Author: Ganesh Gavhane
Seamless Integration of 3D Scanner Data with Autodesk 2018 Design Tools FARO® (NASDAQ:FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for factory metrology, construction BIM/CIM, product design, public safety forensics, and 3D solutions, announces the availability of the FARO® PointSense 18.0 software suite (http://www.faro.com/aecsoftware18-0/). This robust software platform evolution delivers seamless integration into the latest 2018 AutoCAD® and Revit® design tools, a better user experience, improved software handling, and enhanced efficiency in processing software data. The suite includes: PointSense basic/Pro for AutoCAD® PointSense Building for AutoCAD® PointSense Heritage for AutoCAD® PointSense Plant for AutoCAD® PointSense for…
The Pune-based Universal Manufacturing Company (Unimac) has consistently reduced inspection time by 90% over four months after installing a Primo™ system, designed for on-machine part setting, part inspection and tool setting. Innovative probing Unimac manufactures components for railway engines, power generation plants, cement manufacturing plants, and other heavy engineering applications. For Unimac, maintaining accuracy of 15-20 microns on large parts is vital. The Primo system consists of a Primo Radio Part Setter and a Primo Radio 3D Tool Setter. It enables automated on-machine part setting, part inspection and tool setting, helping to eliminate manual setting errors, improve accuracy and part…
Global engineering and technologies company, Renishaw, continues to develop its network of Additive Manufacturing Solutions Centres with its first North American Centre in Kitchener, Canada. This facility provides a secure development environment where customers can gain knowledge and confidence in using additive manufacturing technologies. The Solutions Centre is staffed with skilled applications engineers and allows customers access to additive manufacturing technology and expertise at a predictable, manageable cost. Additive manufacturing is a technology set to impact the manufacturing sector in industries as varied as aerospace and automotive, to dental restoration and patient specific cranio-maxillofacial implants for reconstructive surgery. The Additive…
Fanar is one of the top five manufacturers of tools in Europe and is known in the market for its uncompromising quality. The Polish based company supplies a wide range of cutting tools for threading, drilling, milling and turning and specialises in shank tools for machining holes. Fanar’s global network of customers operate in the automotive, aerospace, medical and home appliances industries among others. From the beginning Fanar has invested in the newest technology and machine tools to ensure they have the capability to offer the latest products. However, in 2016 Fanar realised that if it was going to remain…
Mastercam, a Global Partner of WorldSkills, is the named official supplier to the four machining competitions at WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017: CNC Turning, CNC Milling, Plastic Die Engineering, and the Manufacturing Team Challenge. The Manufacturing Challenge requires the teams to use Mastercam to produce parts on turning and milling machines that may be assembled together to produce a workable product. The competitors practice for months honing their programming skills with Mastercam in their school or at their jobs. CNC Software, Inc. provides Mastercam free of charge to WorldSkills competitors for the year leading up to the competition. WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017…
EASTEC 2017 will unveil the latest in the line of powerful Mastercam machining software. From May 16-18, stop by booth #5249 at the Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield, MA, to get a first look at Mastercam 2018! Mastercam 2018 offers new 2D/3D Milling features, Design improvements, powerful turning and Mill-Turn enhancements, and so much more. New 2D/3D Milling Features Stock awareness has been added to select 2D toolpaths. The tool motion can now use the top, bottom, or both values of the stock, and all the linking parameters can be set to adapt to changing stock values. Finish passes now…
Hermes Award 2017: At the opening of Hannover Messe the SCHUNK JL1 Co-act Gripper received the Hermes Award 2017. It is the world’s first intelligent gripping module for human/robot collaboration that directly interacts and communicates with humans. SCHUNK, the competence leader for gripping systems and clamping technology of Lauffen, Germany started off the Hannover Messe with a brilliant success: At the opening of the world’s leading trade show by Germany’s Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel, Prof. Dr. Johanna Wanka presented the innovative family-owned company with the Hermes Award 2017, one of the world’s most prestigious technology prizes. On her tour…
