Being the leading manufacturer of flat glass processing machine, Glassman adheres to the business philosophy “Occupy the Leading Technical Position”. Glassman committed to develop the best glass processing equipment in favour of customers. The CNC Vertical Drilling and Milling Machine is well recognized by customers for its multifunction, precision and easy operation since it was shown to the world. Glassman sticks to innovate, breakthrough technical problem, achieves product updating and upgrading. In 2009, the new generation of CNC Vertical Drilling and Milling Machine, GM-BZX-VI, comes into international market.

Special Humanized Design

All main processing area closed to protect, applies advanced CAD stimulate system software testing the static and dynamic moment generated during working, improved the machine’s reliability and durability by collecting and testing data, convenient to load and unload glass, took less space. The vertical structure is convenient to control the direction of force so that the processing would be much easier, also is good for the control of the tools cooling system.

Powerful Functions

GM-BZX-VI is a working center with high technology, applies advanced NUM numerical control system from Swiss, it can complete complex work like drilling, milling and notching, arising the notches. Thanks to its powerful function and stability, Glassman GM-BZX-VI is able to beat competitors and occupied good position in international market.

Unique Glass Transfer Method

GM-BZX-VI has special electric mechanic hand which is more reliable than other machines. Machines without mechanical hands should takes huge and complicated mechanical structure to transfer glass. It would be with high damage rate, complex repair and low precision.

GM-BZX-VI adopts unique electric mechanic hand to transfer the glass to processing area. The mechanic hand advanced, precision structure, which guarantee the work would be stable, fast and accurate.

Energy efficiency

Full automatic system makes it possible to reduce human resource, stable function means saving of cost, time and energy.

Software

Application software for drawing, Super CAD/CAM, is developed independently by Glassman. It can work on Window XP. Glassman engineer graphics professional graphic gallery in accordance with customers’ demands, operator can choose any shape or shape combination according to different processing requirements, set some parameters. It can work automatically after system accepts parameters. The program is easy to learn and operate.

Cost-Effective

The sales price for similar equipment from European country can achieve 140,000 to 300,000 euro, while Glassman can complete the same functions with price as low as 30% of European equipment, some functions even superior than European equipment, it deserves your investment.

The flexibility of GM-BZX-VI control system can meet requirements of different product. Whole processing is completed automatically without human interference. GM-BZX-VI is particularly suited for processing structural glass (frameless shower door, glass curtain wall, glass stair protection), it would be the best choice for glass processing.

http://www.glassonweb.com/news/index/11736/

BEIJING, July 26 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — Himfr.com, one of China’s leading B2B search platforms with more than 30 B2B industry websites to its name, analyzes China’s CNC machine tool situation.

China’s output growth of CNC machine tools has further increased. Machine tool industry data shows that the CNC machine tool output growth reached 66% in April, higher than the March level of 62%, and industry growth rate is further improving. From a production point of view, April’s CNC machine tool data output reached 1.7 million units, and is much higher than March’s unit count, indicating that machine tool demand continues to rise.

In April, with the expanding production of CNC machine tools, China’s numerical control machine tool industry showed growth levels of 27.5%, which was down 0.5% compared with March, but still at a high level. Compared with the levels of 70% of developed countries, growth in the industry still has big room for improvement.

Downstream drivers remain strong. In April, China’s auto production reached 1.6 million units, which was a decline compared with March, but still a high level. Recently, the major car manufacturers have expanded production capacity which has helped enhance the foundation for the machine tool industry’s strong development.

Main raw materials are also moving at low prices. Iron and steel, for example, peaked in price in July 2008, while through 2009 and 2010 prices have been kept low, which effectively extends the machine tool industry’s profit margins.

About Himfr.com

Himfr.com is a promising e-commerce company and a leading vertical search engine company in China. Himfr.com offers a variety of high quality products such as wire binding machines (http://www.himfr.com/buy-wire_binding_machine/ ), vinyl binders (http://www.himfr.com/buy-vinyl_binder/ ), gliders and ottomans (http://www.himfr.com/buy-glider_and_ottoman/ ) and more.

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Minimum Quantity Lubrication System integrates with CNC machines.

Uni-Max Revolution(TM) Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) system allows users to customize lubricant output volume for each tool in machine directly from CNC program. Developed specifically for OEM installations on CNC mills and turning centers, system can also be retrofitted on machines with available M-code outputs. MQL technology accurately applies small amounts of lubricant, such as UNIST Coolube® 2210, to interface where cutting tool meets material being worked.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 20 /PRNewswire/ — Stiles Machinery, a leading distributor of industrial equipment, software and services company, is holding a video contest through social media to determine the winner of a Weeke Vantech 480 CNC Router for one year.

