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Happy Easter!

March 2024
27
Author: CNC4you
Company: Siemens AG
Happy Easter! Are you looking for a special workpiece? For your Easter breakfast, we recommend our “Double Egg Cup” for do-it-yourself!
Best wishes,
your CNC4you team more

"Did you know?" - Short videos on CNC topics!

March 2024
22
Author: CNC4you
Company: Siemens AG
Practical tips in a nutshell!
Don't feel like rummaging through operating instructions, no time for long video tutorials?
The new series "SINUMERIK live - Did you know?" offers short video clips that explain individual CNC topics in a ... more

Kinematic transformations

October 2023
27
Author: CNC4you
Company: Siemens AG
Kinematic transformations In the CNC world, kinematic transformations translate the rectangular workpiece coordinate system into the machine coordinate system - even if this is complex and not rectangular.
This means that you can always work with the workpiece ... more

Virtual Live-Event: November 15, 2022

October 2022
19
Fastems
Author: Fastems
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Virtual Live-Event: November 15, 2022 AUTOMATIC SETUP CHANGES.  
A VISIONARY SOLUTION, ENABLED BY THE RIGHT PARTNERS.  
Unique insights into the development and realization of a special manufacturing solution will be offered by the virtual live event on ... more

The Digital Shop Floor from HEIDENHAIN at AMB: Software for your successful shop floor

September 2022
08
Author: framu
Company: DR. JOHANNES HEIDENHAIN GmbH
The Digital Shop Floor from HEIDENHAIN at AMB: Software for your successful shop floor How can the software solutions from the Digital Shop Floor at HEIDENHAIN support your shop floor? What are the benefits of machine data acquisition? And will you retain mastery over your data when your production processes are ... more

The math of cutting tool management - Level 3

September 2020
23
Fastems
Author: Fastems
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
The math of cutting tool management - Level 3 Level 3 – Increase flexibility and lights-out time with shared tools
Difficult to cut materials, a high number of cutting tools or machines, expensive tools, short tool lives – if you recognize any of these in your machine ... more

The math of cutting tool management - Level 2

September 2020
16
Fastems
Author: Fastems
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
The math of cutting tool management - Level 2 Level 2 - no scrap or spindle crashes due to wrong tool offsets
“T6345; 51.003mm; 23.475mm; 27.634mm; 24.30min”. A Post-it note reminds the machine shop operator which cutting tool offsets to put into the machine tool. The ... more

The math of cutting tool management - Level 1

September 2020
09
Fastems
Author: Fastems
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
The math of cutting tool management - Level 1 Level 1 - less waiting time with predicitve tool management
The red light of the machine tool is flashing, the spindle is not running – is your machine waiting for a cutting tool?
With the increasing complexity of machining and ... more

LIVING FACTORY - The Virtual Factory Tour

August 2020
20
Fastems
Author: Fastems
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
LIVING FACTORY - The Virtual Factory Tour Experience the world of intelligent factory automation in detail and see solutions
that can increase the productivity of machine tools and decisively optimize processes.

A virtual tour of the Fastems "Living Factory"
with its ... more

Like a Swiss clockwork - Fastems automation used to create sophisticated products

August 2020
05
Fastems
Author: Fastems
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Like a Swiss clockwork - Fastems automation used to create sophisticated products Like Swiss clockworkFastems automation used to create sophisticated products
Knoepfel AG is a Swiss family business employing about 50 people. One of the areas it specializes in is the highly automated production of large numbers of ... more

Next step in automation - productivity beyond machine tending

July 2020
29
Fastems
Author: Fastems
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Next step in automation - productivity beyond machine tending This article written by Tord Käck was originally published in the latest issue of Aktuell Produktion’s digital newspaper. To read the original text in Swedish see page 50 of issue No 3/4
 
The manufacturing industry is ... more

Six reasons to opt for Fastems flexible automation

July 2020
22
Fastems
Author: Fastems
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Six reasons to opt for Fastems flexible automation Offering flexible automation for all
Fastems Sales Manager Henrik Brodén and Product Manager Ilkka Saarimaa sit down for a virtual interview with Joppe Christensen from Maskinregisteret. Among other things, the three discuss why ... more

Can your pallet pool do this? Six differences between a pallet pool and flexible automation

