CNC TIMES VOL. 5 ISSUE 5
                                                                             Date:- 28-Jan-2002

Small Hole EDM Products

Small holes are cut at high speed in difficult to machine tungsten carbide & heat treated workpieces. Sodick's patented vitol machining fluid, machines small holes at much faster speeds than small hole machine that uses a water dielectric.

http://www.sodick.com/Products/index.cfm?page=smallholeedm.htm

Bridgeport Introduces Dynamic Thermal Compensation

In high-performance machining applications, controlling volumetric accuracy of both the machine and workpiece is essential. “Control” and “Real Time” are the operative words when thermal monitoring is factored into the total productivity and accuracy of high-speed machining.

http://www.bpt.com/news.html?PVR=9868197361672&pvCatID=9808873401682&PVinclude
=viewNews

Cost-effective solutions for small diameter machining

Today's indexable insert endmills can be used in place of traditional high-speed steel or solid carbide endmills for a wide range of small-diameter endmilling operations. Though high-speed steel and solid carbide endmills remain the best choice for long axial profiling cuts, the indexable insert mills provide a far more economical alternative for the bulk of small-diameter operations involving light to medium axial depths of cut up to 5/8 in.

http://www.carboloy.com/News/news/Technical/giles/default.htm

New Products from Plansee Tizit

Check out the various new innovative Products from Plansee Tizit.

http://www.plansee.com/english/02news/main/11-03produkte.html

Solid Edge Insight Technology Embeds Design Data Management in CAD at No Additional Cost

UGS today announces Solid Edge Insight, a new technology that merges powerful design data management capabilities with its Solid Edge 3D mechanical CAD software. Insight technology augments Solid Edge’s mechanical design tools with data vaulting, revision management, engineering change orders, and BOM management to help companies capture, share and re-use the collective knowledge of their design engineering organizations. 

http://www.solidedge.com/press/2001/data-mgmt.htm

New ‘entry level’ cadcam software from delcam

Delcam is to release a new 'entry level' version of its ArtCAM Pro software for 2D and 2.5D CNC engraving and routing - ArtCAM 2D. This takes lettering and other artwork and generates machining instructions for all sizes of product, from small pieces of jewellery to signs and billboards. The software is extremely easy to use, with unique on-line help available at every stage. 

http://www.cnctimes.com/ezine/pages/enartcam.htm

Compact, Rigid Fixturing Speeds Short-run Production

These T-slotted column fixtures are able to finish three sides of the parts in the first operation, running as many as eight jobs at one time.

http://www.abbottworkholding.com/news_tech_1999.html

Evolving From Conventional CNC To Advanced Swiss Technology

Ron Hunt established Hunt Design and Manufacturing, Inc. in 1976 in Arab, Alabama, out of his carport. He had one Bridgeport milling machine. Next he purchased a CNC milling machine that allowed the company to compete with bigger shops and earn its share of aerospace and defense industry work available from nearby Huntsville in the mid-1980s. Hunt Design grew to 30 employees, more CNC machines, and larger quarters. But when the defense work fell off, Mr. Hunt knew his company was at a turning point.

http://www.production-machining.com/articles/0102cip1.html

Interface for all supported CMM Devices

Communicates with all measuring devices (Coordinate Measuring Machines), Common real time interface for portable and stationary CMM's, See the probe moving inside the CAD system as you measure.

http://www.verisurf.com/measure.htm

Online programming and analysis for MCG users

Users of the MCG (machine checking gauge) now have a new online resource to help them to get the most from this powerful calibration tool.

http://www.renishaw.com/client/SpecialPages/publicity_fs.asp?id=2549&full=true

Are you ready to go mobile?

When dealing with new technologies, CIOs and other IT decision makers must be able to distinguish technologies that are marketing fanfare from those that provide a real strategic advantage. Mobile e-business is one of the technologies that's resided firmly in the fanfare camp. However, that may soon change.

http://www.zdnetindia.com/biztech/resources/mobile/stories/49107.html

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