Software Update
multiple cutting machines to be driven with a single solution; support for multiple assembly model confi gurations; simple model refresh provides updated design revisions; a cutting technology table sets cutting condition parameters; and seam- less operation from within SolidWorks software. A new process management software package called TIMS
(Tongtai Integrated Monitoring Systems), jointly developed by Tongtai Machine Tools (Taiwan) and FANUC (Rochester, MI, and Japan) is now available through machine tool distributor Absolute Machine Tools Inc. (Lorain, OH). The TIMS software is targeted more towards process and machine tool man- agement than production monitoring. The software enables management to monitor real-time and historical parameters on each machine within a cell and on the production line. The software offers four main functions—Machine Situ- ations Monitoring, Production Line Management, Opera- tion History Recording, and Alarm History Recording—for checking real-time machine conditions, monitoring cycle time,
comparing machine performance, and tracking CNC control alarms. TIMS is offered exclusively by Absolute Machine Tools, Tongtai’s North American distributor. Stratasys Ltd. (Minneapolis and Rehovot, Israel) Jan. 21
announced exocad GmbH (Darmstadt, Germany), developer of dental CAD/CAM software solutions, has verifi ed Stratasys 3D Printers for the manufacture of physical dental models in its latest software. Known for its speedy operation and ease of use, exocad software is a popular CAD solution for dental lab technicians. With exocad validation, customers who run the latest exocad Model Creator software release will have access to Stratasys manufacturing pre-settings to 3D print models. This validation enables a seamless digital dental workfl ow in which dental labs quickly take intra-oral scans and digitally design and create accurate, smooth dental models on Stratasys 3D printers.
Software Update is edited by Patrick Waurzyniak:
pwaurzyniak@sme.org.
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