April 2020
02
Author: Fastems Team
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
The six key value-adding functions of Fastems’ flexible automation
 
A pallet pool is an easy-to-buy, easy-to-implement automation solution for machine tools. It increases the lights-out manufacturing periods and machine ... more

Utilizing Virtual MMs During and After System Delivery

March 2020
31
Author: Fastems Team
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Utilizing Virtual MMs During and After System Delivery Fast and easy Ramp-up with Virtual MMS
During the fourth industrial revolution, manufacturing systems and the software related to them have become more and more complex and delicate. This means that a lot of testing and development is ... more

Learn online now: Web-based training on SINUMERIK Operate

March 2020
30
Author: cnc4you
Company: Siemens AG
Learn online now: Web-based training on SINUMERIK Operate Would you like to further your education and become familiar with SINUMERIK Operate?
Our popular web-based training courses (WBTs) are now available to you free of charge.
You can work through the individual modules according to your ... more

Do you know the (true) utilization of your machine tools?

March 2020
26
Author: Fastems Team
Company: Fastems Systems GmbH
Do you know the (true) utilization of your machine tools? Utilization rates as low as 20 percent – the unfortunate reality
Even today, it’s common for machine tool spindles in job shops to have utilization rates of around only 20 percent. What’s worse is that most of these ... more

The success story continues...

February 2020
21
Company: umati - an initiative sponsored by VDW and VDMA
The success story continues... During the METAV Düsseldorf from 10-13 March 2020, there will be an umati live demonstrator. 110 machines connected with 28 software services provided by 70 partners from 10 countries marks the first impressive success of ... more

New CNC4you workpiece: Hand deburrer

February 2020
20
Author: cnc4you
Company: Siemens AG
New CNC4you workpiece: Hand deburrer Solid and practical:
The robust hand deburrer is a professional tool for daily use in manufacturing. It uses commercially available blades and its shaft has a screwable compartment for spare blades or alternative blade types.
This ... more

umati – CONNECTING THE WORLD OF MACHINE TOOLS

September 2019
20
Reines
Author: Reines
Company: Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken e.V.
The forum "New Technologies – Future Opportunities" this morning presented umati, the universal machine tool interface and explained how the world is connected to machine tools. Several highly decorated speakers brought light to the topic from different viewpoints. They presented insights and latest trends that can be summed up as follows.
umati, the universal machine tool interface: what started as an initiative by VDW, the German Machine Tool Builders' Association, has evolved into a globally supported movement to realize easy, safe and secure connectivity between machine tools and IT systems in the production environment, based on the interoperability standard OPC UA. Learn first-hand which possibilities this brings to you and how you can be part of it.
You missed the forum? Too busy to attend? No problem! All presentations are ready for download here:
Presentations on umati – CONNECTING THE WORLD OF MACHINE TOOLS (free) more

IIoT: INSIDE THE BLACK BOX

September 2019
18
Reines
Author: Reines
Company: Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken e.V.
The forum "New Technologies – Future Opportunities" this morning offered an inside to the BLACK BOX of IIoT. Several highly decorated speakers brought light to the topic from different viewpoints. They presented insights and latest trends that can be summed up as follows.
IIoT, the industrial internet of things, has become omnipresent. Many players in the market advertise their latest solutions. While you admire the potential benefits, they can offer your business in terms of efficiency and productivity: don't forget there's a layer underneath. Technologies and demands, such as cybersecurity or assistance systems pave the road to successful, secure, easy-to-use application to foster your needs.
You missed the forum? Too busy to attend? No problem! All presentations are ready for download here:
Presentations on IIoT – INSIDE THE BLACK BOX (free) more

OPC DAY “OPC UA IN MANUFACTURING”

September 2019
18
Reines
Author: Reines
Company: Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken e.V.
The forum "New Technologies – Future Opportunities" yesterday hosted the OPC DAY "OPC UA in manufacturing". Several highly decorated speakers brought light to the topic from different viewpoints. They presented insights and latest trends that can be summed up as follows.
In a connected world a secured way to exchange standardized data and information from sensor to IT enterprise the biggest benefit is to reduce engineering costs and increase security. Why did the market select OPC UA as the industrial interoperability framework? How to connect today existing machines delivered without OPC UA? The presentation gives an overview on status and roadmap of OPC UA.
You missed the forum? Too busy to attend? No problem! All presentations are ready for download here:
Presentations on OPC UA in MANUFACTURING (free) more

