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Interpolating Axes On Manual Machines
Peter Zelinski
A skilled operator can machine a variety of complex parts on a manual machine tool with the aid of a digital readout, but the limits of what a DRO-equipped machine can do have always been clear. Manual machining can’t coordinate the motion between two axes. That means a DRO can be helpful for straight cuts, but it takes CNC to cut along curves...
New Era In CNC Control and Maintenance
Pete Bartelme and Dave Michalets
When Bob Smith, the first shift supervisor for the strut-machining department, arrives at his office Monday morning, one of his first tasks is checking emails. Not only does he want to see whether anyone in his building has sent something important to him, he also wants to see whether any of the machines in his department require attention...
The End of G-Code?
Gibbscam.com
Since the very first CNC machine tool, there was G-code. G-code provided the instructions, which drove the tool from one position to another, which turned the coolant on and off, which changed the tooling. They were inseparable - CNC machining and G-code. If you wanted to run CNC machines, you had to learn G-code in order to speak the language of the CNC controller...
Ask the Expert: CNC Router Veteran Shares Practical Knowledge
Jennifer LeClaire
Getting the most bang for your router bucks takes a little bit of homework and a lot of practice. We can’t put in the hours of practice for you, but we can provide you with advice straight from the mouth of leading industry experts. Jay Higgins is one such expert. Higgins came to the sign world in 1993 from the CNC manufacturing industry. With more than 20 years of CNC machining to his credit, Higgins is uniquely positioned with a broad understanding of CNC tools, hardware and software...
Forging, Casting and CNC Machining
Jeff del Papa
To forge something you make a mold out of very good steel. You put a plate of the metal you want to forge between the two halves of a mold, and squeeze the mold. HARD! As in many tens (and for large things, hundreds) of tons, from a press that may outweigh your house. (The moveable half of the mold is called a "tool"; the stationary half is called a "die.") The metal flows like toothpaste, and when you open the mold...
When Controls Converge: CNC,PLC & PC
Lawrence S. Gould
Good news! CNCs, PLCs, and PC-based industrial controllers are beginning to look and act more alike. They are also quickly losing their island status on the plant floor. The result is industrial controllers that do more on the plant floor. What's happening in factory control these days? In a word: convergence. Many of the features that differentiated programmable logic controllers (PLCs) from computer numerical controllers...
CNC News
Camden National Corporation Elects New Board Member
HASH
John Rohman Elected to CNC Board
CAMDEN, Maine -- The board of directors of Camden National
Rapid Prototyping Leader Quickparts Launches New Rapid CNC Machining Service -- QuickCutCNC
Quickparts , one of North Americas largest providers of custom designed parts, ranging from rapid prototyping to
Fanuc Reaches Milestone of Manufacturing Over 10 Million Servo Motors
HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL - FANUC CNC America recently reached the milestone of manufacturing over 10 million servo motors with 40,000 large servo motors from 100Nm to 3000Nm continuous torque. At FABTECH, FANUC CNC America will be demonstrating a stamping press simulation utilizing a main ram controlled by a FANUC large servo motor and an additional servo controlled die cushion. This configuration
Dimensional Measurement System offers 6 or 12 in. Z travel.
Providing 24 x 18 in. XY travel, Sprint CNC 400 features integrated rack and pinion Z slide and compound XY stage with precision mechanical bearing, DC servo motor drives, and all-LED illumination. Rigid, mechanical bearing XYZ stages have .000020 in. linear scales mounted to solid granite base. With optional tubes and add-on lenses, zoom lens can magnify up to 750 x. Optional Z travel makes
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