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“abas will spend 95 days onsite with us during the imple- mentation process,” he says. “The runner up in our selection process only planned to spend 30 days here.”
2) Machine the shape (a cone or fan, for example) to the required depth and dimen- sions; and
With abas ERP, Mid America Pipe expects to improve on internal processes such as time-tracking capabilities, as well as external processes including a faster and more precise estimating process.
3) Machine
the metering
hole to remove
any material
that may have accumulated in the metering hole during the shape-machining process.
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Software Simplifies Machining of Shaped Holes in 3D Laser-Cut Parts
ShapeSoft allows the user to select process parameters for each of the three process steps—the relevant parameter database record, feed rate and dwell time (after the shutter is open and before pro- cessing begins). For the shape in Step 2, the number of passes (or revolutions around the shape) to create the final shape also is specified. System motion is modified as required to produce the shaped holes at the specified laser-beam orientation called out in the drilling program. This allows repetition of a single shape and single macro as many times as is required to produce the spec- ified shape, at various locations on a contoured 3D surface. www.primapower.com
Prima Power Laserdyne, Champlin, MN, has added a new soft- ware feature, called ShapeSoft, to its Laserdyne S94P control that simplifies the creation of programs for producing cone, oblique- cone, fan, racetrack and a variety of other shaped holes. The fea- ture promises to find a home for a range of turbine-engine appli- cations including cutting of blades, nozzle guide vanes and combustors
Creating a shaped hole at high speeds with ShapeSoft is a three- step process:
1) Drill a metering or pilot hole, either by trepanning or per- cussion drilling;
Software for Manufacturing
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Over our 80 years, Multipress has sold more than 60,000 standard bench, C-frame and 4-post hydraulic presses to manufacturers in the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
Today, we also focus on designing custom-engineered presses for the
Standard or special, you can count on Multipress for reliable, productive hydraulic presses.
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