the oilfield industry.
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Optical Rotary Encoders Suited to Dynamic Stages
Heidenhain's ERO 1200 and 1400 series of modular optical rotary encoders are designed for motion control use on dynamic stages and machines in the general automation or semiconductor industries, such as pick-and-place machines.
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Training CNC Operators
Make sure shop newcomers know these basics before they are trained on the machines.
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CNCs Enable Small- and Large-Scale Production
The Sinumerik 828D family of CNCs from Siemens includes the 828D Basic T and 828D Basic M controllers.
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