Data-Driven Manufacturing

Mazak to Preview SmartBox Platform Developments at Cisco Conference

Cisco System’s Cisco Live event takes place July 10-14, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Digitizing Tool Data Is Key to Integration with CNC Programming and Other Applications

ISO 13399 is an international standard for the digital representation of cutting tool data.  Generic Tool Catalog (GTC) is a complement to ISO 13399 for vendor-neutral classification of cutting tools and data file structures.

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Sustainability—Clearly Linked to Profitability

Saving energy saves money. This fact alone will sustain the effort to make manufacturing more sustainable.

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Five-Axis

Mazak Appoints New President

Former president Brian Papke will now serve as chairman.

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Milling Tools

Lights Off, Profit On

Various tooling considerations contribute to profitable lights-out machining.

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Mazak SmartBox at Cisco Live

Later this month, Mazak Corp. will present the next phases of its Mazak SmartBox at Cisco System Inc.'s Cisco Live event in Las Vegas. In addition, notable organizational changes in the top management positions at Mazak will be apparent.

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Machine Monitoring in a CNC Swiss Shop

Bold moves put this company well on the road to data-driven manufacturing.

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Hexagon Hosts Manufacturing Intelligence Track at HxGN Live 2016

The event focused on topics concerning Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing.

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Retelling the Story of Manufacturing

Metrology holds a clue to how the story of manufacturing can be retold along bold new lines, says Ola Rollén, president and CEO of Hexagon. In his keynote address at the recent HxGN Live event, he made the point that, in manufacturing, dimensional measurement data have to be part of the total process narrative—from beginning to end.

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Dashboard Displays Data for MTConnect-Enabled Machines in Real Time

Memex has launched Merlin OPTime, a free real-time dashboard application for MTConnect-enabled devices.

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