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KV Tooling Wins First Place in ANCA’s Tool of the Year Competition
Entries were judged on surface finish, specified nominal tolerance, tightest tolerance, and level of complexity.
Global Shop Solutions Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary of Chief Financial Officer Barry Klein
Barry Klein has far outperformed the boundaries of his job description, says the company’s president. Among Klein’s many achievements, Global Shop Solutions attributes its 100% debt-free status to their valuable CFO.
Tooling Tech Group Announces Completion of TTG Automation Expansion
Addition brings Michigan facility size to 59,000 square feet.
Quality Wire EDM Launches Tooling-on-Demand Program
QW Elite membership is designed to avert down time and ease the burden of a shrinking workforce. When used to its fullest potential, return on investment on the $995 annual subscription will occur on the first order.
Software Extends Digital Readout Use to EDM Machines
Heidenhain Corp.’s Acu-Rite brand now offers one rugged and easy-to-use digital readout (DRO) platform for all common manual machines. The DRO300 series allows users to control a sinker EDM machine as well as grinding, milling, and turning machines.
SMART Wire Technology for AgieCharmilles CUT P Series
Thanks to radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, AgieCharmilles CUT P operators will never run out of wire because they’ll know the available length of each SMART wire spool. Spools also check selected wire technology and adjust machine performance accordingly to optimize cutting.
Die-Sinking EDM with Part- and Electrode-Changing Robot
The AgieCharmilles FORM X 400 with System 3R WorkPartner 1+ from GF Machining Solutions speeds output by bringing all production technologies together in one process chain. Users also benefit from the updated control interface’s advanced levels of logic, speed, and safety.
Automation-Ready EDM Speeds Up Additive Part Separation While Preserving Part Integrity
By blending horizontal wire orientation, a rotary axis, and an integrated basket to catch separated parts, the AgieCharmilles CUT AM 500 from GF Machining Solutions facilitates additive manufacturing (AM). The combination of features supports the part, allows for easy part handling, prevents part damage, and offers full automation readiness.
Spark Track Technology Prevents Wire Breakage for Easy, Stable EDM Processes
Two integrated features enable the AgieCharmilles CUT 2000 X wire EDM to provide unmatched accuracy and flexibility: GF Machining Solutions’ Intelligent Spark Protection System (ISPS) averts wire breakage by automatically unifying discharge distribution and Integrated Vision Unit (IVU) Advance automatically corrects machining errors.
Beaumont Machine Offers Value-Priced EDM
Fast-hole electrical discharge machine (EDM) supplier offers a new CNC wire-cut machine, the S-EW3, at an affordable price. E-learning training software enhances user’s experience.
Sheet Metal Fabricator’s Side Business is Helping Other Manufacturers
When it couldn’t find an acceptable digital work instructions solution, CMP Advanced Mechanical Solutions in Quebec developed one in-house: Visual Knowledge Share (VKS). The spinoff business earned CMP a prestigious best-practices award from the provincial government.
Hybrid-Coated EDM Wire Increases Productivity 15% to 20%
More than 50% of Clippard’s pneumatic valve and cylinder production is done via wire EDM. When Global Innovative Products (GIP) needed real-world validation of its testing on Plasma, a gamma-phase intermetallic zinc alloy-coated wire with brass core, Clippard successfully used the wire to produce tooling.
