HEIDENHAIN Corporation

Heidenhain Opens West Coast Headquarters
The new headquarters consolidates Heidenhain’s Fremont, California, technical support operation into the company’s expanded San Jose business center offices.

Large Equipment Offerings Buoyed by New CNC
To complement the strengths of many of its larger machine tools, Tarus has added a Heidenhain CNC to benefit those manufacturers seeking high-quality contour surface milling capabilities.

Acu-Rite's DRO300 Enables Control of Sinker EDMs
The Acu-Rite 300-series digital readout (DRO), available from Heidenhain, now enables users to control sinker EDM machines.

A Job Shop Approach to Automation
Through patient research and smart investing, this job shop has slowly grown its capabilities and is moving toward lights-out manufacturing for prototype work.

Heidenhain's TNC 640 Gen 3 CNC Expands Machining, Monitoring Capabilities
The Gen 3 version of Heidenhain’s TNC 640 machine control is designed for three- to five-axis milling, turning and grinding operations with up to 24 axes.

Acu-Rite Offers Software Upgrade for Digital Readouts
Heidenhain’s Acu-Rite brand offers a free software upgrade for its 100, 200 and 300 models of digital readouts (DROs).

CNC Machining and Motorsports
Have a look at some of the new manufacturing equipment spotted in “Machinery Row” at the recent Performance Racing Industry Show.

November 2019 Product Spotlight: 5-Axis Machining
This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on five-axis machining technologies. 

Product Spotlight: Measurement and Inspection
This month’s Modern Equipment Review Spotlight focuses on technologies for part measurement, tool setting and machine inspection. 

Acu-Rite's DRO300 Can Now Control Sinker EDMs
Heidenhain’s Acu-Rite brand has introduced software for its 300-series digital readout (DRO) that now allows users to control a sinker EDM machine.

Heidenhain Opens New Regional Headquarters in Colorado
Whereas previously the Central U.S. sales region was managed by either the company’s Illinois or California headquarters, the new Colorado location will now handle this region as well as Mexico.

Heidenhain, Mastercam Introduce Five-Axis Postprocessor
In a collaborative aimed at enabling five-axis machining for those using Heidenhain TNC controls and Mastercam CAD/CAM software, the companies have introduced a new postprocessor.

Heidenhain's TNC-CNC Academy Offers Training for Users of All Levels
The company states that completing these classes will allow TNC users to improve efficiency and accuracy of the parts they machine. 

Heidenhain’s Quadra-Chek 2000 Automates Inspection Routines
Heidenhain’s Quadra-Chek 2000 evaluation unit is designed for everyday measuring and metrology tasks in parts inspection applications.

Data-Driven Manufacturing Scales Down
An automatic gaging station demonstrates the potential of shopfloor connectivity at the level of the individual machine tool.

Acu-Rite Moves Production to Heidenhain's Chicago Headquarters
“The production of the Acu-Rite products is now going strong in Illinois. At the same time, we continue to invest in the Acu-Rite R&D department that remains in Jamestown, New York,” says John Parker, Heidenhain’s machine tool business development manager.

Vertical Knee Mill CNC Now Also Configurable for Bed Mills
Eastec 2019: At Heidenhain’s booth, the Acu-Rite Millpwr G2 control will be highlighted, marketed as an easy-to-operate CNC for vertical knee mills.

Touchscreen Digital Readout Provides Customizable Settings
Heidenhain’s ND 7013 digital readout (DRO) model replaces the ND 780 and offers an improved user interface and touchscreen, among other improvements.