Collaborative robot (cobot) technology expert Universal Robots has launched Service360, a support offering that enhances performance, increases uptime and mitigates risk through seamless collaboration.

Chris Wilson, vice president of service at Universal Robots, says: “We’re empowering our customers to proactively monitor, optimise and safeguard cobot performance with enhanced support and preventative maintenance. Service360 protects production lines, maximises uptime, reduces risk and enables success by ensuring manufacturers are prepared for the unexpected.”
For further information www.universal-robots.com

The latest addition to hyperMILL CADCAM software from Open Mind is the Additive Manufacturing suite, which is designed to satisfy the requirements of industrial 3D printing processes. As a universal software solution, hyperMILL – together with this option – will provide efficient hybrid processing with simultaneous additive and subtractive processing on a single machine platform.

hyperMILL Additive Manufacturing opens up an array of flexible options for DED (directed energy deposition) and WAAM (wire arc additive manufacturing) processes in terms of five-axis simultaneous processing. Both laser-based powder nozzle machining heads and wire arc additive manufacturing can be controlled using the software for selective material deposition, as well as conveniently programmed and automatically simulated for collision avoidance.
Open Mind’s hyperMILL suite now allows the potential of additive manufacturing to be exploited using powder-bed fusion (PBF). If 3D-printed parts do not offer the desired precision, or support structures have to be removed, the components can be machined afterwards by means of five-axis machining. Even hard-to-reach areas can be machined in a secure manner using hyperMILL, says Open Mind. As an integral part of the process chain, the CADCAM system supports reworking of this nature. The printed components are analysed, milled to size and examined.
Additive and subtractive manufacturing processes are increasingly being combined in a single machine tool for hybrid manufacturing. With this in mind, hyperMILL now enables users to program the cladding and the milling routines together. True-to-detail application and removal simulation, as well as stock tracking between individual machining steps, assure process reliability.
For further information www.openmind-tech.com

Chiron and Gühring have set a record of machining 1000 cubic centimetres of steel alloy (16MnCr5) in 60 seconds, which equates to a metal removal rate of 8 kg of steel per minute.

The record was set on a Chiron FZ 16 five-axis machining centre using a Gühring RF 100 Speed P tool – a roughing cutter specially adapted for machining steel, high-tensile steel and cast iron. RF 100 Speed P has a 48° helix angle with unequal cutting-edge partitioning that ensures a soft, quiet cut and smoothness in machining. This capability reduces the load on the machine and increases the volume performance.
For further information www.guhring.co.uk

Moyersoen, a Belgian auction house with decades of experience in both regular and online auctions, will lift its offer and service package to a higher international level from 2020 onwards.

The company will do this under the name Auctim. Since 2007, the auction software that Moyersoen has relied on for years has evolved to become a major global platform. In 2019, Moyersoen and partners started organising online auctions in Germany, France, Netherlands and the Czech Republic.
To reinforce this internationalisation, Moyersoen has opted for the new, more accessible name ‘Auctim’, and opens its software to partners worldwide. Professional sellers and auction houses on an international level can now offer their auctions on one central website – the Moyersoen website – which was renamed Auctim on 6 January 2020.
For further information www.auctim.com

In order to increase fibre laser cutting productivity and the diversity of applications that can be undertaken, Bystronic has extended its CNC laser cutting system, ByStar Fiber, to include two additional extra-large formats.

Models 6225 and 8025 are able to accommodate sheet up to 6.2 x 2.5 m, and 8 x 2.5 m, on their respective tables.
Customers can select a laser source rated from 3 to 10 kW to suit their productivity requirements, and the types and thicknesses of material to be processed. Large metal sheets allow bigger parts or a more diverse range of smaller parts to be cut without interrupting the cutting cycle. In addition, larger sheets enable more efficient nesting and reduce pro rata the amount of metal left in the skeleton at the end of the program. BySoft 7 software supports users with smart nesting procedures that enable optimal cutting plans to be created for large formats.
As an alternative to positioning one extra-large sheet on the ByStar Fiber’s cutting table, it is possible to process several smaller sheets in a single operation by placing them side by side. This strategy enables increased machine utilisation compared with using smaller models by allowing the laser-cutting system to operate for longer in an uninterrupted cutting cycle, reducing non-productive time.
Available as standard, all ByStar Fiber machines, including the smaller 3015 and 4020 models, are equipped with the latest generation Bystronic cutting head. Additional options, such as a second operating terminal with touch screen, ensure an optimal overview during operation.
For further information www.bystronic.co.uk