Today, manufacturers are practical, creative, open to opportunities, and ready to work with the technologies available now. This special report looks at advanced manufacturing technology as it is now, and where it is leading today's manufacturers.
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The IndraMotion MTX control incorporates CNC, motion control, and PLC functions into one system for machine tools and forming machines. The NC and IEC 61131-3-compliant PLC share the same hardware and VxWorks real-time operating system. The PLC...
Calypso version 4.0 CADbased-programming software for CMMs packs several new key functions, options, and features for measuring, evaluating, simulating, curve-data importing, and model comparing. The software also works with non-Zeiss CMMs.
Peps SolidCut suite of CAD/CAM software comes with free Design Integrators that handle component and assembly data from SolidWorks, Solid Edge, and Autodesk solid-models design solutions. Shipped at no extra cost with new Peps licenses, Design...
The Buckeye Bullet, designed by Ohio State University students, hit 314 mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, reportedly making it the fastest electrical car on earth. To develop such a vehicle, OSU students used SolidWorks 3D mechanical...
The Direct Machining and Control (DMAC) system operates cutting machines and robots from CAD/CAM software. The PC-based open-architecture control incorporates digital and analog drive interfaces, high-speed NURBS interpolation, advanced motion...
Rather than bundling new features of its Depocam software into yearly releases, NC Graphics is issuing them as soon as they are ready. This lets customers grow with the new features and doesn't disrupt production.
Metrolosys 9 inspection software for probing transforms any machine tool into a CMM. With it, shops administer quality processes during machining to catch errors in design, CNC programming, or setup on-the-fly. Reportedly, the software reduces...
Used by Monograph Millennium plasma-cutting machines, the PC-based uCNC control has two microprocessors — one for programming and a second for motion. It also features a Microsoft XP operating system, 3-Gbyte hard drive, 124-Mbyte RAM, and 12...
A graphical capacity-planning board is now part of JobPack's Scheduler software. The board provides real-time information on the loading of machines and workcenters. With a PC, shops can monitor the situation of each machine or workstation and job...
