CNC & Machine Controls

Inspection and Measurement 7 May 2025

Common Methods for Measuring Workpiece Radii
View From My Shop 6 May 2025

Shop Tour Video: Inside an Aviation & Defense Machine Shop
Measurement 5 May 2025

How To (Better) Make a Micrometer
Basics 2 May 2025

Chatter and Feed Rate Scheduling
SPONSORED 1 May 2025

Automation is for Everyone
SPONSORED 1 May 2025

The Smarter Way to Take Full Control of Your CNC Machine Shop
Data-Driven Manufacturing 30 Apr 2025

The Shift Toward Smarter Shops: Real-World Stories of Data-Driven Manufacturing
28 Apr 2025

How I Made It: Mark and Nancy Rohlfs
Turning Machines 25 Apr 2025

How I Made It: Aneesa Muthana
23 Apr 2025

3 Strategies for Effective CNC Programming Standardization

CNC & Machine Controls 14 Feb 2014

CNC Retrofit Package Improves Reliability

Mitsubishi Electric Automation offers a retrofit package to replace control systems currently using Meldasmagic 64 controls.

CNC & Machine Controls 12 Feb 2014

Straight-Cut Control for Milling, Drilling, Boring

Heidenhain’s TNC 128 straight-cut CNC is designed for use with milling, drilling and boring machines.

CNC & Machine Controls 8 Jan 2014

Servomotors Simplify Field Maintenance

Siemens offers the second generation of its Simotics 1FK7 servomotors, which are configurable to suit a variety of applications.

CNC & Machine Controls 3 Jan 2014

Data-Collection Device for Rapid Cycle Environments

Spectrum CNC Technologies offers its WiBox 1.5 machine data collection and bi-directional CNC machine communication device, which the company says is capable of capturing machine signal intervals as small as 1 millisecond, an improvement over its predecessor.

CNC & Machine Controls 26 Dec 2013

Controller Promotes Increased Safety, Efficiency

Yaskawa Motoman’s Robotics division offers the DX200 robot controller, which is based on the process capabilities of the previous DX100 controller.

CNC & Machine Controls 4 Dec 2013

Preventive Maintenance Via iPad

GTI Spindle Technology’s VibePro system enables users to monitor vibrations, temperature, velocity and other critical machine information.

CNC & Machine Controls 15 Nov 2013

Magnetic Encoder Suitable for Harsh Environments

Using a smaller positioning error within each signal, Heidenhain’s ERM 2200 magnetic rotary encoder series with a 200-micrometer signal period, is designed to meet finer accuracy requirements on machine tools.

CNC & Machine Controls 28 Oct 2013

CNC Provides Energy-Efficiency Options

Siemens' Sinumerik 840D sl CNC provides energy-efficiency options for turning centers.

CNC & Machine Controls 28 Oct 2013

Plasma Cutting Controller Maintains Z-Axis Height

Flashcut CNC’s integrated Torch Height Control (THC) for plasma cutting reads plasma voltage as a feedback mechanism to adjust the Z-axis height.

Automation 21 Oct 2013

Motion Controller Upgrades Servo Platforms

Mitsubishi Electric Automation’s Q170MCPU-EIP motion controller enables users to operate existing third-party control systems while leveraging one of the company’s servo-motion systems.