CNC & Machine Controls

CNC & Machine Controls 15 Jul 2001

The DRO You Wear

Dubbed iPRO for interactive personal readout, this DRO system is wearable, wireless and voice activated. Each of these features is remarkable in its own right. Combined, however, they make the most futuristic DRO system you are likely to encounter.

Die/Mold 15 Jul 2001

CNC Technology For Mold Applications

Accessible control features play an expanding role in mold machining.

CNC & Machine Controls 1 Jun 2001

Tool Management System Complements DNC

It quickly became apparent to this company that handling the many tools - knowing where the tools were and how many were available - was the horse, and the DNC system was the cart.

CNC & Machine Controls 15 May 2001

Mold Machining In Motion

This shop's strategy for limiting lead time on large molds affects the choice of machine tool. It also affects who does the programming.

Oil & Gas 15 May 2001

Controller Helps Meet Demand For Foreign Oil

The cutting of thousands of slots in extensive lengths of pipe requires large-scale machining, and the demand for such pipe is steadily increasing as Middle East oil sources become less dependable. Controls on these machines are crucial.

CNC & Machine Controls 1 Apr 2001

How Should Your Operators Handle Sizing Changes?

All current model CNC controls allow offsets to be changed during the execution of the CNC program. That is, operators can change an offset during a production run while the machine is running.

Workforce Development 15 Mar 2001

Overriding The Skills Shortage

With experienced operators in short supply, this shop developed a software solution to compensate.

CNC & Machine Controls 15 Feb 2001

Company Views A Paperless Future

In spite of high precision machinery employed in this plant, engineers were forced to carry program updates on floppy disks to each individual operator. This meant inefficiencies, duplicated effort and production lags, especially when they added 15 new machines to its plant floor in a 2-year period.

Horizontal Machining Centers 15 Feb 2001

Linear Motors Shorten Production Time

Linear motors account for part of the reason why DaimlerChrysler's Stuttgart, Germany, manufacturing facility has been able to nearly double the productivity of machining centers producing automotive cylinder heads.

15 Jan 2001

Improving Productivity With Calibration

Shop managers have understood the benefits of volumetric calibration and compensation of machine tools for a while, but the technique rarely has been used because it has been too expensive and too complicated.

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