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CNC Access Security

In an age of compromised files and records, your CNC can be one safe place. There’s more than a password involved: soft keys, key switches and conventional keyboards alike can be used to structure CNC security levels, enabling machine operators, setup personnel, maintenance technicians, programmers and master control personnel varying degrees of access to programs, tool settings and more. 

Cutting Organ Pipes Is a Different Matter

The art of classic organ building has merged with the highest level with modern CNC techniques as German manufacturer August Laukhuff relies on a five-axis milling center from Spinner equipped with a Sinumerik 840D sl control from Siemens for small-series production.

All Hands On… Screen

The onset of robotics in machine shops both big and small has significantly impacted the CNC to a great degree already, but more changes are on the way.

A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats

Through the cooperation of CNC suppliers, machine tool builders, educational institutions and end users, the machine tool industry is improving its workforce – and itself.

Cut and Paste Program Changeover

Here’s how job shop multi-taskers and busy machine operators can pull information from existing server files off a network, flash card or memory stick and fill in the blanks to be up and running faster.

Turn-Mill Machining Control

Heidenhain offers its first milling control offered with optional turning, enabling it to perform multi-operation machining with an optimized user interface that gives greater transparency during programming to present functions better and displays status information more clearly.

Call Waiting? Not For Long

Randy Pearson of Siemens Industry explains why the great news for every job shop and captive department is that communication between the machine and the plant network is faster today than ever before.

Adaptive Control – And All the Ways It Can Help

The Goal is Always the Specified Dimension: Using automatic feedrate compensation, parts can be made to the same spec more often and with greater precision by the systematic CNC measurement of the drives on a milling, turning or turn-mill machine tool.

Old Habits Must Die Hard

The number of experienced machinists in the U.S. is declining, but all shops that seek operator efficiency can still achieve it through the education programs offered by machine builders and control suppliers alike.

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September 11 - 12, 2013
Greenville, SC
Mid-Atlantic Design – 2-Part Show
September 25 - 26, 2013
Phoenixville, PA
CMTS of Canada
September 30 - October 3, 2013
Mississauga, Canada
DISCOVER 2013
October 8 - 16, 2013
Florence, KY
Wisconsin Manufacturing and Technology Show
October 8 - 10, 2013
Wisconsin State Fair Park Exposition Center Halls B&C
WESTEC 2013
October 15 - 17, 2013
Los Angeles, CA
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October 29 - 31, 2013
Greenville, SC
New England Design-2-Part Show
October 30 - 31, 2013
Marlborough, MA
DMG / Mori Seiki Manufacturing Days
November 12 - 15, 2013
Mori Seiki Manufacturing – Davis, CA
FABTECH
November 18 - 21, 2013
McCormick Place – Chicago, IL
Midwest Design-2-Part Show
November 20 - 21, 2013
Northern Kentucky Convention Center – Covington, KY
PCD Tool Manufacturing
November 20, 2013
United Grinding North America – Fredricksburg, VA
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