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Maintenance tips and assembly procedures on automated tools explained by Division Manager Lee Coleman Suhner Machining recently filmed a series of maintenance tip and unit assembly videos at the company’s North American Service Center, housed on the campus of corporate headquarters in Rome, Georgia.  The presentation of the procedures was done by Division Manager and longtime Suhner team leader, Lee Coleman.  These “hands on” demonstrations would interest any customer or maintenance personnel currently using or planning to employ Suhner automated tools in their shop or production facility.  According to Coleman, “We made these videos as the first in a series. …

The new partnership will provide manufacturers a path to greater automation and Industry 4.0 adoption Hexagon, a global leader in sensor, software, and autonomous technologies, and Plex Systems, the leader in cloud-delivered smart manufacturing solutions, today announced a new strategic partnership.  The global partnership will enable Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division and Plex to co-sell Plex MES to Hexagon manufacturing customers, helping them to take control of the plant floor through full visibility and connectivity and realize the promise of Industry 4.0. “There’s no question that more connected, data-driven approaches to manufacturing are central to bringing better products to market faster and…

Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, apply easy way to create turning tool geometry using standard ISO codes with EDGECAM. It helps to define cutter geometry using standard ISO codes provided by the tool manufacturers. With these created tools using ISO code nomenclature users can experience perfect toolpath simulation, Correct NC output with the EDGECAM. Explore it today!

The new EVOline knurling system: The ideal tooling solution for all knurling components in the tangential process The evolution continues: with the TK EVO, precision tool manufacturer LMT Tools is expanding its successful EVOline product family to include a tangential knurling system specifically for machining knurled components. The new knurling system guarantees the highest profile quality with extremely short machining times, a high degree of process reliability, and safe, simple tool handling – making it the first choice for producing knurled profiles in the tangential process. Whether it’s a gearshift knob or a drive shaft, whether decorative or high-precision: knurls…

Content-rich site provides extensive education and support for holemaking applications Wohlhaupter India Pvt. Ltd. provides expert engineering, technical support and onsite application services within India for Wohlhaupter GmbH and Allied Machine and Engineering Corp., leading manufacturers of holemaking and finishing tooling systems for the manufacturing industry. Wohlhaupter India is pleased to announce the launch of their new mobile-friendly website, which works seamlessly across all devices. The new website highlights the complete range of Wohlhaupter boring tools along with all of Allied Machine’s drilling, reaming, burnishing, threading and special product lines. With high resolution images and functional navigation, the site allows…

DesignTech Systems Launches Free Augmented Reality based App to help COVID-19 Patients Set up Oxygen Cylinder at home “Oxygen Cylinder Setup Guide” – Free Augmented Reality based App for Android and iOS devices developed by DesignTech Systems DesignTech Systems Pvt. Ltd, today announced the launch of a Free Augmented Reality based App for Covid-19 patients and families to set-up oxygen cylinder at home. This ‘Oxygen cylinder setup guide’ app will specifically help people install and administer oxygen at home for Covid patients. At critical times when the families are having to administer the oxygen to Covid-19 patients at home, this…

Nicholas Doyle replaces Frank Holzer as the General Manager of ANCA Sheet Metal Solutions (ASM) at a time of significant growth for the company. Nicholas brings over 25 years’ experience in leadership, engineering, manufacturing, systems and quality to help strengthen the business. Nicholas Doyle, ANCA Sheet Metal Solutions General Manager said: “It is an exciting time to join ASM as we continue to welcome new customers and take on exciting projects. Moving to the new facility in 2019 brought a new era of professionalism in our 20-year history. As well as a new name and brand, the changes that Frank…

VISI Electrode is an automated module for the creation and management of electrodes and their holders for the manufacture of detailed and hard to machine features on mold and press tools. Comprehensive holder design, simulation and collision checking ensures that the electrode will operate right first time. EDM electrode creation can be one of the most complex and time consuming projects for any mold or die maker. The VISI suite of products offer a solution at every point of the manufacturing process from design to manufacture. Even the most experienced electrode designer will benefit from the knowledge-based automation provided by…

What is CNC retrofit? A CNC retrofit upgrades the CNC, the servo motors, spindle motor and drives and a portion of the associated wiring and related electrical panel. It’s not like rebuilding and remanufacturing. A CNC retrofit does not include any major repairs to the machine mechanics. Retrofitting is replacing its CNC, servo and spindle systems by latest one. The multimillion dollar 20 years old machines, with dozens of meters of traverse, are and replacement is both expensive and very disruptive to business. CNC retrofitting has proven a smart alternative because it brings the machine back to life at a…

CNC Software, Inc., developer of Mastercam, the world’s leading CAD/CAM software platform, has announced that its U.S. industrial channel will now also serve its educational customers throughout the country. This move brings the company’s global distribution channel into alignment and supports efforts to bring educational customers and industrial manufacturers closer together for mutual benefit. Mastercam Resellers outside of the U.S. have always serviced both industrial and educational customers within their regions, so fully committing to that model in the U.S. brings the channel into alignment worldwide. CNC Software has successfully tested this approach in the U.S. for many years in states…

FARO Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: FARO), a global leader for 3D measurement, imaging and realization solutions, today announced the release of its most advanced BuildIT 2021 software suite, which represents the next evolution of this platform that simplifies workflows, improves performance and enhances ease of use.BuildIT offers three individual products – BuildIT Metrology, BuildIT Projector and BuildIT Construction – each designed to address the most challenging quality inspection, manufacturing and assembly or construction issues, offering the most flexible and intuitive user interfaces in their respective applications. While the BuildIT 2021 suite is integrated with FARO hardware products to ensure a best-in-class…

Gala Precision Engineering is a vibrant organisation with a young team that follows the spirit of entrepreneurial professionalism. The Gala Group serves global markets with its high end technology solutions in the fields of surface engineering and high performance springs. Anand Kaundanya, COO – Surface Engineering Solutions, Gala Precision speaks to Machine Tools World at length about the activities of Gala in the sphere of surface engineering. He also explains the numerous process options & mass finishing and Parts cleaning equipment available which are customised as per customer specific needs for enhancing the operational efficiency of the smart manufacturing sector…

Cognitive leadership in surface engineering solutions

Mastercam is known for precision NC programming, but it also delivers a suite of shop-tested design tools aimed at getting parts on and off the machine as quickly as possible. Powerful modeling tools include not only 3D surfacing and solids, but hole-filling, direct editing without a solids history, geometry repair, and more. Mastercam Design streamlines and simplifies modeling and editing geometry. It also supports advanced geometry creation, including solid and surface modeling, hybrid machining, NURBS curves and surfaces, 2D and 3D associative dimensioning, surface extension, blending, trimming, splitting, variable filleting, and hybrid modeling to complete your jobs quicker and more…

Quaker Houghton (NYSE:KWR), the leader in industrial process fluids has entered into an exclusive joint venture with Grindaix GmbH, a German-based, high-tech provider of coolant control and delivery systems. Grindaix’s solutions apply to a wide range of machining processes, including grinding applications in the metalworking sector. The technology the company provides helps customers precisely measure and optimize parameters such as coolant flow, velocity, temperature, nozzle angles, and pressures; significantly increasing the success of coolant application. “This partnership is an excellent strategic fit with broad application.  We see several advantages for our customers investing in system automation and optimization trends evolving…