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With Valenite's synergistic tooling systems, insert and coolant developments, the new fluids are formulated to keep pace with advancements in ferrous and non-ferrous materials
and alloys, with tooling grades and coatings, and to optimize high speed machining systems.
The Anver VFP-57 Side-Oriented Vacuum Lifter lets an operator feed large sheet or plate into presses and other equipment from the narrower end.
Summer Raises Risk for Harmful UV Radiation for Outdoor Workers.
Gateway’s 4X4™ Sport Safety Eyewear Blocks 99.9% of UVA and UVB Rays.
Pepperl+Fuchs offers their 2008-2009 North American Sensor Catalog and Selection Guide.|
CAM NESTING TRICKS FOR Competitive Advantage: Far beyond the use of material, programming can play a greater role in managing the entire process. Here's how. By taking part-geometry in the form of CAD files in and outputting NC code used to control a waterjet cutting machine, CAM nesting software automatically and efficiently arranges the required quantities of individual parts needed for optimizing sheets or plates of stock material.
 A variety of specialized CAM software available today is developed independently from machine suppliers that provides a single software solution allowing companies to operate all brands of waterjet machines (and other processes), regardless of CNC controller type. Although use of material is still a core focus, nesting software now plays a central role in other areas: maximize part quality, reduce programming time and complexity, optimize manufacturing system productivity, provide detailed operator and management information.
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Family Affair: Check out how the proper selection of an ERP system helps this foam fabricator to run an ultra-lean operation.
Three for the Price of One: One software system drives three cutting technologies for this metal building fabricator.
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