Fortnightly Ezine on CNC Technology

-  Vol 6, Issue 5  -

12th August 2002 

In This Issue

When Does Hard Turn/Grind Make Sense?

Combining different operations on a single machine tool platform is an attractive and increasingly popular idea. It is in practice, however, not always a plug and play substitution. Optimizing distinct metalcutting operations into a single cycle takes planning and a good understanding of the pluses and minuses of each.

http://www.mmsonline.com/articles/040203.html

Bridgeport Announces New Product Group - Bridgeport Advanced

Bridgeport Machines will use IMTS 2002 (Booth #A-8150 in South Hall) as the launch pad for our new range of CNC machines tools to be grouped under the name Bridgeport Advanced. Anchoring the Bridgeport Advanced range of machines will be two all new VMC offerings, differentiated by value and performance.

http://www.bpt.com/news.html?PVR=10237149494875&
pvCatID=980885119713&PVinclude=viewNews

Cutting Tools: the Future

The future will be based on tough ceramics and superhard diamond and CBN materials in the body or coating of the tool.

http://www.kennametal.com/en/metalworking/mwtecharticles.jhtml?ElementId
=%2Frepositories%2Ftecharticles%2Fen_US%2Fcutting_tools_the_future.html

Design-with-Insight approach to Solid Edge version 12 provides industry-unique, built-in design management to extend productivity of advanced product modeling.

http://www.solidedge.com/press/2002/v12_launch.htm

New Products Demonstrate Spatial's Commitment to Targeted Interoperability Solutions.

Designed to provide the tools necessary to read and/or write standard and key 3D formats into any application, InterOp Exchange is a component that also provides healing and repair functionality to improve overall data quality. Viz Exchange is a component that provides functionality specific to the needs of the visualization market such as the use of full solid b-rep data for measurement, faceting and mockup, as well as the ability to read and/or write standard 3D formats.

http://www10.mcadcafe.com/nbc/articles/view_article.php?section=CorpNews&articleid=40633

Linear Motors Shorten Production Time

Linear motors account for part of the reason why DaimlerChrysler’s Stuttgart, Germany, manufacturing facility has been able to nearly double the productivity of machining centers producing automotive cylinder heads.

http://www.mmsonline.com/articles/0201bp1.html

Paintball

The Paintball screensaver turns your screen into a painters canvas, painting a picture in semi-impressionistic style using bouncing balls or blots of splattering paint. Five 3D-rendered images are included but you can also load images of your own choice, or let the saver make a painting of your desktop. You can adjust the fuzzyness of the painting by changing the size of the spots.

http://www.zdnetindia.com/downloads/info/10123919.html