Siemens Drive Technologies is targeting job-shop operations with its
new control architecture, Sinumerik 828D, that it says frees shops from
G-code-intensive programming. The package combines CNC, PLC, operator
panel and axis control for six CNC measurement circuits and presents
these in a single operator panel. Siemens states that Sinumerik 828D
offers users “intelligent kinematic transformations, an efficient tool
management system and 80-bit floating point nano precision.”
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Toyota Motor Manufacturing plans to expand its plant in Huntsville,
AL, to produce four-cylinder engines, with the new capacity to be in
operation by summer 2011. Toyota currently produces 145,000 V6 engines
and 216,000 V8 engines annually there. The expansion will bring total
engine capacity of 577,000 units.
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Milacron LLC completed its purchase of the businesses and assets of
Milacron Inc., the reorganized manufacturer of plastic molding and
extrusion machines and industrial fluids. The purchase completes
Milacron’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy and, according to the new owners,
puts it in “a stronger competitive position than at any time in the
past decade.”
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The Invention Factory, a three-year study sponsored by the
University of Hawaii at Manoa Curriculum Research & Development Group
and funded in part by the National Science Foundation (NSF), seeks to
stimulate interest in math and science by providing afterschool programs
that thrust students into unusual activities.
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AMT’s Dr. Paul Freedenberg asks whether this BRIC country deserves
its reputation as a growth market for Western exports of manufactured
products and manufacturing technology, and whether or not U.S.
government policy is shaping that reputation.
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The Luxxor Video Microscope costs $4995 (borescope, borescope video
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Tool Shop Optimization: Doing More with Less in a
Sluggish Economy
How can your shop do more with less?
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- How to eliminate wasted time and effort in your shop
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