MACHINE LEARNING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

September 2019
17
Reines
Author: Reines
Company: Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken e.V.
The forum "New Technologies – Future Opportunities" this morning covered machine learning and artificial intelligence aspects. Several highly decorated speakers brought light to the topic from different viewpoints. They presented insights and latest trends that can be summed up as follows.
Artificial intelligence and machine learning will play an important role in shaping and changing the production of the future. But what exactly is this "AI", or machine learning? Is AI already playing a role in today's production environment? Is technology already implemented, and how can my business profit from it? Experts from different companies and research institutions give you a glimpse into the power of tomorrow.
You missed the forum? Too busy to attend? No problem! All presentations are ready for download here:
The forum "New Technologies – Future Opportunities" this morning covered machine learning and artificial intelligence aspects. Several highly decorated speakers brought light to the topic from different viewpoints. They presented insights and latest trends that can be summed up as follows.
Artificial intelligence and machine learning will play an important role in shaping and changing the production of the future. But what exactly is this "AI", or machine learning? Is AI already playing a role in today's production environment? Is technology already implemented, and how can my business profit from it? Experts from different companies and research institutions give you a glimpse into the power of tomorrow.
You missed the forum? Too busy to attend? No problem! All presentations are ready for download here: Presentations on MACHINE LEARNING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (free) more

IoT - PLATFORM ECONOMY

September 2019
16
Reines
Author: Reines
Company: Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken e.V.
The forum "New Technologies - Future Opportunities" today covered platform economy aspects. Several highly decorated speakers brought light to the topic from different viewpoints.
After  disrupting   B2C markets, the platform economy will play an increasingly important role in mechanical engineering, machine tools and manufactruing.  The added value provided via digital services will be a key element of future business models. It will help machine tool builders to satisfy future demands of their customers while putting themselves in a pole position for future business.  Listen to experts from various businesses around the manufacturing industry what their vision for future platform business concepts is.
You missed the presentation? No problem! All presentations are ready for download here: Presentations on IoT - platform economy more

IoT - Platform economy

September 2019
16
Reines
Author: Reines
Company: Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken e.V.
The forum "New Technologies - Future Opportunities" today focussed on the platform economy of the Internet of Things (IoT). Several speakers discussed the topic from different viewpoints.
After  disrupting   B2C markets, the platform economy will play an increasingly important role in mechanical engineering, machine tools and manufactruing.  The added value provided via ... more

Here we go! See you tomorrow @ EMO 2019

September 2019
15
Company: umati - an initiative sponsored by VDW and VDMA
Here we go! See you tomorrow @ EMO 2019 Tomorrow the EMO Hannover 2019 starts and we are pleased to present umati at the world's leading trade fair for metalworking! Visit the umati booth E 24 in hall 9! more

Q&A with MurataMachinery about umati

September 2019
14
Company: umati - an initiative sponsored by VDW and VDMA
Q&A with MurataMachinery about umati What will your company show at the EMO-Showcase?
We will participate in the showcase with our machine tools equipped with a protocol converter for CNC machine tools. This system can be applied to many existing facilities. The protocol ... more

OKUMA okuma about the advantages umati offers

September 2019
14
Company: umati - an initiative sponsored by VDW and VDMA
OKUMA okuma about the advantages umati offers Connectivity is getting more and more important in times of industry 4.0. Data are the value of the future and umati will help us to serve our customers with all required tools for tommorrows production.
Umati is the only universal ... more

Hall 9 booth E24 - umati is presenting @ EMO 2019

September 2019
13
Company: umati - an initiative sponsored by VDW and VDMA
Hall 9 booth E24 - umati is presenting @ EMO 2019 Hall 9 E24: setup of the umati booth. Next week at EMO 2019, 70 exhibitors from 10 countries will connect 110 machines and 28 added-value services to the umati dashboard. Connected machines will have a sticker with the umati Logo on it. more

SINUMERIK ONE - the digital native CNC

September 2019
12
Author: cnc4you
Company: Siemens AG
SINUMERIK ONE - the digital native CNC Digitalization has for years been the buzzword in all industries. But what does this mean specifically for the machine tool industry? How do you implement digitalization in CNC in a practical context?

