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New CNCs, robot controls, and software enhancements help boost shop-floor productivity in job shops and high-end machining
Patrick Waurzyniak Senior Editor
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Heidenhain CNCs offer Active Chatter Control and new Trochoidal milling cycles that help improve machining speed and part finishes.
hen machinists look at the latest CNC controls, they’re often wowed by the newest whiz-bang features for high-end, five-axis machining on
complex aerospace parts or the CNCs typically found on highly complex multitasking machines. But focusing solely on those machine control systems can lead one to overlook the fact that the vast majority of daily machining tasks are per- formed on much more standard machines and CNCs typically found in job-shop environments.