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The Weeke Vantech 480 CNC Router is valued at over $69,000, and all freight, installation and training costs will be paid for by Stiles Machinery.

“We’re looking to help out a small or mid-sized woodworking shop that doesn’t have a similar machine already,” said Stephan Waltman, VP of Sales & Marketing at Stiles Machinery. “CNC routers can be a major change for a small business.  It’s a whole new approach to production in some cases, but it can open up a whole new world of possibilities for them.  We’ll be there to help them with any challenges they encounter.”

Similar contests have been successful in other industries, but Stiles Machinery is the first to use services like Twitter and YouTube to give away the use of a CNC router in the woodworking industry.

Interested businesses must create and submit a video to stilesmachinery.com/contest explaining or demonstrating why they deserve the router. Stiles is seeking videos of all types—the genre and content will be up to the entrants.

All submitted videos will be up for public voting through YouTube and promoted through other social-media sites. Voting will be open until October 1, 2010, at which time the entrants will be narrowed to the top ten. Stiles will evaluate each of the finalists and make a decision on the winner by October 29, 2010.

The winner of the contest will document the year with the machine through video blogs, which will be filmed with the video camera that’s also part of the prize package.

“We believe that the video blogs are what will be interesting for peers to watch on-line,” said Waltman. “A first-hand account of a business growing through this new technology and enjoying much higher productivity level should help other business owners when considering buying a CNC router.”

Stiles offers a Total Production Solutions approach, providing everything from equipment integration and financial services to education, service and parts. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Stiles has regional offices in High Point and Gastonia, North Carolina; Shelton, Connecticut; Irving, Texas; and Ontario, California.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/weeke-vantech-480-cnc-router-up-for-grabs-in-stiles-machinery-contest-98845279.html

Suited for OEMs and retrofit CNC control applications, Series 8 CNC integrates probing, grinding, and wheel dressing features into operator interface. Control supports MTS Tool Kit software, which provides integrated CAD/CAM solution for variety of tools and allows 3D modeling and simulation of tool grinding process. Additional features include data collection, machine network connectivity, and remote diagnostic service support.

5-Axis Tool Grinder Control

Tool Grinding made easy for OEM & Retrofit CNC Control Application

SIEB & MEYER USA provides OEMs, specialty machine builders, and retrofitters with a high-performance, all-digital CNC grinder control. We offer specialized CNC applications and hardware solutions for RT Industries Toolmaster Series 6000 CNC 5-axis tool cutter grinder.

Cincinnati, Ohio - SIEB & MEYER USA introduces its 8th generation CNC and motion control platform for 5-axis tool grinders. This is a complete graphical driven system with probing, grinding and wheel dressing features that are all integrated into the operator interface. The Toolmaster and the SIEB & MEYER SERIES 8 CNC supports the MTS Tool Kit software allowing 3D modeling and simulation of the tool grinding process and is all supported in the control.

The Took Kit software offers a integrated CAD/CAM solution for a great variety of tools: end mills, milling cutters, burrs, step drills, profile tools reamers, taps and countersinks. Other benefits include data collection, machine network connectivity and remote diagnostic service support.

“We have simplified the operation for grinding of complex tools,” said Jay Endres, SIEB & MEYER USA, President. “We have leveraged our 37 year history to deliver a solution that provides OEMs, retrofitters and manufactures with a control that is easy to operate, uses standard hardware components, and delivers superb performance.”

http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/CNC-Control-supports-5-axis-tool-grinders-580536

IndustrialCOOP.com, the B2B search directory specializing in offering a wide range of industrial supplies, equipment and machinery from international manufacturers and suppliers announced today the debut of its new Worldwide PrecisionMachine Shop Directory and CNC machining marketplace at http://www.dir.industrialcoop.com/index.php?c=726. The company said the machining-focused publication was created with the help of MFGpartners.net, the American Machine Shops Network (AMSN) and a division of Industrial Leaders Group (ILG).

IndustrialCOOP.com has been involved in offering machined parts and components for nearly five years according to Mark Hamilton, spokesperson for the company. In a press release Hamilton said over 30 additional machine shops have been added to the directory specializing in precision machining of industrial parts and components at http://www.industrialleaders.com/listings/precision_equipment.html. The company said the site was designed to help engineers and other technical and other industrial buyers source for made-to-order plastic and metal machined items suitable for power generation, heavy equipment, process systems, aerospace, mining, medical and a broad array of other applications.

