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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FA10S and FA20S EDMs use high-speed PM4 controls that accommodate roughing and finish machining. The control's stepped --shape capabilities let the machines handle multiple parts with different shapes and thickness without setting specific...
As the result of a collaboration between Surfware and Faro Technologies, SurfCAM now supports USB FaroArm products. The alliance provides seamless part digitizing to machining and a direct interface from Faro portable measurement arms to the CAM...
Klingelnberg GmbH, a German-based machine tool builder, produces CNC equipment for hypoid and spiral-bevel-gear work. For its C Series of gear-generating machines, the company wanted to incorporate an easy-touse programming interface and a...
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.
