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Digital Manufacturing Platform Provides Constant Order Status
Fictiv features enable designers and supply chain managers to see, communicate, and track progress of work by their manufacturing partners. This gives them complete confidence in quality outcomes, delivery times, and costs.
Manufacturing Software Supports Additive Manufacturing
DP Technology’s Esprit CAM software program supports 3-, 4-, and 5-axis directed energy deposition (DED), a form of 3D printing that uses a focused energy source such as a laser or electron beam to melt material.
Manual Cold Saw for Low-Volume Jobs
Its rack-and-pinion design gives Kalamazoo Machine Tool’s C370 cold saw the ability to effortlessly saw through heavy pieces without vibration. Ideal for applications that don’t require semiautomatic or automatic operation.
Free Load Calculator App for Press Brakes
Compatible with all press brake makes and models, Cincinnati Inc.’s CI Load Calc enables operators to figure out the tonnage required to air-bend a piece of metal. The easy-to-use app provides results in both imperial or metric measurement units.
Heavy-Gauge Straightener for Heavy Vehicle Component Manufacturers
Automatic Feed’s heavy-gauge straightener processes coiled steel up to 78 inches wide and a half-inch thick at speeds of up to 150 feet per minute. The machine’s performance results in consistent quality, reliability, and accuracy.
Laser Marking Machine Enlarged to Process Larger Parts
Amada Miyachi America’s WL-300A laser workstation is a larger version of the company’s LMWS laser marker workstation. Add an optional motorized rotary axis to configure a hybrid machine that marks and welds cylindrical parts.
Harsh Environments Don’t Faze This Robot and Controller
ABB offers the IRB 1100 robot and OmniCore controller in IP67- and IP54-rated versions featuring extra protection against water and dust. Applications include 3C polishing, wet grinding, buffing, and deburring.
Optimized Multimaterial Drill
Sandvik Coromant’s CoroDrill 860 – with GM geometry – drills a greater range of materials and applications and lasts much longer than its predecessor, the R840. Suitable for the automotive, general machinery, and oil-and-gas industries, where hole quality is critical.
Compare Tooling Options With or Without the Internet
The Seco Assistant app by Seco Tools features a machining calculator that provides turning, milling, and hole making data, including feeds, speeds, and material-removal rates, for any brand to help you identify the appropriate tooling option and cutting strategy for a job.
Intelligent Toolholder Enables Real-Time Process Control
Equipped with a sensor, battery, and transmitting unit, Schunk’s iTENDO toolholder is a closed-loop data acquisition tool that securely gathers and shares process data that operators can immediately react to.
High-Speed Marking and Cleaning Tools
Andreas Maier AMF marking and cleaning tools are available from Platinum Tooling Technologies. Both are mounted directly onto the machine’s spindle and can function with or without rotation.
Tool-Grinding Software With Form Compensation Feature
NUM launches form compensation option for Numroto tool grinding software. Compared to most competitive products on the market, the software provides a much more direct and efficient path between tool design, manufacture, and verification. NUM’s new form compensation option is compatible with Numroto version 4.1.2 or later.
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