Author: Ganesh Gavhane
Hypertherm, a U.S. based manufacturer of plasma, laser, and waterjet cutting systems, is unveiling a new tagline in support of its company vision and a new website designed to support the industrial cutting and robotic needs of individuals and companies around the world. Hypertherm’s new “Shaping Possibility” tagline replaces the “Cut with Confidence” tagline in use since the beginning of this decade. The new tagline conveys the company’s role in providing products, services and expertise to help customers achieve their vision, and expresses all that is possible with Hypertherm products in the hands of hard-working manufacturers and fabricators. “Through our…
Axis Communications, the global leader in network video, today announced the acquisition of Cognimatics, a leading company of store optimization solutions targeting the retail sector. Cognimatics’ technology is for example used for people counting, queue measurement and occupancy estimation. The addition of Cognimatics’ knowledge and technology strengthens Axis’ solution offering in the fast-growing retail market segment. “Cognimatics’ products are well-known with a successful track record in the retail sector, and complement our solutions in that market. Their commitment to developing innovative and easy-to-use products is consistent with Axis’ approach to provide the highest value solution for a range of customer…
ABB today opened its Global Business Service Center in Bangalore, India. The expansion demonstrates ABB’s confidence in the local talent pool to fuel growth and future opportunities in the country. When fully established in 2017, the center is expected to employ over 1,000 people. The new center, a continuation of ABB group’s consistent investments in the country, will be a part of its wholly owned subsidiary entity. It is also integral to ABB’s Next Level strategy and marks an important step towards building a state-of-the-art business service organization. The center was inaugurated by Eric Elzvik, CFO, ABB Group with Sanjeev…
EPUMENT mineral casting from RAMPF is rapidly gaining popularity, also in the Japanese market. Leading manufacturers of cutting-edge machine beds and components are looking to use the epoxy resin-bonded material with its outstanding properties – especially unmatched vibration damping – as an innovative alternative to metallic materials.Today’s production equipment needs to satisfy growing demands in terms of process accuracies under static, dynamic, and thermal loads. In their quest for finding new and improved machine bed materials that can tackle these challenges, leading Japanese manufacturers have turned to RAMPF and its EPUMENT mineral casting material.Outstanding vibration dampingIn a series of comprehensive…
FARO® announces the release of PointSense & VirtuSurv 17.0: Point Cloud Tools for Engineers, Architects and Construction Specialists that Dramatically Speed Up the Process of Turning Point Cloud Data into Autodesk® CAD Models. FARO Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for Metrology, Factory Automation, Product Design, Public Safety and BIM-CIM, announces the release of PointSense and VirtuSurv 17.0, laser scanning plug-ins for the Autodesk® environment that ensure seamless integration with the recently released Autodesk® 2017 product line. 3D laser scanning is quickly becoming the accepted practice for fast, efficient and accurate…
FARO Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for Metrology, Factory Automation, Product Design, Public Safety and BIM/CIM, announces the launch of the FARO® Design ScanArm, a portable 3D scanning solution tailored for 3D modeling, reverse engineering, and CAD-based design applications across the product lifecycle management (PLM) process. As a limited-time promotional offer, the FARO Design ScanArm will be bundled with 3D System’s® Geomagic® software at a reduced launch price. The available software options have capabilities that range from an automatic meshing software that delivers ready-to-use files without any post-processing to a full-featured…
FARO Introduces the Factory Robo-Imager, the first Factory Automation Solution and Second Product in FARO’s new Early Adopter (EA) ProgramFARO Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging with solutions in Metrology, Factory Automation, Product Design, Public Safety and BIM/CIM, announces the launch of the FARO® Factory Robo-Imager product line, a system that combines the FARO Factory Array Imager with a collaborative-robot to provide highly adaptable, safe and automated in- and near-line inspection solutions. FARO’s Early Adopter (EA) Program provides leading edge products to qualified customers for limited product introductions.This product line pairs our newest…
