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The Best NC Simulation and Verification Software You Never Heard of

Nov. 26, 2007
The original way to verify an NC program was to run it on the machine and hope you didn’t hear any loud thunks. Then along came offline verification programs such as Vericut (...
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Software Puts Race Team in the Winners Circle

Nov. 26, 2007
The shop team at Richard Childress Racing Richard Childress formed a potent alliance with Dale Earnhardt in the early 1980’s, and launched what is now a 400-person racing empire...
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Ecoca Lathes Available

Nov. 26, 2007
Taiwanese made Ecoca MT-415. Absolute Machine Tools Inc. has partnered with Ecoca Industrial Co. Ltd. of Taichung, Taiwan, to sell the company’s CNC lathes in the United States...
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Agile Machine Tender

Nov. 26, 2007
IRB 6620 machine-tending robot. Touted as the most versatile machine-tending robot on the market, the 6-axis IRB 6620 robot from ABB Robotics combines compactness, flexibility...
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CGTech Releases Verticut 6.1 Machine Simulation and Optimization Software

Nov. 26, 2007
CGTech (www.cgtech.com), creator of Vericut CNC machine simulation and optimization software, has released version 6.1 of that software. The new version has NC Program Review ...
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E-media updates keep pace with manufacturing

Feb. 17, 2006
Visit www.americanmachinist.com for current news and events focusing on machine tools and technology. You also can find calculators and a search engine created to make your job...
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The trade picture brightens

Feb. 17, 2006
The chart above shows that, adjusting for changing prices, U.S. merchandise exports have grown faster (26 percent) than imports (20 percent) since the end of 2002. This has been...
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Software puts shop on the fast track

May 1, 2005
Stafford, U.K.-based Rail-Ability accelerates designs of vehicles that lay rails, build platforms, and keep railroads safe using SolidWorks 3D mechanical-design software. It gives...
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Electrode software

May 1, 2005
WorkNC-CAD Electrode software for designing, extracting, and machining EDM electrodes reportedly saves users up to 40% in preparation and cutting times. This module is part of...