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IMTS Special
numbers or scroll through screens.
They just click on the parts of the CAD
model that they want to cut, and solid
model import automatically creates
the data blocks. It drastically reduces
programming time.”
Gray also notes that editing part features
can now be as simple as selecting the
geometry on a touch screen and the
corresponding code (NC) or data block
(conversational) automatically appears
without the user wasting time searching
through lines of code to find what they
need to edit.
Focusing on automation, a collaborative robot will scan visitors’ faces and generate
tool paths for Hurco’s 5-axis VMX30Ui to cut a 3D head from cylindrical aluminum.
The VMX30Ui trunnion table machining center will be connected to a fully
automated robot coordinated by a centralized job management system.
attend IMTS 2018 will find that the
benefits of intelligent machining and
automation are within their reach.”
Era of the Multi-tasking
machines
Multi-tasking machines work well for
companies that have limited floor
space and for those who don’t need
a dedicated gear hobbing/skiving
machine, such as R&D or MRO centers
and job shops serving the transportation
industry.
While refereeing to the machines
Knabach further adds, “Machine
manufacturers
are
now
adding
more capabilities. By incorporating
inspection software and a touch probe,
the machine can confirm part profile
before removing it from the machine,
eliminating the need to re-orient the
part if it requires additional processing.
By reducing the number of times a
part is handled and fixtured, process
integration inherently increases part
accuracy and improves OEE. There will
be several examples to look for at the
IMTS -2018 that include 5-axis CNCs
that can also gear hob, gear skive and
grind.”
Controls to enhance
customer experience
CNC
and
control
manufacturers all want
to improve the customer
experience,
and
the
ways to achieve that
are as nearly as diverse
as the exhibitors in the
Metal Cutting Pavilion.
AMT’s Eelman says, “The
manufacturing industry
is now being influenced
by software experts who
bring new perspectives.
More commonly, entering
G-code is being replaced
by importing and editing
the digital model, while
graphically
intensive
controls engage younger
generations as they enter
the workforce.”
Eelman concludes that that staying
current with new metal cutting
technology has a much broader focus
at IMTS 2018. He says, “With the
Metal Cutting Pavilion and nine other
technology pavilions at IMTS 2018,
visitors have an unmatched opportunity
to evaluate all these new technologies
in one place.”
In the age of digitization, DMG MORI will bring to IMTS
the CELOS Ecosystem which includes 26 CELOS apps for
tooling, machine configuration and digital interaction in
the workshop available. With CELOS, customers receive
intuitive, consistent solutions as an integrated basis for
paperless digital production.
Innovations
at
IMTS
2018 include solid model
import, a technology
that directly imports 3D
CAD models to the CNC
control. Gray says, “Users
don’t have to punch in
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