Software

Cloud-Based Tool Data Management System Eases Access

TDM Systems has introduced TDM Cloud Line, a cloud-based solution for tool data management that enables manufacturers to access tool data wherever, whenever.

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Collaborative Robot Software Provides Real-Time Data

The version 5.2 expansion of Rethink Robotics’ Intera software platform provides manufacturers with real-time data insights with its Sawyer collaborative robots.

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CAD/CAM

Siemens Partners with Identify3D for Manufacturing IP Theft Protection

ID3D has integrated its security and traceability technology into the Sinumerik CNC and Siemens PLM portfolio for data encryption and decryption.

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What’s Your Place in the Future of Making?

Autodesk’s annual user conference shed light on a machine shop’s place in an era of democratized, automated product development and merged design and manufacturing workflows.  

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CAD/CAM

CAM Strategy for Turning Method Provides Process Reliability

Vandurit has developed a RollFeed turning method that is complemented by a HyperMill CAM strategy from Open Mind.

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Automation

Control’s Extra Display Provides Flexibility

Mitsubishi Electric Automation’s M80W computer numerical controller features a Windows-based touchscreen display that is separate from the control unit for flexibility.

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CAD/CAM

Imported Tool Assemblies Save Time in CAM Programming

CNC Software Inc. has partnered with Kennametal to enable users to import tool assemblies from Novo to Mastercam 2018, saving them time when searching for tools and giving them the ability to build 3D tool assemblies that can be brought directly into the CAM program.

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Siemens’ MindSphere to Be Hosted on Amazon Web Services

The company is pursuing an AWS-first approach as it prepares to make the latest version of its Platform-as-a-Service in early 2018.

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Automation

CECIMO Reports Positive Economic Trends, Focuses on AI Infrastructure

The European machine tool builder association reports that its members experienced a smaller sales downturn in 2016 compared with the global average.

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Basics

The Move to Data-Driven Manufacturing Is a Positive Transformation

It will not be easy, but the transformation will be manageable and rewarding. The first step is machine monitoring.

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