What The Control Can Do
Mold and die makers know better than other sorts of shops that a machine tool's performance is determined by the electronics as much as by the iron.
Machines For Today's Toolrooms
If there's room for improvement in any NC program, this shop addresses the problem once and for all by making the correction in the postprocessor.
Production Without Paper
Giving operators electronic access to job information was the first step. Letting operators electronically refine that information came next.
In Latest Version Of
Look-ahead is a common CNC capability today. The term describes the control's ability to read ahead some number of blocks in the program, to anticipate sudden changes in speed or direction and react accordingly. Different CNCs look ahead different n...
What's Possible At 10,000 RPM
High-value work doesn’t have to demand a high-cost machine tool.
Toward A Truly Open Manufacturing Environment
Modular systemization is revolutionizing machine tool control. CNCs are only the beginning.
Probing For Process Improvement
Advances in machine accuracy and probing technology make on-machine inspection a powerful tool for automating and speeding part processing.
Combination Machines Changing The Toolroom
There's a relatively quiet but relentless change in metalworking toolroom equipment. Handwheels are still there, so manual operation is preserved, but now there is the capacity to operate these machines automatically via CNC or using a combination o...
Five-Axis Machining For The Masses
Control technology continues to make five-axis machining easier to use. Many special considerations - particularly qualified tools for pivoting-spindle machines - are no longer essential to the process.
All-Digital Upgrade Starts At The Low End
An all-digital control package will soon be standard on many machining center models from Cincinnati Machine (Cincinnati, Ohio). For now, the technology is standard on the "Arrow" line of vertical machining centers. Cincinnati didn't begin the upg...
