CNC & MACHINE CONTROLS

CNC & Machine Controls

Okuma America Control Features Digital Twin Technology

The OSP-P500 control features dual-core processors that provide redundant operations, ensuring uninterrupted machining operations.

CNC & Machine Controls

Combining Functions With User-Defined G & M Codes

CNC programmers gain flexibility when using custom macros to define G and M codes themselves.
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Turn/Mill

Swiss-Type Control Uses CNC Data to Improve Efficiency

Advanced controls for Swiss-type CNC lathes uses machine data to prevent tool collisions, saving setup time and scrap costs.

Shop Management Software

6 Machine Shop Essentials to Stay Competitive

If you want to streamline production and be competitive in the industry, you will need far more than a standard three-axis CNC mill or two-axis CNC lathe and a few measuring tools.
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Automation

Caron Engineering Software Connects Machining Environment

The MiConnect application builder enables Caron’s integration specialists to develop specialized manufacturing applications without the need for custom coding.

CNC & Machine Controls

Joint Ribbon Cutting at Fagor, Danobat Showrooms

Danobat and Fagor co-hosted an inaugural event for their co-located facilities in the Chicago area.

CNC & Machine Controls

Tips for Designing CNC Programs That Help Operators

The way a G-code program is formatted directly affects the productivity of the CNC people who use them. Design CNC programs that make CNC setup people and operators’ jobs easier.
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CNC & Machine Controls

From Tradition to Transformation: Century-Old Manual Machine Shop Adds CNCs

After 122 years of working with manual mills and lathes, this fifth-generation shop acquired assets of a local CNC machining business and hired the owner. Here’s how it’s going a year later.

CNC & Machine Controls

Kitamura Control System Simplifies Machine Operation

The Arumatik-Mi control offers G-code programming with built-in assistance; customizable visual work setting screens; maintenance support functions; and video guidance on a large 19" LCD.

CNC & Machine Controls

CNC-Related Features of Custom Macro

CNC-related features of custom macro are separated into two topics: system variables and user-defined G and M codes. This column explores both.
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