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LOW COST REMOTE ORDERING SYSTEM FOR NESTED COMPONENTS
JETCAM International s.a.r.l offers Orders Controller® Lite to remotely order 2D sheet metal parts or assemblies into an Expert® CADCAM system for nesting.
FLEXIBLE CONTOURING CONTROL FOR CNC AND CYCLE LATHES
HEIDENHAIN offers the MANUALplus 620. With this control and its increased functions, now both cycle and CNC lathes can effectively be handled.
CAD/CAM FOR CNC MILLS, LATHES, WIRE EDM, TURN-MILL CENTERS, SWISS-TYPE
PartMaker Inc. added PartMaker Version 9 to the PartMaker Software CAD/CAM suite for programming CNC Mills, Lathes, WireEDM, Turn-Mill Centers and Swiss-type.
3-D SIMULATION SIMPLIFIES WORKCELL LAYOUT, ALLOWS REMOTE MONITORING OF OPERATIONS
DENSO’s WINCAPS III offline programming software saves users valuable development time by allowing them to program a robot on an offline computer, without the robot having to be in operation. A 3-D simulation feature conveniently enables layout of the automation workcell in a virtual environment.
3D SCALE MODELING FOR PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Red Stag Engineering & Automation, Inc. offers the addition of a 3D printer to make 3D models to scale. Red Stag utilizes several software programs, including SolidWorks and AutoCad. Any SolidWorks 3D file or STL file will work.
CAD/CAM SOFTWARE CERTIFIED FOR USE WITH AUTODESK INVENTOR 2009
Mastercam offers its X2 CAD/CAM Software, which has been certified for Autodesk Inventor 2009 software by the Autodesk Inventor Certified Applications Program.
COMPONENT SOFTWARE PRODUCTS ENHANCED TO IMPROVE FUNCTION, PERFORMANCE
Siemens PLM Software, offers releases of two of its industry-leading D-Cubed™ component software products. Version 54.0 of 2D Dimensional Constraint Manager (2D DCM) and Profile Geometry Manager (PGM) contain new enhancements to improve function and performance.
IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY, MACHINING FLEXIBILITY, SPEED, AUTOMATION
Mastercam X3 Mill offers expanded machining flexibility and an increased emphasis on speed and automation. Feature Based Machining, new high speed tool motion, and faster toolpath generation combine with dozens of additional new enhancements in a package intended to improve shop floor productivity.
CAPTURE MACHINING LOGIC INTO A TEMPLATE THAT INSTANTLY APPLIES TO PARTS
VX Corporation designed major productivity and machining quality enhancements to the QuickMill? suite of milling tools to capture machining logic into a template or library that can be instantly applied to vast array of other parts.
DIGITAL DRIVE CONTROL EQUIPPED FOR COMPLICATED TASKS, 5 AXIS MACHINING
With the TNC 620 with digital drive control, HEIDENHAIN Corporation offers a control for use on both milling machines and machining centers with up to 5 axes plus spindle. This TNC is based on an innovative software platform NC Kernel.
COMPREHENSIVE REAL-TIME PERFORMANCE DATA FOR ALL PLANT PRODUCTION ASSETS
Freedom eLog? from MAG Infimatic provides production managers with 24/7 intelligence on machine uptime and identifies and categorizes downtime events (by color) for analysis.
SIMPLIFY THE CREATION OF 3D TOOLPATHS
EZCAM Solutions, Inc. created EZ-CAM V16 to greatly simplify the creation of 3D toolpaths for equidistant finishing, automatic re-roughing and more.