Pramet’s range of turning tools for stainless steel has been further extended with the launch of a new chip breaker and wiper inserts.The NMR chip breaker provides a reliable option for longitudinal and face turning with high stock removal in medium and roughing operations.This new geometry further enhances Pramet’s range of double-sided chip breakers for all turning stainless steel applications, which already includes NM for medium turning and NF for finishing to medium turning.NMR’s positive geometry offers increased reliability through its strong cutting edge, which features a protective peripheral land. It is ideal for heavy machining and less stable conditions,…
Compared with standard inserts, the W-FM wiper promotes increased productivity by supporting higher feeds, as well as high quality machined surface, due to its new wiper edge. www.dormerpramet.com
This year’s IMTS will feature the latest in the line of powerful Mastercam machining software. Stop by booth # E-3340 at McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, September 12-17 for a look at Mastercam 2017, the latest release, which introduces a more efficient workflow, improved usability, Dynamic Motion improvements, and so much more. Meghan West, President of CNC Software, will be presenting Acquaint, Convince, and Excite: ACE the Next Generation of Manufacturing on Thursday, September 15th from 3:15 – 4:10 PM in Room W194-A. Learn about the increasing “skill gap” in manufacturing and ways to can get students excited about a career…
Top customised engineering: DMG MORI Systems combines technology, machine tool, automation and peripherals in holistically coordinated 360° solutions for your production systems. Flexible automation guaranteeing process reliability is an elementary factor of success for a universally digitalised production world. With this in mind DMG MORI Systems already offers its customers the possibilities and competences to produce successfully here and now. And this performance commitment applies to every segment of automation technology: to machine-integrated automation as well as standard automation and on to include flexible manufacturing cells and comprehensive turnkey production lines. The future is automatic In the age of “Industry…
Q. What trend will drive MACHINE TOOLS industry in near future ? Multi-tasking machines capable of handling complex processes, Additive manufacturing, Cost efficient Automation solutions, Highly Intelligent cnc control systems for digitalization of manufacturing processes, Ultra precision machine tools will be few major trends in near future. Q. What is the impact of Union budget on the industry ? FY 16-17 budget has projected significant investment towards Infrastructure projects like Road/Railways/Port, this will drive Q. What are the remedies do you suggest to improve the positioning of the industry you are into ? Rationalization of various taxes & cess for…
Hypertherm, a U.S. based manufacturer of plasma, laser, and waterjet cutting systems, today announced a major version upgrade to its ProNest® advanced CAD/CAM nesting software for automated cutting. ProNest® 2017 contains a number of improvements designed to make customers more efficient and profitable. New features include: Manual nesting improvements, including drag array, anchor part to cursor, and automatic bumping functionality for greater control and faster nesting. Color by part property that fills parts with different colors based on a designated attribute (name, priority, work order number, due date, etc.) and ProNest reports that show fill colors in part images making…
Promoting bilateral trade between India and Taiwan, Showcasing best machine tool cluster in the World Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) brings together Taiwan Machine Tool Industry, Ambattur Industrial Estate Manufacturers Association (AIEMA) and National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) at ACMEE 2016 from June16, 2016 to June 20, 2016to be held at Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, India. This is the 12th edition of the International Machine Tools Exhibition that will serve as a great bilateral trade platform for Automobile, Aerospace, Automation Engineering, Ancillaries, Consultancy and Services, Machinery, Machine Tools, Electrical, Electronics, Energy and Environment. The representatives of 6 world’s leading machine…
Q. What trend will drive MACHINE TOOLS industry in near future ? Efficiency, flexibility and the interaction of machines. The globalisation is pushing the price fight, the scale effect is one solution to reduce the cost, but with high demand on quality. On the other side we see that optimised processes and integration of best technologies will bring additional benefits. Flexibility, is another challenge, the product cycle time becomes shorter and thus the invest needs to be flexible too. Machines need to be able to get adapted fast and easy to the new task. Finally the interaction of machines, on…