Firetrace is an automatic fire detection and suppression system for micro environments, that can be used to ensure safety We have seen a spurt in the incidents of fire in a CNC/EDM machine. No doubt, technology has evolved over time, and manufacturers globally have been addressing the fire risk in their machines! But few situations Fire in a CNC/EDM machine can occur instantly and without warning. A hot metal chip, a tool crash, or even a spark of static electricity can ignite the petroleum-based cutting oils used in many of these machines. Oil-based machine fires produce high heat and dense…
Hypertherm, a U.S. based manufacturer of plasma, laser, and waterjet cutting systems, announces its most significant advance in mechanized plasma cutting ever, with the introduction of an entirely new class of plasma called X-Definition. This new plasma is available for the first time in a 300 amp plasma system called the XPR300. X-Definition class plasma combines engineering advances and refined high definition plasma processes to deliver unmatched plasma cut quality on mild steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. Laboratory testing shows ISO-9013 Range 2 cut quality on thin mild steel and extended ISO Range 3 cuts on thicker metals. To reach…
Renishaw has announced the launch of its MODUS 2 manual CMM upgrade kits. These enable users of manual CMMs to increase productivity, reduce inspection lead times and optimise the operation of their manual machine with a retrofit supplied and supported directly by Renishaw. The MODUS 2 MMI (Manual Machine Interface) provides an easy to use tool to access sophisticated measurement capability, making it readily usable to both expert and occasional users. The software, which supports the complete range of Renishaw’s CMM touch trigger probes, displays the full virtual environment, including the CMM, the probe head and the part fixture, if…
Machine tools are at the core of manufacturing—without a powerful machine tools segment, manufacturing excellence cannot be achieved. Thus, India’s vision to emerge as a global manufacturing hub is closely linked to its capability in machine tools. MTW takes a look at how the machine tools industry is placed to deliver on the Make in India dream and the key challenges it needs to overcome along the way With the government’s push on ‘Make in India’ campaign, the international spotlight is on the Indian manufacturing sector. As the manufacturing sector ramps up to close its gaps to emerge as a…
According to a recent study conducted by the market research institute TechSci Research, Klüber Lubrication ranks first among the suppliers of speciality lubricants: The tribology expert in Munich takes first place in the categories product quality and price structure and obtains a top 3 ranking in Sales. Thus, Klüber Lubrication is the number one in the overall ranking. “The results are particularly noteworthy because they are mostly based on surveys conducted with representatives of competitor companies”, says Claus Langgartner, Speaker of the Board of Klüber Lubrication. “The fact that we outperformed some of the big names in the lubricant industry…
An iQ Platform enables total integration of control and communications from a single, highly scalable hardware platform and is capable of handling anything from a handful of I/O up to several thousand. With the new iQ-R series, Mitsubishi Electric has brought even greater performance to the iQ Platform, delivering the ability to integrate sequence, motion, safety and process control to a single backplane with benchmark standards for processing power and synchronisation capability in even the most demanding automation environments. The new iQ-R series CPU offers dramatic improvements in performance, setting new benchmark standards for processing speed. It offers reductions in…
Dormer Pramet has launched a new generation of solid carbide multi-application drills to deliver a greater level of performance and economy. Force X is the new family name given to the Dormer range of drills, which replaces its MPX assortment. All existing product codes have been retained to ensure a smooth transition, but the incoming drills have received a significant upgrade, including new geometry, corner design and edge preparation. The improvements apply to the 3xD R457 and R458 and the 5xD R453 and R454, bringing them in-line with the newly launched 8xD R459. Retaining their Titanium Aluminium Nitride (TiAlN) coating,…
Q. What ignited the spark in you to start SIMTEK business venture? How did the idea for your business come about? In early days of our career, we offered CNC networking solutions ( DNC) to SME, PSU and Corporates. Few of them enquired about CAD/CAM solutions to achieve repeatability, accuracy in component manufacturing process. SIMTEK (formerly Simtek Associates) was formed in Y2000 as Engineering solutions firm focusing on 3D modelling, CNC programming and Reverse Engineering Services. Simtek’s existence came due to market needs & our team’s passion for technological solutions. We were one of the early birds in this market…