Delcam has released the 2016 version of its PowerINSPECT inspection software, the world’s leading hardware-independent 3D inspection solution. The new release includes greatly enhanced options for section measurement, more comprehensive collision avoidance, improved point cloud inspection, the ability to add notes to reports, and improved user control of CNC surface inspection routines. Section inspection has been improved with easier creation of sections, better visualisation and enhanced (…)

These days, defined cleanliness specifications are common in component production across virtually all sectors. To comply with these specifications, some companies are investing vast sums in systems engineering and process technology. However, one major factor is often not considered: the cleaning basket. This is very critical as the cleaning basket influences effectiveness of the costly process technology significantly, and thus the costs of cleaning. In most cases, adapting or optimising (…)

BIG KAISER, a leader in premium high-precision tooling systems and solutions for the aerospace, automotive, energy, medical and watch-making industries, today announced the AG90 Light Weight Type with BT30 (BIG-PLUS) taper, a fixed 90-degree angle head. Part of the BIG KAISER family of angle heads, new AG90 Light Weight Type weighs less than 2kg. This makes it one of the lightest angle heads in the world, and it is therefore compatible with the automatic tool change of small machines. By (…)

Delcam has added an ABB robot fitted with a Fronius CMT Advanced welding head to the range of manufacturing equipment at its Birmingham site. The new unit will be used mainly for research into the programming of robots for the additive manufacturing of metals with Delcam’s PowerMILL Robot software. Cold Metal Transfer welding was initially developed by Fronius to join materials with different properties, in particular for welding aluminium to steel. The process uses very high frequency (…)

Schuler today opened its new research and demonstration center for hot stamping at its home base in Göppingen, Germany. At the so-called Hot Stamping TechCenter, the company will be showing its customers innovative applications for the future of lightweight vehicle construction. Schuler has invested some 6.5 million euros in the line, which is equipped with hydraulic press, roller hearth furnace, and automation. It was developed at the company’s Waghäusel site. In the hot stamping (or (…)

Rochdale-based Precision Technologies Group (PTG) has partnered with The University of Manchester’s Alliance Business School to help equip MSc students with ‘real-world’ international business skills. As part of a client-facing project, focused on international business issues and how to solve them, a number of the Business School’s MSc Business Analysis and Strategic Management students have spent up to twelve weeks working as external consultants at PTG’s Milnrow headquarters. The aim of (…)

On January 26-27, 2016, the 3rd Edition of the 3D Printing Materials Conference will take place at MECC Maastricht, in The Netherlands. Insights from speakers’ presentations at the conference: Theo Salet, Professor, Technical University of Eindhoven, about "3D Printing of Sustainable Concrete Structures – From a Black and White Printer towards a Colour Printer": "Printing of concrete structures saves on the costs, improves productivity and could above all seriously limit the environmental (…)

Roughly 4 months remain before PaintExpo opens its doors for the 6th time. But it’s already becoming apparent that the world’s leading trade fair for coating technology will be bigger than ever in 2016. With more than 135,000 square feet, overall net exhibition floor space has already exceeded the level achieved at the 2014 event. Ever since its founding in 2006, PaintExpo has been continuously growing form one event to the next. The exhibitor list already includes roughly 430 companies. (…)

CNC Software, Inc. and Sandvik Coromant have announced that they will be working together to integrate the Adveon Tool Library with Mastercam. Adveon will help Mastercam users to further improve machining productivity and security, and save time during machine set-up. By reducing the engineer’s input, both consistency and quality of data are improved. CNC Software’s Mastercam is the world’s most widely used CAD/CAM software, providing solutions from the simplest to the most complex design (…)

Vero Software is rolling out a new high speed 3D viewer which directly displays and evaluates 3D CAD files without the need for the original CAD application. PartXplore can open the native files of Edgecam, VISI and WorkNC, with further brands in the Vero portfolio expected to follow suit in 2016 R2. PartXplore has been created to efficiently import and analyse all file types and sizes at high speed. It often takes less than half the time to open a file compared to the original CAD (…)