CNC & Machine Controls
Swiss-Type Control Uses CNC Data to Improve Efficiency
Advanced controls for Swiss-type CNC lathes uses machine data to prevent tool collisions, saving setup time and scrap costs.
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6 Machine Shop Essentials to Stay Competitive
If you want to streamline production and be competitive in the industry, you will need far more than a standard three-axis CNC mill or two-axis CNC lathe and a few measuring tools.
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Caron Engineering Software Connects Machining Environment
The MiConnect application builder enables Caron’s integration specialists to develop specialized manufacturing applications without the need for custom coding.
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Joint Ribbon Cutting at Fagor, Danobat Showrooms
Danobat and Fagor co-hosted an inaugural event for their co-located facilities in the Chicago area.
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Tips for Designing CNC Programs That Help Operators
The way a G-code program is formatted directly affects the productivity of the CNC people who use them. Design CNC programs that make CNC setup people and operators’ jobs easier.
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From Tradition to Transformation: Century-Old Manual Machine Shop Adds CNCs
After 122 years of working with manual mills and lathes, this fifth-generation shop acquired assets of a local CNC machining business and hired the owner. Here’s how it’s going a year later.
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Kitamura Control System Simplifies Machine Operation
The Arumatik-Mi control offers G-code programming with built-in assistance; customizable visual work setting screens; maintenance support functions; and video guidance on a large 19" LCD.
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CNC-Related Features of Custom Macro
CNC-related features of custom macro are separated into two topics: system variables and user-defined G and M codes. This column explores both.
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Computer Programming-Related Features of Custom Macro
Custom macro is an interpreter-based language, meaning that all CNC G code and custom macro commands are executed as the CNC comes across them.
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How this Job Shop Grew Capacity Without Expanding Footprint
This shop relies on digital solutions to grow their manufacturing business. With this approach, W.A. Pfeiffer has achieved seamless end-to-end connectivity, shorter lead times and increased throughput.
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