New features mean more choices in cutting with inserts
On paper, it should have been smooth sailing. When Fairbanks Morse installed a robotic welding cell at its Beloit, Wis. headquarters, the goal was to increase output of the massive marine propulsion systems they manufacture.
Some trends in machining remain constant. Machine speeds continue to increase. Difficult-to-cut materials are used more frequently.
SMW Autoblok has introduced the TX Series 3-jaw pull-down chucks featuring repeatability of up to 4 µm (0.00015”) and precise, self-centering accuracy for heavy duty metal cutting applications.
IPG Photonics Corp., a manufacturer of high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers for materials processing and other applications has appointed Jeanmarie Desmond and Natalia Pavlova to its board of directors, effective January 7, 2021.
Enhancements include AI (Artificial Intelligence) driven user experience, new simulation types as well as refinements in accuracy and enhanced performance speed and evaluate sound quality.
Siemens Digital Industries Software and Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) announced an expansion of their collaboration, which combines Siemens’ deep industry expertise with cloud services from AWS.
The experience an Italian electronics manufacturer had with emerging tools provides a glimpse of a better world.
Manufacturing USA Update: PowerAmerica’s Victor Veliadis offers a mass-production plan for SiC chips
Cutting small holes or features sometimes only visible through a microscope requires special expertise from those supplying the cutting tools.
