Lightweighting’s New Phase September 3, 2019 Earlier this decade, the auto industry moved to lighten cars and trucks. It was supposed to be a competition between steel, long the dominant vehicle material, and aluminum. The latter got a boost when Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich., bet big on aluminum, making aluminum bodies for its F-150 and Super Duty pickups.
Siemens’ latest Simcenter Testlab release now available September 18, 2019 Simcenter Testlab enables better usage of test-based data, from design and simulation to validation and certification.
More Profitable Toolpaths August 7, 2019 Adaptive Milling. Dynamic Motion. hyperMILL. Profit Milling. VoluMill. Waveform machining. If you’re one of the lucky people who machines parts for a living, chances are about 50-50 that you’re using one of these or a comparable high-performance programming technology.
Complex Programming Drives Machining Automation September 30, 2021 Chuck Mathews, executive vice president, CMO, CTO ESPRIT CAM, part of Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, discusses the latest software trends.
LIMS Edge Device Expedites Entry into Industry 4.0 Production, Competitiveness September 30, 2021 LIMS—the Low Investment Manufacturing System—is an unassuming little box consisting of a computer with proprietary Solution Engine software and an I/O hub that plugs into a standard outlet. When wired at the edge of a piece of production equipment, it becomes a simple solution for collecting and sharing complex sensor-derived data.
CAM Software Helps Tire Tooling Shop Gain Traction September 23, 2021 CAM Software helps Molrio deliver tire molds.
CAD/CAM Shares the Winner’s Circle in Auto Racing September 22, 2021 CAD/CAM helps auto racers employ CNC machining to maximum advantage.
Chasing Gold in A&D Manufacturing October 25, 2021 ORNL has partnered with MSC Industrial Supply to deliver a service that improves the material removal rate of existing equipment by a factor of three, on average, by correctly using cutting conditions based on measurements.
Community of Manufacturing Builds Better Outcomes October 27, 2021 Phillips Corp. aims to provide young people with the tools to create meaningful manufacturing careers.
Fabrication and Prototype Evolution with Prima Power 3D Fiber Lasers October 20, 2021 Duggan Manufacturing uses Prima Power lasers to achieve higher volumes and take cost out of each job.