CASTING INNOVATIONS
3-D CAD files to ensure the design in- tegrity of the part remains in digital form through manufacturing, inspection and reporting. Te software accepts model- based geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) product definition
data, also known as product manufactur- ing information (PMI), directly from the 3-D CAD file. GD&T annotations can be user defined. Product defini- tion data includes geometry, topology, relationships, tolerances, attributes and
features necessary to completely define a component part or an assembly of parts for design, analysis, manufacture, test and inspection.
Visit
www.verisurf.com or
www.tciprecision.com for more information.
A cast part is scanned into Verisurf Software using the portable CMM with scanner head.
METALCASTING SUPPLIES ERP Software
B&L Information Systems, Bridgman, Mich., unveiled Odyssey/BLIS- IV 4.5 Maintenance Release 4, which is immediately available for download by customers from its website. Maintenance Release 4 offers updates and enhancements for Odyssey and BLIS-IV users, including treating energy
surcharges like metal surcharges. Visit
www.blinfo.com for more information.
Automated Plasma Cutting Robot Robotic Solutions Inc., Waukesha, Wis.,
created a plasma cutting robot cell that features a dual-chuck design to allow bar feeding and synchronized rotation of the part with little set- up. With the dual chuck design, CAD software and KUKA robot, the cell can take a schematic of a part and cut multiple parts on the course of
one production run. Visit
www.roboticsolutionsinc.com for more information.
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Vertical Lift Sand Conveyor
Palmer Manufacturing
& Supply Inc., Spring- field, Ohio, introduced a vertical sand lift conveyor that elevates, heats, cools and meters sand. Te uncomplicated design reduces maintenance costs compared to standard bucket elevators. One metalcasting facility mov- ing 10 to 20 tons of sand a day is reporting no main- tenance costs or downtime
over a six-year period. Visit
www.palmermfg.com for more information.
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