CNC & Machine Controls

Economics 9 May 2025

After Brief Expansion, Metalworking Index Fell to 46 in April
Shop Management Software 8 May 2025

Get with the Program(ming): 10 Articles to Help You Transform Your Data
Measurement 7 May 2025

Common Methods for Measuring Workpiece Radii
Aerospace 6 May 2025

Shop Tour Video: Inside an Aviation & Defense Machine Shop
Measurement 5 May 2025

How To (Better) Make a Micrometer
Basics 2 May 2025

Chatter and Feed Rate Scheduling
SPONSORED 1 May 2025

Automation is for Everyone
SPONSORED 1 May 2025

The Smarter Way to Take Full Control of Your CNC Machine Shop
Data-Driven Manufacturing 30 Apr 2025

The Shift Toward Smarter Shops: Real-World Stories of Data-Driven Manufacturing
28 Apr 2025

How I Made It: Mark and Nancy Rohlfs

Data-Driven Manufacturing 14 Dec 2017

Siemens Partners with Identify3D for Manufacturing IP Theft Protection

ID3D has integrated its security and traceability technology into the Sinumerik CNC and Siemens PLM portfolio for data encryption and decryption.

CNC & Machine Controls 12 Dec 2017

Control’s Extra Display Provides Flexibility

Mitsubishi Electric Automation’s M80W computer numerical controller features a Windows-based touchscreen display that is separate from the control unit for flexibility.

Automation 21 Nov 2017

HMI Provides On- and Off-Site Touchscreen Monitoring

Mitsubishi Electric Automation’s GT25 Wide HMI is a human-machine interface that monitors and controls machine components with a graphical touchscreen that connects to equipment such as programmable logic controllers (PLCs), VFDs and servos.

CNC & Machine Controls 7 Nov 2017

CNC Software Compensates for Axis Nodding

Siemens is releasing new functions with its Sinumerik 4.8 CNC software, designed to significantly improve the speed, precision and safety of machine tools.

CNC & Machine Controls 25 Oct 2017

Buying an HMC: Peripheral Equipment Considerations

Is it time to move up to an HMC? Let’s consider some of the peripheral equipment that HMC buyers should think about.

Workforce Development 2 Oct 2017

Job Shop Cuts Cables to Save Time on Data Transfers

At Stollen Machine & Tool Co., uninsulated cables could not reliably transport CNC programs from the computer to the machines. Six wireless RS232 units from Shop Floor Automations have resulted in 15 percent daily time savings.

Automation 2 Oct 2017

Knuth Machine Tools to Host Productivity Workshop

The event will focus on machine tool efficiency, highlighting Knuth’s machine tools and Fagor Automation’s CNC technologies.

Workforce Development 25 Sep 2017

CamInstructor Announces New Online CNC Training Courses

The bundle covers Mastercam, Solidworks, CNC programming and operation of Haas machine tools.

CNC & Machine Controls 20 Sep 2017

Touch Screen Controls Speed, Simplify Navigation

Heidenhain’s TNC 620 contouring controls now include touchscreen technology designed to enable operators to navigate quickly and intuitively through lists, programs, tables and other content via kinetic scrolling.

CNC & Machine Controls 1 Sep 2017

CNC Software Is the Sensor

Recent developments in CNC technology enable the use of add-on software for monitoring cutting conditions in the machine tool.