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Seeing the Way to the Factory of the Future
Why machine vision is a crucial technology for Industry 4.0.
Texas Instruments Collaborates with Heidenhain on SoC
Their new System-on-Chip industrial drive control will be a first for robotics, CNCs, material conveyance and other manufacturing applications.
Acu-Rite Launches New Website
This user-friendly site showcases their latest products and is an important source for software uploads, training information, instructional videos and more.
Multi-Touch Operator Panels for Mid-Range and High-End CNC Machining Applications
Next generation Sinumerik blackline panels for the Sinumerik 840D sl control system from Siemens can be used as an operating and programming station for job shop production, aerospace composite machining, power generation, medical part manufacturing, tool- and mold-making and rotary indexing machines.
Kitamura Partners with CAMplete Solutions
TruePath software now integrates post processing, verification and optimization tools to analyze, modify, optimize and simulate multi-axis tool paths on Kitamura 5-axis machining centers.
Improving Lead Time and Reducing Costs at Norwood
To meet market demand for faster delivery of larger and stiffer rotor shafts, the huge WFL M80 mill-turn at Siemens Norwood has a turning, boring and milling unit arm that can perform 20 distinct CNC operations across five axes.
CNC Hardware for High-End Machine Tools
Version 4.7 of Sinumerik Operate software from Siemens shortens program runtimes and simulates faster with quicker overall operation using more powerful CPUs and 15 in and 19 in “Blackline” panels in widescreen format for the Sinumerik 840D sl CNC.
Diabetes, Heidenhain and the Story of a Dog Named Pickles
Heidenhain supports a worthy cause through the Ron & Vicki Santo Diabetic Alert Dog Foundation.
CNC Control with Probing Cycle for 3D Shapes
Using Cycle 444 for 3D probing, the TNC 640 mill-turn control from Heidenhain provides automation and advanced probing routines that inspect free-form surfaces where measurement positions are often difficult to capture.
Performance Boost for High-End Machine Tool CNC Hardware
With Sinumerik Operate 4.7 software and new machine control hardware from Siemens, shops can shorten program runtimes, simulate faster, and increase the performance and ease of operation on their machine tools.
Creating an App to Simplify CNC Operator Processes
Because the fully open OSP control from Okuma allows for complete customization, Moser Engineering was empowered to innovate an app on their own.
Special Offer for Sinumerik CNC Users
For a limited time, Siemens offers additional services, training and a 10 percent discount on spare parts orders to users of machine tools with Sinumerik CNC onboard.
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