Machines
Sandvik Materials Technology Launches New e-Commerce System
The self-service dashboard is automated for instant retrieval of information and quotes.
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Making Mountains out of Mold Steel—Literally
When graphite molds wouldn’t cut it for a manufacturer of hand-blown drinking glasses, this shop machined more durable stainless steel molds to create the famous mountainous shapes that emerge from the bottom of its customer’s nifty drinkware.
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A New Turning Process Enables Cutting “In Reverse”
A methodology for cutting in both directions on a CNC lathe promises to make turning a much more productive operation in certain applications. New types of inserts driven by new CAM tool paths are key enablers of this development, but implementing the whole multifaceted system as a system is essential.
Read MoreTheory and Practice of the Shop Visit
There is certain information that can only come from standing in the facility.
Read MoreDMG MORI to Host Grand Opening of Houston Facility
The event will offer machine demonstrations and seminars.
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A Stitch in Time—A New Core Retention Function for Wire EDM
When running a wire EDM such as the FANUC RoboCut C800iB, an automatic routine in the CNC program adds a "stitch" at a few strategically placed locations around the periphery of the core. By holding the cores in place until the entire job is finished, multi-workpiece cutting processes are able to run in an extended, unmanned mode.
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Kitamura, CAMplete Solutions Announce Software Partnership
The partnership revolves around the latter’s TruePath postprocessing, verification and optimization software for five-axis machines.
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Hot Temperatures (and Technologies) at Eastec 2017
Eastec’s peculiar Massachusetts venue offered the chance to sample a broad variety of advanced manufacturing technologies. Here is a slideshow and some impressions from the trade show.
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Machining Centers Suitable for Various Complex Parts
Amerimold 2017: Promac produces a range of five-axis equipment designed for machining medium and large parts with complex shapes.
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Zimmerman Appoints New President
Cornelius Kiesel has been with the parent company in Germany since 2010, and now heads North American operations.
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