CNC & Machine Controls

Tool Monitoring May Be An Essential Part Of Unattended Machining

To take advantage of unattended machining, shops will most likely be forced to utilize some type of tool monitoring system.

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Laser Calibration Analyzes Accuracy Of The Entire Machine Tool

As customers require higher accuracy and compliance with quality initiatives, such as ISO 9000, TQM and predictive maintenance, machine tool accuracy checks have become more important for job shops.

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What's Possible At 10,000 RPM

High-value work doesn’t have to demand a high-cost machine tool.

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Toward A Truly Open Manufacturing Environment

Modular systemization is revolutionizing machine tool control. CNCs are only the beginning.

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Probing For Process Improvement

Advances in machine accuracy and probing technology make on-machine inspection a powerful tool for automating and speeding part processing.

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Machining Services Contractor Runs Smoother Operation With CNC Program

See how his contractor switched to MultiDNC to eliminate the use of laptops and provide daily backup of all CNC programs.

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Shifting Program Zero On Machining Centers

It is common to machine several identical workpiece attributes from within a single program. Consider the four identical circular counter-bored holes that must be milled in the workpiece shown in Figure 1.

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Inventing Wear Offset Compensation

You know that machining centers have tool length compensation, cutter radius compensation and fixture offsets. Turning centers have geometry offsets, wear offsets and tool nose radius compensation.

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Laser Calibration System Verifies Linear And Circular CNC Accuracy

How do you document that your CNC machine tool is within tolerance? That's becoming a very familiar question as more and more companies implement quality assurance programs, such as ISO 9000, TQM and predictive maintenance.

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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 of manual and CNC. Timing for this additional flexibility is perfect.

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