CAM suites on show

Vero Software will be demonstrating the 2018 R1 releases of Edgecam, Radan and VISI, on stand G190 at Southern Manufacturing.

The latest Edgecam includes updates to roughing cycles for milling, turning and mill-turn machining. Cited as the most important enhancement is the prevention of unnecessary CAM regeneration. Radan 2018 R1 sheet metal software takes the increasing popularity of automatic bending into consideration, making finger-stops safer by allowing for improved part alignment in the press brake. For the mould and die market, the latest version of VISI provides greater flexibility when constructing supplier and non-standard tool configurations.
For further information www.verosoftware.com

Productive solutions from Gewefa

On stand D210 at Southern Manufacturing, Gewefa will shine the spotlight on a number of innovations introduced over the past year.

These will include the Gewefa HydroPin hydraulic chuck with a fixed stop pin and the new Easy-Fi’ boring bar tool holder. The latter is a hydraulic chuck for holding Sandvik Coromant Easi-Fix boring bars that removes the need for reduction sleeves while eliminating run out and guaranteeing the centre height at the insert tip. Setting time is said to be substantially reduced – by as much as 75% – with the Gewefa design featuring a spring plunger mounted in the tool-holder body.
For further information www.gewefa.co.uk

Tooling innovations in the spotlight

From stand H250 at Southern Manufacturing ITC will debut its diamond coated 2301 and 2302 Cyber series of square and ball nosed end mills. For micro- and small-part machining, ITC has now extended many of its existing product lines, including the 3081, 2161 and 3091 series, which are now available in diameters from 1 mm, in 0.5 mm increments.

Visitors to the ITC stand will also have the opportunity to view the Big Kaiser range of Mega micro-chucks. Continuing the theme of supporting small and micro-part manufacturers, the latest line of Mega micro-chucks incorporates a slim nut and taper design that prevents interference in applications requiring the use of micro-drills and end mills. Furthermore, the chuck design has a notch-free nut that prevents vibration and noise. Alongside the Mega micro-chuck will be the Big Kaiser EWN 04-7 series, which ITC says is the smallest boring head on the market.
For further information www.itc-ltd.co.uk

Industry 4.0 theme

On stand H190 at Southern Manufacturing, Heidenhain will present its Connected Machining system of production, in which all work steps from the design to the deliverable component are interlinked via one of the company’s TNC controls.

Two-way communication with a CAM system is facilitated by Remote Desktop Manager software, while using the Batch Process Manager function, the operator is able to monitor the NC program and tools, and schedule the execution of several production orders simultaneously. StateMonitor software captures data from machines, presenting a real-time view of their status and sending messages to computers and mobile devices throughout the company.
For further information www.heidenhain.co.uk

Two machines on Matsuura stand

Visitors to stand E260 at Southern Manufacturing will be able to see a Muratec Murata MT200 turning centre and the entry level Matsuura MX-520 five-axis machining centre.

The Muratec Murata MT200 twin-spindle turning centre offers three turrets and an optional CNC gantry loader. All configurations of the MT200 can accommodate bar, billet or chuck loaded operations. For customers looking to make the transition from three- to five-axis operations, the Matsuura MX-520 show machine will be configured with a Maxia 20,000 rpm spindle, 60 tools and a standard 300 mm diameter table with optional side tables.
For further information www.matsuura.co.uk