CNC & Machine Controls

Job Shop Cuts Cables to Save Time on Data Transfers
At Stollen Machine & Tool Co., uninsulated cables could not reliably transport CNC programs from the computer to the machines. Six wireless RS232 units from Shop Floor Automations have resulted in 15 percent daily time savings.

Milling Machine’s CNC Leaves a Mark
When the prototyping process wasn't able to keep pace with creativity, installing a Heidenhain CNC on this manufacturer's Webb milling machine enabled faster machining, prototyping for this tattoo-machine developer.

Volumetric Compensation for Aerospace Applications
Präwest needed to improve machine tool accuracy. Etalon's LaseTracer-NC and KinematicsComp from Heidenhain enabled the shop to make dimensionally accurate workpieces without readjustments.

Controlled Welding Process Joins Metal in a Flash
Manual methods were not accurate enough for joining advanced high-strength steel (AHSS), so Taylor-Winfield Technologies worked with a Rexroth distributor to devise a technique using a motion controller and hydraulic drives for better precision.

Machine Monitoring Helps Job Shop Become Lean
A Kaizan event led to GEM Manufacturing’s investment in an eNetDNC system for its shop to address inefficiencies with CNC program transfers and file revision control.

Standardized CNC Improves Production of Power-Generation Equipment
Voith Hydro standardized the majority of its machines with a CNC platform from Siemens Industry Inc. to help machine a variety of large, complex parts.

Control Package Helps Speed Production
After cutting precision parts in one third of the original time, Task Force Tips was able to justify its initial investment in an Index automatic production lathe fitted with a Siemens control package.

Machine-Control Combo Ensures Speed, Precision
Five-axis HMCs from Grob with Sinumerik 840D sl CNCs from Siemens facilitate cost-effective production of cylinder heads at BMW’s motorcycle manufacturing plant in Berlin.

Uniformity Paves the Way for Flexibility
Standardizing on one brand of machines provides the flexibility this firearm component manufacturer needs to accommodate a variety of custom component designs.

Retrofits Lift Venerable Machines to New Heights
Retrofitting nine 20-year-old skin mills at Boeing’s plant in Auburn, Washington reduced machine downtime and improved both safety and productivity.