Existing CNC controls can be made ... more

OPC Foundation supports umati

September 2019
12
Company: umati - an initiative sponsored by VDW and VDMA
OPC Foundation supports umati The success of a project like umati can only be guaranteed by support:
The easy and fast cooperation with the OPC Foundation and the technical support by the European Certification Lab (Ing.-Büro Allmendinger) regarding test ... more

umati @ EMO Hannover 2019: Makino Milling Machine Co.,Ltd. shows what is going on

September 2019
11
Company: umati - an initiative sponsored by VDW and VDMA
umati @ EMO Hannover 2019: Makino Milling Machine Co.,Ltd. shows what is going on At the EMO showcase, Makino will have several machines showing different sort of digital solutions. In terms of connectivity, Makino will showcase their machine Makino DA300, which currently several open protocols, including umati. The ... more

ADAMOS and umati fit perfectly together!

September 2019
10
Company: umati - an initiative sponsored by VDW and VDMA
ADAMOS and umati fit perfectly together! ADAMOS and umati fit perfectly together. Together they lower the entry barriers and enable an easy and productive digitization of the production. umati's standardized semantic structure considerably simplifies access to data from machine ... more

Guido Colombo – President and CEO at ORCHESTRA (Torino/ Italy) about umati

September 2019
10
Company: umati - an initiative sponsored by VDW and VDMA
Guido Colombo – President and CEO at ORCHESTRA (Torino/ Italy) about umati We at ORCHESTRA www.orchestraweb.com will exhibit at EMO2019, partnering UMATI as we believe this new platform will raise interests for our technology and products as well.
We see UMATI a powerful layer able to normalize ... more

CNC4you portal with new look & feel

September 2019
09
Author: cnc4you-wm
Company: Siemens AG
CNC4you portal with new look & feel  Just in time for EMO we have modernized our CNC4you portal. Have a look right now: www.siemens.com/cnc4you
Let us know how you like the new pages. We look forward to your feedback. more

“Smart technologies driving tomorrow’s production“ - umati follows the motto of EMO Hanover 2019

September 2019
09
Company: umati - an initiative sponsored by VDW and VDMA
“Smart technologies driving tomorrow’s production“ - umati follows the motto of EMO Hanover 2019 umati provides an opportunity for companies that want to embrace digitalisation and integrate new machines into their existing IT ecosystems with no difficulty. There have been no universal communication standards available for machine ... more

Digitalization of processes in the precision engineering sector

September 2019
06
Company: umati - an initiative sponsored by VDW and VDMA
Digitalization of processes in the precision engineering sector Dictated by their use case specifications (whether it be data frequency, volume, variety, or even domain), manufactures tend to prefer the best fitting, or even internally developed, data exchange formats and/or protocols to maximize the ... more

Connecting human, machine and production environment - EMCO supports the developement of umati

September 2019
04
Company: umati - an initiative sponsored by VDW and VDMA
Connecting human, machine and production environment - EMCO supports the developement of umati The interlinking of human, machine and production environment is one of the most important trends in production - with the aim of using the collected data in order to generate added value for the customer and further optimise their ... more

umati defines an increasing set of universal machine tool interface!

September 2019
03
Company: umati - an initiative sponsored by VDW and VDMA
umati defines an increasing set of universal machine tool interface! We asked iSESOL Information and Technology Co., Ltd., what makes umati special?


umati group is composed by partners from machine tool suppliers and control manufacturers, and is service oriented. The umati has been ... more

EMAG, what advantages does umati offer to you and your customers?

September 2019
01
Company: umati - an initiative sponsored by VDW and VDMA
EMAG, what advantages does umati offer to you and your customers? To us (machine manufacturers):

umati team offers intensive support to the implementation and deploy of the interface in our machines.
The problems are much quicker to be determined and solved since we share our experience and ... more

What will iSESOL Information and Technology Co., Ltd. show at the EMO-Showcase?

August 2019
31
Company: umati - an initiative sponsored by VDW and VDMA
What will iSESOL Information and Technology Co., Ltd. show at the EMO-Showcase?
iSESOL Information and Technology Co., Ltd. is a leading industrial service provider of China. iSESOL focuses and innovates in the machining field, and provides intelligent manufacturing solutions for manufacturing enterprises. iSESOL ... more

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