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DMG Mori Innovation Days 2014
Manufacturers around the country are invited to join DMG MORI’s Headquarters in Hoffman Estates, IL for a sneak preview of innovative DMG MORI machining centers in the new common design, as well as the latest in software, automation, additive manufacturing and more.
Equipment Leasing Remains at Two-Year High
The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation released its April Monthly Confidence Index for the $827 billion equipment finance industry, showing that the index is unchanged from last month at 65.1, the highest level in two years.
GF Machining Solutions Helps Lotus F1 Team
The Lotus F1 Team invested in six high-performance, cost-effective Mikron HPM 450U 5-axis machine tools with integrated automation to produce its precision, complex F1 car parts in low quantities. These replaced 3-axis milling machines that were not performing at the desired productivity levels.
Autodesk Certifies GibbsCAM for Autodesk Inventor 2015
CNC programming software recognizes Inventor-assigned part and feature attributes to program machines directly from part models.
SPRING Technologies Wins Prize for Innovation
Journalists and manufacturers choose WYSIWYC®, a 3D mobile and synchronized CNC simulation solution, for the special award.
Trotec Laser Increases Technical Support Staff
Their technical support staff boasts more than 25 years of industry experience in manufacturing, mechanical engineering, automation technology and robotics and are experts with their entire product line, including both flatbed, and Galvo systems.
Co-Operative Robots Take Center Stage
Dense clusters of robots, requiring no complex computation, can swarm like bees or a flock of birds to carry out tasks collectively and pave the way for robot ‘swarms’ to be used in the agricultural industry, for example, where precision farming methods could benefit from the use of large numbers of very simple and cheap robots.
CC-Link Partner Association Launches Gateway to Asia Program
The G2A service helps American device manufacturers increase sales in the fast growing Asian market by providing conformance testing, engineering and software integration support, pro-active assistance with local Asian marketing activities and an extensive technical support network.
Hyde IBS Has New Product Development Manager
Leon Lavallee is now responsible for spearheading the manufacturer’s efforts in product design development for new and existing markets.
Robotic Integration
CNC allows the full and scalable integration of a robot into any machining operation, allowing shops and large production departments alike to do so much more.
Manufacturing Technology Orders Down in February, But Forecasts Point to Growth
With a year-to-date total of $733.82 million, 2014 is down 0.6 percent compared with last year. However, many key industry forecasts indicate growth for manufacturing through the end of the year. With the average age of capital equipment at almost 22 years and interest rates continuing to stay low, the environment is ripe for investment in manufacturing technology.
CCAM Appoints New Research Staff Members
Distinguished engineers Arvinth Rathinam and Daniel Moodie will lead research in manufacturing processes and digital controls.
