http://ManufacturingSoftware.industrysearch.com engineering software design software cad software manufacturing software engineering software barcode software networking software purchasing software payroll software environmental software utilities Manufacturing facilities can live or die by the upkeep of their machinery, which means constant monitoring of wear and tear is vital to maintaining an efficient operation. Equipment can now be outfitted with sensors that relay massive amounts of performance-related data. Such data, if managed and analyzed properly, can provide a goldmine of information. http://ManufacturingSoftware.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14411%2etxt MAG Cincinnati clears the table and collects all the chips in high-value aluminum machining, introducing industry's highest output 5-axis horizontal machining center for clean, contained cutting of parts up to 2 x 4 meters. Designed especially for high-throughput, precision machining of next-generation aircraft components, the new HyperMach H4000 adapts proven modular components from the company's advanced high-speed vertical profiler family. http://ManufacturingSoftware.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14398%2etxt Manufacturing facilities can live or die by the upkeep of their machinery, which means constant monitoring of wear and tear is vital to maintaining an efficient operation. Equipment can now be outfitted with sensors that relay massive amounts of performance-related data. Such data, if managed and analyzed properly, can provide a goldmine of information. http://ManufacturingSoftware.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14390%2etxt CCE, a provider of CAD/CAM data translation and viewer products, has announced that EnSuite Version 2 - its multi-CAD viewing, translation and productivity software - has been upgraded to support point cloud files. EnSuite Version 2 can be used to import point cloud files in .xyz and .csv files that are typically produced on a coordinate measuring machine (CMM), laser scanner, or other inspection equipment. http://ManufacturingSoftware.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14387%2etxt Ophir-Spiricon, the global leader in precision laser measurement equipment, announces the II-VI-CO2-58 Industrial Laser Beam Analyzer. The II-VI-CO2-58 is a laser beam profiling system that enables the quantitative measurement and viewing of high power CO2 beams. The system diagnoses faults quickly, in real-time, and corrects issues related to beam stability, alignment, tuning, and optimization. http://ManufacturingSoftware.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14381%2etxt MILWAUKEE, -- Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Incuity Software, Inc., a privately held company that is a leading supplier of Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence (EMI) software. Incuity's software provides real-time intelligence for business decision support to improve operations and reduce production waste by providing valuable management insight into a company's operations. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. http://ManufacturingSoftware.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14339%2etxt A custom integrator of turnkey automated inspection machines for quality control, Cincinnati Automation "saw the light" — adopting a new LED backlit conveyor to convert automotive part gaging from a step-by-step to continuous process, more than tripling throughput. http://ManufacturingSoftware.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14335%2etxt reThink Engineering, Inc., a value added reseller of CAD/CAM software, published the webpage www.machinetoolmodels.com. This page allows users of GibbsCAM machine simulation software to purchase computer models of machine tools. Each model is configured to run inside the GibbsCAM application. reThink Engineering has worked with a number of machine tool builders and distributors to gather data about machine tools. Launched with 20 machine models, new models will be added each week. Current models include 3-, 4- and 5-axis mills as well as 2- axis lathes and multi-axis lathes. Manufacturers include Doosan, Haas, Hardinge, Mazak and Okuma, among others. Pricing for the models vary with machine complexity. reThink Engineering’s objective is to provide high quality models at prices below the cost of internal development. http://ManufacturingSoftware.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14316%2etxt Building and testing physical prototypes — an expensive, time-consuming task in traditional product development — is one area that manufacturers are critically examining to reduce overall design costs and speed time to market. Physical prototyping can be a major bottleneck, slowing down the product development process and seriously constraining the number of design alternatives that can be examined. http://ManufacturingSoftware.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14291%2etxt Kiva Systems Inc. is using SolidWorks 3D CAD software to revolutionize the concept of the warehouse with the company #65533; system of autonomous orange robots that speed around distribution centers deftly picking goods for shipping. http://ManufacturingSoftware.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14289%2etxt The growing popularity of business incubators may play a key role in breeding new positions for the manufacturing industry http://ManufacturingSoftware.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14280%2etxt CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio, -- Americhem, a provider of technology solutions to manufacturers of polymer-based products, enters 2008 with an evolved brand image and newly remodeled headquarters, featuring a state-of-the-art Research & Development facility. The company is increasing service offerings and expanding manufacturing capacity at its global locations. http://ManufacturingSoftware.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14257%2etxt Indianapolis (Vocus) -- Consona Corporation (Consona), a provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) software and services for the enterprise, has acquired substantially all assets of Configuration Solutions, Inc. Configuration Solutions, headquartered in Portage, Mich., is a leader in the development of product configuration solutions for to-order manufacturers. http://ManufacturingSoftware.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14229%2etxt Cincinnati, Ohio – 3DVision Technologies Corp., a value-added reseller (VAR) of mainstream CAD, CAE, and PDM software serving the Great Lakes region, announces its sponsorship of this year’s Ohio State University’s Formula Buckeye Race team, which will compete against 130 other teams from colleges and universities around the world. http://ManufacturingSoftware.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14200%2etxt The agreement will provide Schiess with a strong independent partner for installation and service for its equipment sold in North America. DMT has been well-known as a machine tool re-manufacturer for a variety of metal cutting equipment as well as a manufacturer of special machine tools. As such it has significant assets for field service, in-house engineering and machining typically associated with support sophisticated machine tools. DAYTON MACHINE TOOL COMPANY is part of a group of companies with broad manufacturing and fabricating capabilities http://ManufacturingSoftware.industrysearch.com/cgi-bin/portal2/main.plx?file=14153%2etxt