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5-Axis Machine Optimizes High-Performance Cutting Tool Geometry
Rollomatic’s 5-axis LaserSmart 510 laser-cutting and ablation machine produces a superfine and cost-effective diamond-coated cutting edge with a surface finish that isn’t possible with EDM, electro-discharge (EDG) or grinding.
Updated AC Servo Motors, Amplifiers, and Motion Control Units Facilitate Predictive Maintenance
The latest iteration of Mitsubishi Electric Automation’s Melservo-J5 motion control products uses high-speed, high-precision control to maximize machine performance and combines operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) into a single integrated network.
Railroad Industry Uses Kays Engineering Boring Technology
Custom DeHoff 3060 boring machine features Beckhoff CNC controls and 40-horsepower spindle motor with 4-speed gearbox to meet rigorous material-removal requirements. Workpiece loading and fixturing can also be customized.
Cloud-Based Operations Software Simplifies and Optimizes Manufacturing
Global Shop Solutions’ Cloud ERP combines maintenance-free software and speed with quick and simple, automatic cloud-based data backups. Files and data are never lost; updates and maintenance are done in-house so users always work with the most up-to-date version.
Next-Generation CSD Series Twin-Spindle Lathe
An upgrade to the CSD-300 twin-spindle lathe, the front-facing CSD-300II from Fuji Machine America is more robust and loaded with new-or-improved features for faster and easier operation than its predecessor.
CAM Software Supports Two Additive Manufacturing Processes
DP Technology has tweaked its flagship Esprit CAM software platform to serve a growing fabrication market: 3-D metal printing using powder bed fusion (PBF) and directed energy deposition (DED).
An Industrial Band Saw for Virtually Any Application
Cosen Saws, North America plans to showcase at least four fully automatic band saws suitable for high-volume production as well as a jack-of-all-trades utility toolroom band saw at IMTS.
Air-Powered Belt Replaces Tedious Hand Filing And Sanding
Dynabrade’s Dynafile grinds, deburrs, blends, and finishes normally inaccessible areas on metal, plastic, fiberglass, and other composites, and does light corner weld removal and blending of welds. Belt-tracking system ensures trouble-free operation.
Glebar Acquires ECG Specialist Everite Machine Products, Inc.
The deal positions Glebar to offer electrochemical grinding solutions to its expanding customer base. They add 70 years of experience and deliver burr-free cutoff, surface grinding, point grinding, and vertical grinding solutions.
Widely Compatible CAM Probing Cycles for Better Setup, Accuracy
DP Technology, maker of the ESPRIT CAM software, offers a probing option that works with many CNC machines and probing manufacturers. Shops can expect improved part consistency and quality while reducing operator intervention.
Produce Complex Geometries with Single-Process 3D Cutting System
BLM Group’s LT360 laser cutting system provides 6-axis cutting flexibility that’s fast and easy to program. Its capacitive height sensing feature gives you freedom to truly cut any 3D piece at 360 degrees.
Manufacturing is the Secondary Operation for This CNC Machining Shop
San Francisco-based Plethora Corp. shaves as much time as possible from the iterative design process. After developing software that enables customers to design for the shop’s capabilities in real time, this 2017 start-up delivers prototypes and production runs within three days.
