Author: Ganesh Gavhane
Hypertherm, a manufacturer of plasma, laser, and waterjet cutting systems, is marking a major milestone with the production of its 100,000th Powermax45® plasma cutting and gouging system. This milestone makes the Powermax45 the bestselling plasma system of all time. It easily beats Hypertherm’s previous record set in 2007 when the company announced it had sold 50,000 Powermax600® units About Hypertherm Hypertherm designs and manufactures advanced cutting products for use in a variety of industries such as shipbuilding, manufacturing, and automotive repair. Its product line includes plasma, laser and waterjet cutting systems, in addition to CNC motion and height controls, CAM…
DMG MORI and Schaeffler Technologies will be presenting the innovation project “Machine Tool 4.0” as a milestone on the road to future-orientated production, process and maintenance optimisation at the EMO in Milan. Calculable availability of means of production ranks as a decisive factor in the realisation of cyber-physical production networks. This has led to the optimisation of service and maintenance processes progressively moving away from the back burner and into the limelight. That is why DMG MORI has collaborated with Schaeffler Technologie to start the innovation project “Machine Tool 4.0” taking the mill/turn centre DMC 80 FD duoBLOCK® as a specific example.…
Additive Manufacturing processes and 3D Printing have become well established in the automotive industry. Applications now go far beyond prototype production, but developments are usually kept out of the public eye. Rapid.Tech’s first “Automotive Industry” trade forum promises to deliver new insights, with high-profile representatives from industry and research. The automotive industry has once again proven to be an engine of innovation for technology, this time for Additive Manufacturing (AM) and 3D Printing. For example, the Volkswagen Group revved up development at the start of 2014 by networking the AM-related activities of its individual brands via a corporate technology workstream.…
Non-circular gears are making headway in many areas of application—in machines, engines, and pumps they ensure perfectly tuned irregular power transmission. This allows the replacement of expensive direct drives, used to control the changes in power transmission electronically. The demanding production of the non-circular components does present a challenge, however. Currently the methods used, including EDM or gear shaping, are usually relatively expensive. The key question is, how can the components be produced more flexibly and more efficiently? The gear hobbing specialists at EMAG subsidiary KOEPFER in Schwenningen, Germany, have an innovative answer. Their new process makes it possible to…
The fan manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg is once again applying knowledge gained from Nature to a current new fan development. The idea for this new latest generation of radial fans comes from the humpback whale; allowing for energy savings of up to ten percent. “Our engineers have therefore clearly underlined their role in the forefront of bionics and as a leader in fan technology” says Chairman of the Board Peter Fenkl, happily. Ziehl-Abegg delivers peak efficiency in excess of 70 percent in its radial fans.Every approach must therefore be used to optimise this. The angle at which the airflow meets the fan…
The VF-16, Haas F1 Team’s first racecar, has arrived! The car was revealed February 21st to the world motorsport press at the Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya, where it began pre-season testing, February 22nd. Of all Haas machines with VF nomenclature, this four-wheeled, Ferrari-powered model has been perhaps the most eagerly anticipated since Gene Haas stated his intentions to enter the world’s greatest race series, less than 2-years ago. Haas Automation Inc., the company Mr. Haas founded in 1983, is Haas F1 Team’s principal sponsor and the genesis of the F1 venture. “From an international standpoint, Formula One is the…
Rooted in their mission to inspire the next generation of makers and fill the advanced manufacturing skills gap, the partnership between Mastercam and Edge Factor has been collaborative and longstanding. Mastercam, a widely-used CAM software company, and media production company Edge Factor, are proud to announce the continuation of their strategic partnership for 2016. Recognizing the need to fill the manufacturing pipeline, Mastercam is supporting the Edge Factor team as they focus on producing high impact media and interactive resources for educators and business leaders to inspire the next generation of makers, available through eduFACTOR memberships (edufactor.org). Looking back at…
Q. Mastercam has gained substantial market share in machine tool industry , please brief its journey from the inception & share some its milestones? Mastercam was launched more than 30 years ago. It was driven by two brothers’ specific set of skills in mathematics, programming, and shop-floor machining experience. Since then, we’ve maintained a tight focus on what made us successful from the beginning. We talk directly with machine shops around the world to see what’s needed and what’s coming. This means we not only provide practical programming tools to get jobs done quickly, but groundbreaking new techniques to inspire…
Q. UCAM being the key player in rotary table space, Please brief us about recent initiatives undertaken in machine tool space? Which are your focus areas? Being a leading manufacturer in rotary tables arena for more than 25 years, UCAM has always focused on innovation and new technology developments. To cater to the need of machine tool industry for high speed and high efficiency rotary tables, UCAM’s innovative product is the Direct Drive Rotary (DDR) Tables. These Rotary Tables reduce the component machining cycle time significantly and are known for their high speed and dynamic performance. The High-Tech Direct Drive…
Sustainability is vitally important to today’s global manufacturers. Without it as a foundation, it is impossible to release the full potential and productivity of a process. www.renishaw.com Sustainability is about maintaining a level of reliability with repeatability, and reproducibility. Renishaw’s products and services allow manufacturers to achieve this through eliminating sources of variation within a process at source.
The origin of naming the car “VF-16” goes back to the first CNC machine manufactured by Haas Automation, the VF-1, launched in 1988. The “V” stands for vertical, which is an industry standard designation for a vertical mill. Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation, added “F1” to the name to unofficially designate it as the company’s “Very First One”. For more information, Website: www.HaasCNC.com
CELOS® features a standard user interface for all new high-tech machines from DMG MORI. CELOS® APPs facilitate the consistent management, documentation and visualisation of order, process and machine data on a unique 21.5″ multi-touch monitor. They also simplify, standardise and automate the operation of the machine. 16 standard APPs help the machine operator prepare, optimise and systematically process production jobs.
HARTING China is awarded as “Intelligent Manufacturing Leader” by Gongkong, a leading automation media in China for HARTING’s outstanding contribution to Industry 4.0/Integrated industry. Ms Mary Yu, Vice General Manager of Gongkong glady presented the award to Dr. Ellen McMillan, General Manager of HARTING China during electronica China 2016 in Shanghai. The renowned online automation media “Gongkong” has been holding the award for 14 years on a yearly basis. Judges are formed by chief engineers or experts from various industries such as petrochemical, textile, rubber industry, printing industry, power and 10 other industries. They voted for “Innovation Products”, “Intelligent Products”…
The Region of the 10 Thousanders is where the Swabian Alb is at its highest and where Maschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle AG is holding its traditional Open House in Gosheim from 20-23 April 2016. More than 2000 visitors are expected to attend this event. To display the vast range of capabilities provided by Hermle machining centres and milling machines in many industrial sectors, over twenty machine models – from the compact C 12 to the large C 62 – will be on show in various configurations and with interesting equipment at the Technology and Training Centre. The event will also witness…
Gleason Corporation introduces its latest innovation, the 500CB Cutter Build Inspection Machine. The 500CB delivers more accurate and highly automated build, truing and inspection of all types of stick-blade bevel gear cutters. The 500CB features automated closed-loop blade positioning creating a highly accurate and repeatable build quality. An accurately built cutter head is a critical factor in achieving precise gear quality and maximum tool life. In addition, the 500CB also automatically controls the tightening of the blade clamp screws, consistently applying the correct torque. These features require greatly reduced operator involvement to build highly accurate and repeatable cutter heads, while…