CNC & Machine Controls
From Tradition to Transformation: Century-Old Manual Machine Shop Adds CNCs
After 122 years of working with manual mills and lathes, this fifth-generation shop acquired assets of a local CNC machining business and hired the owner. Here’s how it’s going a year later.
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Kitamura Control System Simplifies Machine Operation
The Arumatik-Mi control offers G-code programming with built-in assistance; customizable visual work setting screens; maintenance support functions; and video guidance on a large 19" LCD.
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CNC-Related Features of Custom Macro
CNC-related features of custom macro are separated into two topics: system variables and user-defined G and M codes. This column explores both.
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Computer Programming-Related Features of Custom Macro
Custom macro is an interpreter-based language, meaning that all CNC G code and custom macro commands are executed as the CNC comes across them.
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How this Job Shop Grew Capacity Without Expanding Footprint
This shop relies on digital solutions to grow their manufacturing business. With this approach, W.A. Pfeiffer has achieved seamless end-to-end connectivity, shorter lead times and increased throughput.
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Automation and Process Simplification Define Eastec 2023
Manufacturing technology at this year’s Eastec met the market with tools to streamline operations and assist machinists in achieving greater productivity.
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5 Reasons Why You Should Know How to Write Custom Macros
Custom macros enhance what can be done in G-code programs, giving users the ability to code operations that were previously not possible.
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Heidenhain CNC Control Provides Customizable User Experience
Eastec 2023: The TNC7 provides virtual simulation of the machined part and work envelope.
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Siemens' CNC Control Facilitates Digital Transformation
Eastec 2023: The new control generation is designed to provide machine builders and end-users with a full digital twin of the machine tool and machining sequences.
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Generating a Digital Twin in the CNC
New control technology captures critical data about a machining process and uses it to create a 3D graphical representation of the finished workpiece. This new type of digital twin helps relate machining results to machine performance, leading to better decisions on the shop floor.
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