How new CAD/CAM programming and simulation software can help address additive manufacturing processes. In the manufacturing realm, additive manufacturing (AM) processes are still the new kid on the block. Although additive’s been around for several decades, until relatively recently it&r

Manufacturing Engineering: Your company recently released a new additive manufacturing module for Vericut. What’s new for additive in this version? Gene Granata: Vericut 8.1 includes a new additive manufacturing [AM] module that simulates additive and hybrid machining processes used in a

Manufacturing academics were honored for their service, contributions and outstanding manufacturing research during the annual North American Manufacturing Research Conference (NAMRC), held by the North American Manufacturing Research Institution of SME (NAMRI/SME). This year’s 45th annu

MISSISSAUGA, ON — Manufacturers need to embrace artificial intelligence to make their operations more efficient, a consultant said. “I think you should be thinking big but you should start small,” Humera Malik, founder and CEO of Canvass Analytics (Toronto), said at the Wedne

Epicor Software Corporation, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, today announced President and Chief Executive Officer Joe Cowan is set to retire at the end of October 2017, stepping down from the leadership role and his position on the Epicor

The EMO Hannover 2017 theme of “Connecting Systems for Intelligent Production” meant that many exhibitors were demonstrating connectivity solutions, data analysis applications and innovative services. The emphasis was on systems capable of interconnecting multiple partner

Autonomous technology well established in mining, agriculture The auto industry’s biggest current focus is self-driving cars. Established automakers as well as technology companies such as Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google are working to develop cars and light trucks that ei

Buffalo, NY – Niagara Gear, a division of Gear Motions, Inc., recently completed the installation of its first machining cell. The in-house machining capabilities were added to reduce lead-time and provide more flexibility and control to meet customer delivery requirements. The machinin

The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) a $9.6 million contract, with options up to $40.5 million, to produce the Transducer Array/Nose Shell Assembly of the MK 48 heavyweight torpedo. The MK 48 is the primary offensive weapon deployed from all U.S. Navy submarines.

Entrust Datacard (Minneapolis), a leading provider of trusted identity and secure transaction technology solutions, announced the introduction of the Entrust Datacard ioTrust Security Solution. The solution delivers a secure and trusted digital infrastructure that safeguards data between devic

With the push toward a fully digital factory, manufacturing execution systems (MES) software has never been more critical to manufacturers of all stripes. By employing the latest in fast-response manufacturing execution systems solutions in manufacturing operations, builders can get speedy

Manufacturers are accelerating use of Internet of Things (IoT) technology, according to a survey of 66 companies. “IoT continues its inexorable growth spurt,” PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation said in a report. PwC and MAPA c

Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) and the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) announced today their intent to support the American Center for Mobility (ACM) as a Founder-level sponsor with a $5 million contribution. As an ACM contributor, Toyota will be a member of a government-industry team whic

ACME, MI — An executive of automotive supplier Faurecia (Nanterre, France) said the company is succeeding with its Industry 4.0 efforts and is looking forward future advancements. “The benefits do outweigh the challenges,” David DeGraaf, president of Faurecia Clean Mobility N

Manufacturing Engineering: What’s new in your latest hyperMill CAM software update? Alan Levine: As with all Open Mind upgrade releases, hyperMill 2017.2 has a broad range of new technologies and enhancements. This release covers 2.5D through five-axis milling, mill-turn and new modul

Manufacturers face a difficult task juggling the current “innovation agenda.” Today, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), robotic automation and artificial intelligence (AI) are all poised to be the next big thing. But those on front line of manufacturing are cautious to embra

Improved software gives linear pallet systems a major boost Adam Hansel, chief systems and sales officer, DMG Mori (Hoffman Estates, IL) sums it up perfectly: “Go into any shop. Ask them if they want to automate. The answer is yes. 100%.” But what kind of automation? And which mach

You don’t have to look too far to find tooling presetters that fit the machining requirements of just about any size shop. The value of off-line tool presetting—rather than stopping machine spindles to touch off tools as machines sit idle—continues to prove itself invaluab

Manufacturing Engineering: What’s new for Tebis in CAD/CAM software? David Klotz: The new Tebis interface and Version 4.0 were first made available on the market in the summer of 2015. We continue to bring out new releases and our most recent update is Release 3, which came

New release also features leading enterprise content management capabilities from DocStar acquisition, deep functional enhancements, expanded support for international finance and compliance requirements and more Unveiled at its Insights 2017 customer conference today, Epicor Software Corporat