Software

Heidenhain Upgrades Machine Monitoring System

Heidenhain’s StateMonitor V1.4.0 now offers the ability to monitor tools within a connected machine. According to the company, this enables users to collect current tool usage data and avoid unnecessary costs due to premature tool replacement.

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Five-Axis and Clever Controls Support Medical Manufacturing

Kern’s Micro Vario and Heidenhain’s TNC 640 control give M5 the precision and accuracy it needs to successfully micromachine medical parts.

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Automotive

Generative Design for Milling Lightweights EV Motorbike Part

Autodesk’s Fusion 360 generative design function can create mass-saving solutions for three-axis milling and other conventional manufacturing processes. 

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HTML-Based HMI Puts Users in Charge of Machine Customization

By building a human-machine interface using more accessible HTML instead of a custom API, users will be able to more easily customize their machine controls, making them easier to use, more secure and ready for Industry 4.0.

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RoboDK Launches Palletizing Plugin

RoboDK says one benefit of the new plugin is that users can program tasks offline, reportedly eliminating the production downtime caused by shop floor robot programming.

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CAD/CAM

Hexagon Streamlines Additive Build and Finishing Software

Hexagon’s Part-to-Build workflow addresses part preparation and job preparation with dedicated functionality within one piece of software, enabling volume efficiencies and automating repetitive tasks such as slicing.

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CAD/CAM

SnapEDA Expands eCADstar Library Content

Using eCADstar’s embedded internet access, printed circuit board designers can search and download from SnapEDA’s library of electronic component models.

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4 Ways “Tag and Track” Technology Keeps Data Chains Intact

Scannable images and tags inextricably link relevant information with workpieces, cutting tools and other physical assets.

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How to Get More Efficient Production from Swiss-Type and Multitasking Machines

SolidCAM for multi-axis Swiss type and multitasking machines provides a very efficient CAM programming process, generating optimal and safe Mill-Turn programs, with dramatically improved milling tool life.

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WFL's New Software Enables Mobile Machine Monitoring

WFL’s myWFL displays machine and program states over time, productivity and technical availability on the control system, PC or mobile device via a web browser.

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