SOFTWARE

Software

Virtual Controller Service Helps Overcome Accounting Labor Shortage

The service aids companies that may be falling behind in their month-end closing and financial reporting due to a lack of qualified accounting professionals.
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Aerospace

A Small CNC Machine Shop’s Journey to CMMC

Achieving Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) —  soon to be required to do work for the U.S. government — takes time and money. This 10-person shop takes us through some of the challenges it has faced and lessons it has learned on its CMMC voyage.

CAD/CAM

GibbsCAM 2023 Includes Sandvik Coromant’s PrimeTurning Strategies

The software’s PrimeTurning Strategies are said to permit turning and facing in all directions, which is said to deliver dramatic increases in high-volume production.

CAD/CAM

Who Are the DFM Consultants? You Are.

Modern shops are bolstering their engineering staff to better offer design for manufacturability advice to their customers. Here, one industry expert suggests ways to develop a common language between manufacturing and engineering.

Shop Management Software

ProShop SAFE Protects Sensitive Data, Facilitates Security Compliance

ProShop SAFE is also designed to ensure that an employee cannot accidentally delete or move critical information they are not authorized to act on.

CNC & Machine Controls

PCBA Adapter Bridges Acu-Rite CNC to Heidenhain TNC

Adapter gives operators a simple upgrade or ability to switch between two controls on a single machine.

CNC & Machine Controls

Program a Robot with your Machine’s CNC

A new function in popular controls enables shops to program machine-tending robots using familiar CNC G codes.
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CNC & Machine Controls

Acu-Rite’s droPWR Tablet Digital Readout System

The system offers multimachine tool connectivity with an application-based digital readout platform.

CAD/CAM

CAD/CAM’s Role in How Machine Shop Benefits from its First Swiss-Type

This manufacturer of high-end RC cars leverages the capabilities of its CAD/CAM software to get the most out of its first Swiss-type lathe even when job batch sizes are relatively low.

Automation & Robots

Adaptive Machining: The Last Puzzle Piece for Automated Production?

Automatically monitoring and adjusting cutting parameters inside a machine while checking for tool wear is just as important to establishing a reliable lights-out machining process as having a robot outside the machine.
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