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SigmaTEK CEO Recognized for Leadership Award
He was nominated for a C-Suite Award for his professional contribution to the city of Cincinnati and his outstanding career achievements.
Intuitive Touch Scheduling Board Replaces Magnetic Boards on Shop Floor
Replacing magnetic scheduling boards often found in shops, the Visual EstiTrack Touch Scheduling Board from Henning Software uses an intuitive touch screen interface for users to drag-and-drop scheduled shop order operations represented as cards within and between work centers.
Cloud ERP Simplifies and Optimizes Manufacturing Operations
Maintenance-free software and speed combines with quick and simple, automatic cloud-based data backups using Cloud ERP from Global Shop Solutions. Files and data are never lost, updates and maintenance are done in-house so that users always work with the most up-to-date version.
Engineering Software Streamlines the Entire Manufacturing Workflow
3DXpert 14, GibbsCAM 13 and Cimatron 14 from 3D Systems cover digitization, design and simulation through to manufacturing, inspection and management.
Advancing Additive in Aviation
By integrating VERICUT software from CGTech with metal printing technology on a CNC machine tool, 3D-Hybrid Solutions can apply powdered metal or wire feedstock at rates up to 20 lb per hour, then machine the part to precise dimensions on the same machine with no need for secondary fixtures.
The Heat is On
To select the best sheet metal strategy and cutting order, users of this 3D simulation software can calculate graphically and interactively how heat sources affect sheet metal during the laser or plasma cutting process.
Affordable 3D Printing of Aerospace Interior Cabin Parts
The ProX SLS 6100 laser sintering 3D printer from 3D Systems incorporates production-grade materials, 3D Sprint software and 3D Connect capability for cloud-based monitoring services to seamlessly scale from functional prototyping to low volume functional production for aerospace interior cabin parts.
Fast, Cost Efficient Production of Near-Net-Shape Metal Aerospace Parts
Modular 3-axis and 5-axis GTarc machines from GEFERTEC use 3DMP additive manufacturing technology to build each part welding layer-by-welding layer for maximum material utilization that leads to substantial cost savings of up to 60 percent on expensive materials like titanium.
Metal-Spinning Out-of-Round Engine Lip Skins for Aircraft Engine Housings
These custom machines were built to spin-form lip skins out-of-round by 8½ in to 9 in for the nacelle on the engines of Boeing 737 Max and 777X aircraft. They hold tight tolerances that are verified by thermo-imaging cameras and fed back by the CNC for accuracy tracking and in-process adjustments of the heating torch.
How to Increase Sales in Job Shops and Metal Processing Centers
It’s easy to get caught up in the latest production technology, but sales are the fuel that keeps all of the systems on the shop floor running. To win new sales in the competitive fabrication market, here are three key areas where you can increase your chances to generate more business.
It IS Rocket Science: A Workcell for Forming Aircraft Components
This press manufacturer was challenged to build a sophisticated system that could form aircraft parts with complex geometries in a low volume, high mix production environment, using a fully automated die handling system and the largest staging table of its kind in the world for continuous production. The result? Die change time reduced from two hours to ten minutes.
Sigma Labs Gets Process Control Patent
This patent protects their methods of assuring part quality in additive manufacturing using real-time data from multiple sensor types.
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