Beckhoff presented a new generation of more powerful and price-optimised CNC systems with PC- and EtherCAT-based control technology at the EMO 2007 in Germany.
CNC solutions are used in lathes, sheet metal processing, grinding, sawing and cutting machines. The EtherCAT realtime Ethernet system enables high-speed communication between PC controller and the digital drives. Additional process optimisation [...]
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New control concept for metalworking
July 27th, 2008 · No Comments
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Metal Casting Patterns Produced on CNC Machine Costing One-Fourth Normal Price
October 11th, 2007 · No Comments
Patterns, Leeds, Alabama, produces wooden and plastic metal casting patterns on a CNC machine that costs only one-fourth as much as those normally used for the task. When the pattern industry switched to CNC several years ago, most companies purchased small machining centers that cost in the area of $80,000 including programming software. Millennium Patterns, [...]
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Thermal metal cutting CNC controller
October 11th, 2007 · No Comments
HYPERTHERM, represented by Westgate Hi-Tech Machinery, has introduced the Voyager II CNC controller for thermal metal cutting, that replaces all earlier versions of Voyager products and offers users increased performance and enhanced flexibility.
The new six-axis Voyager II features a 15-inch touch screen display and 2.4GHz Intel processor utilising Hypertherm Automation CNC Software Version 6.0. The [...]
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