Saturday, January 15, 2011

Volumetric Compensation in FIVE axes!

Just when you thought nothing ever happens in our industry, we realize that:
1) MAG (Cincinnati) is still alive and well.
2) They are actively researching new techniques.
3) There is still a lot of money changing hands in our industry.

Check this out:
http://www.engineeringexchange.com/group/machine_tool/forum/topics/new-system-simultaneously

I was distressed to see that Fanuc was not a part of this consortium. That might not bode well for our recent Fanuc upgrade quote at Triumph Structures. Maybe this is why they prefer Siemens.