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Forming Rifling Grooves in Gun Barrels
The custom DeHoff G560-B1 machine tool from Kays Engineering can machine barrels from 17 caliber up to 50 caliber with a slide travel of 60 in and a pneumatically-operated chuck with programmable “twist rates.”
Superior 4+1 Five-Axis Machining of Parts for Aerospace, Medical, Mold Making
The UNi5X-400 5-axis CNC vertical machining center from Chevalier Machinery is integrated with a two-axis rotary trunnion table with a heavy duty three-piece, cross-roller bearing that provides excellent part loading and machining capability and ±10 in accuracy for the A-axis for high precision and productivity machining.
Less Wait, More Do: Why MQL is Right for You
Clean floors. Clean parts. Healthier employees. Longer tool life. More machine up-time. Better profitability. These are only a few of the reasons why to look at MQL. There’s more.
Methods Appoints New GM for Tech Center
Jon Dobosenski is the new general manager of their Memphis Technology Center.
Advanced Technologies for the Digital Factory
Manufacturers in the automotive, aerospace, heavy machinery and other industrial sectors can gain productivity, quality, revenue and profit increases through Industry 4.0 tools from Tata Technologies.
The Virtual Factory Becomes Real
Take a closer look at how simulation, augmented reality and integrated workflow automation are creating a digital twin of the factory floor that generates higher end-to-end productivity, from programming, optimization and simulation of parts to equipment maintenance, field service and customer support.
Next Steps in Virtual Machining
Eureka Virtual Machining Release 9 from Roboris introduces laser scanning process simulation, interactive G-code reviewing functionalities, visual post processing of CNC programming, simulated cycloidal cutting and more.
Virtual Machining Improves Workflow and Increases Efficiency
Built with Industry 4.0 in mind, hyperMILL 2018.2 CAM software from OPEN MIND Technologies provides new features and advances in 3D Shape Z-level Finishing and 3D Optimized Roughing, greater CAD functionality, and more.
Advanced Toolpath Generation and Visual Simulation Increase Machining Productivity
ModuleWorks 2018.08 CAD/CAM software advances capabilities in 5-axis and 3-axis machining, machine simulation, the MultiXPost Kinematic Solver, and Collision Avoidance System and Job Setup simulation for real-time collision avoidance and faster machine setups.
Cloud-Based CNC Simulation and Verification
Using cloud-based CNC Simulation and Verification component software from MachineWorks, networked mobile phones, tablets, laptops and desktops can visualize multiple simulations running concurrently on a single machine and multiple clients can simultaneously watch and record a single simulation.
Managing the Digital Twin of Complex Assemblies in Real-Time
Using a Windows desktop, any HTML5 browser and even in virtual reality, the 3DViewStation graphic engine from KISTERS can provide a PLM system, ERP, product configurator or after-sales application with a real-time Digital Twin of fully detailed trucks, industrial HVAC systems or other complex assemblies with hundreds of thousands of parts.
Simulation-Based CNC Training for Machinists on a Virtual Machine Tool
Machining Training Solutions CNC virtual simulation-based software from Huron Machine Products provides a real-world programming environment on an interactive virtual CNC machine that uses nearly every controller on the market for students and machinists to train at any time on any device.
