A new digital assistant for machining brings voice control to various CNC types and voice-actuated access to machine-tool-related information. Given its promise to free shopfloor personnel to work more effectively, one machine tool builder sees it as a potentially game-changing development.
Digital tools like voice-activated controls and digital assistants are becoming part of our daily lives. In a machine shop, these tools ultimately can help solve skilled labor problems by allowing employees to work more effectively.
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Eastec 2019: Makino’s U6 H.E.A.T. (High Efficiency Advanced Technology) Extreme wire EDM features Athena voice command control capability and 0.016" diameter wire technology.
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