Software

Absolute Rotary Encoders Include SSI Interface for High Resolution

Heidenhain has expanded its range of absolute rotary encoders with devices that incorporate the SSI interface, including the 35-mm-diameter ECN 1013, EQN 1025, ROC 1013 and ROQ 1025 models.

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Software Add-On Reads CAD Files to Speed Cost Estimation

MTI Systems offers its Costimator cost estimation software with 3DFX, an automated feature recognition (AFR) add-on that recognizes CAD features and their parameters from solid models.

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CAD/CAM

CNC Simulation Software Can Operate Independently, Integrate with CAM

CGTech’s booth will feature the latest version of Vericut CNC machine simulation, verification and optimization software.

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Metrology Data That Drive Manufacturing

HxGN Live is the annual international conference sponsored by Hexagon, the global company best known in the manufacturing industry for its broad range of metrology equipment. With its recent acquisition of Vero software, Hexagon now has CAM software products to make metrology data a key driver of shopfloor productivity, as this year’s event made clear.

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Automation

Controller Connectivity Eases Integration of Automation Systems

The iQ-F series compact controller from Mitsubishi Electric Automation is based on the company’s FX series, delivering the same control capabilities as its predecessor while adding new functionalities for enhanced performance and user experience.

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Inventory Management Suite Adds Web, iPhone Functionality

CribMaster’s software suite—CribMaster 10, CribMaster Web and CribMaster Mobile Plus—is designed to streamline inventory management processes, improve productivity and reduce operational costs for industrial distributors and manufacturers.

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CAD/CAM

CAD Comparison Module Expands Software Functionality

KeyCreator 2015 from Kubotek includes KeyCreator Compare, a CAD comparison module that enables the software to import, edit and compare dozens of native CAD files produced from other systems.

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Warehouse Management System Optimizes Inventory Pick-Up, Put-Away

In a collaboration with Tessy Plastics and Blue Horseshoe, IQMS has developed its Advanced Warehouse Management System (WMS) software, a rule-based directed pick-up and put-away distribution system designed to reduce labor and save time.

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CAD/CAM

Keeping It in the Family

This small job shop utilizes CAD/CAM software to increase efficiency of older machines, improving part production and creating new business opportunities in the process.

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CAD/CAM

Software Well-Suited for Moldmaking, Milling and More

TST Tooling Software Technology will present the latest release of Visi CAD/CAM/CAE software.

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