Practical Holemaking Automation In CAM Software May 26, 2020 Holemaking. A layperson might think, “what could be simpler?” But a machinist knows better because there’s a lot to consider when creating a streamlined toolpath.
HCL CAMWorks Offers Free Customer Home License and Technology Upgrade May 18, 2020 HCL Technologies, a global technology company, has implemented a program to provide a free CAMWorks Home License and Technology Upgrade for customers during April and May 2020, in an effort to minimize the disruption from the COVID-19 outbreak.
Simulation Drives Advanced Manufacturing Trends February 27, 2020 Simulation software has traditionally been used to predict the behavior of a product or system before designs are finalized and to understand the cause of failures after they have happened so that they can be avoided in the future.
Shop Cuts Machining Steps From Six to Two, Generates More Business February 27, 2020 Honeycutt Manufacturing, Mukilteo, Wash., a job shop that serves the aerospace, marine and general industrial markets, made a major investment recently in a Grob G550T five-axis universal machining center.
Toolpath Simulation Allows Shop to Go ‘Crash-Free in Conroe’ February 28, 2020 Gassed up your car this week? If so, you might want to thank Conroe Machine LLC. That’s because among the many parts machined by this specialty job shop in Conroe, Texas are most of the components used to build downhole positive displacement motors (PDMs.)
Prima Power Laserdyne Moves To Expanded New Facilities To Support Growth March 2, 2020 Prima Power Laserdyne has relocated and expanded its manufacturing and operations center. During February, Prima Power Laserdyne moved from its old location in Champlin, Minn., to the new facility in Brooklyn Park, Minn.
CNC Software Launches Mastercam 2020 Multiaxis Add-On April 6, 2020 CNC Software Inc. has released Mastercam 2020 Multiaxis, an add-on for Mastercam Mill 3D, Router 3D, Mill-Turn, and Mastercam for SOLIDWORKS.
DP Technology Introduces Updated CAM Software for 2020 April 6, 2020 DP Technology has announced a comprehensive product update, called ESPRIT 2020, for its computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software. Among the most significant developments are updates to the software’s computer-aided design (CAD) interfaces and new or improved solutions for specific machine tools.
Verisurf Software Offers Free Online Metrology Training Courses April 8, 2020 Verisurf Software is offering its online metrology training courses free of charge now through June 30. Access is available for Verisurf University dimensional metrology courses including Inspection, CMM Programming, Reverse Engineering, and Guided Assembly.
HMCs Offer Perfect Platform for Flexibility, Performance March 27, 2020 Horizontal machining center technology—a long-time mainstay of OEMs and Tier One contract manufacturers—has morphed into space efficient, versatile machining platforms that any high-mix job shop can benefit from.