“IndustrialCOOP ’s new machining directory and CNC marketplace serves as a buying guide for anyone seeking a suitable precision machine shop to meet their needs for machined metal and plastic products as well as related services such as grinding, finishing, engineering, fabrication, forging, heat treatment, tooling, molding, prototyping, assembly and other job shop solutions,” said Hamilton. He added, “Companies in the market for machining services can utilize the site to request price quotes, compare domestic and international shops and explore the capabilities of manufacturers specializing in precision machining.”

About IndustrialCOOP

IndustrialCOOP is an extensive co-op search engine and stand alone industrial directory with offerings from national and international distributors, manufacturers and other suppliers of industrial goods and services. The site is utilized by global manufacturing and engineering professionals looking for various kinds of industrial supplies, equipment, materials, tools and machinery from suppliers in over 54 countries.

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This week, CNC Industriesannounced its recent accreditation by BBB Serving Northern Indiana. CNC Industries has always worked to promote trust and honesty with its customers and suppliers, the BBB accreditation is one more step to show this focus.

According to BBB reports by Princeton Research, seven in ten consumers say they are more likely to buy from a company designated as a BBB Accredited Business. With many customers retained from the first year of business in 1996, CNC Industries attributes its success in large part to the relationships with its customers.

“We are pleased to be a BBB Accredited Business because we value building trust with our customers,” said Steve Deam, Sr. “Our BBB Accreditation gives our customers confidence in our commitment to maintaining high ethical standards of conduct. We feel that our accreditation is an important indicator to potential customers as well – it is difficult to evaluate new companies, and the BBB Accreditation should ease that process.”

BBB Accredited Businesses must adhere to BBB’s “Standards of Trust”, a comprehensive set of policies, procedures and best practices representing trustworthiness in the marketplace. The standards call for building trust, embodying integrity, advertizing honestly and telling the truth, being transparent, honoring promises, being responsive and safeguarding privacy.

About CNC Industries

CNC Industries is a precision machine shoplocated in Fort Wayne, Indiana. With a wide range of customers in varying industries from aerospace, defense, medical, and specialty automotive among others, CNC Industries produces parts from prototypes to full production runs.

CNC Industries was on the INC 5000 list of fastest growing businesses in the United States for the years 2007 and 2008. As an ISO 9001:2008 certified company, CNC Industries focuses on standards and best practices in the machining industry.

About BBB

BBB’s mission is to be the leader in advancing marketplace trust. BBB accomplishes this mission by creating a community of trustworthy businesses, setting standards for marketplace trust, encouraging and supporting best practices, celebrating marketplace role models and denouncing substandard marketplace behavior.

Businesses that earn BBB Accreditation contractually agree and adhere to the organizations high standards of ethical business behavior. BBB is the preeminent resource to turn to for objective, unbiased information on businesses and charities.

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Location:

Torquay jobs , Devon jobs

Salary:

14,690.00 - 19,348.00 GBP per year

Date posted:

13/07/2010 18:50

Sector:

unspecified

Job role:

unspecified

Job type:

Contract jobs

Company:

totaljobs.com.

Contact:

Linn Seward

Ref:

CareerStructure/Totaljobs

Job ID:

47961812

CNC MACHINE OPERATOR

About the Job

OPERATOR URGENTLY REQUIRED IN SOUTH DEVON FOR INITIAL 6 MONTH CONTRACT, WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF PERMANENT POSITION DEPENDING ON PERFORMANCE AND WORKFLOW

PURPOSE OF JOB

To operate and inspect work from any of 3 or more machines (including at least one CNC operation) for the manufacture of components

1. Clean and load components in fixture using correct datum faces. Using appropriate SOP,s and Company procedures Operate machine. When cycle complete, remove and inspect part. Make appropriate adjustments to tooling, coolant flow etc. Liaise with Inspection to check first off before starting full batch run. Use hand tools to debur work.

2. Visually Inspect components and measure to ensure compliance with specification. Use optical, manual, electronic, digital gauges and tooling as supplied. Calibrate and operate micro PCRs (programmed measurement instruments) – in accordance with planning requirements. Carry out inspections on other operators’ work – especially those not qualified to inspect own work .eg TR Stamp Training.

3. Complete manual and PC based production records, recording components completed and identifying those not conforming to specification on “Non-conformance Notes”. Stamp “OK” or enter into PLMC. Segregate non-conforming parts. Take completed batch to next operation.

4. Assist with training within known competence.

5. Maintain work area in clean and safe condition. Complete machine check sheets. Report any problems to cell Supervision, cell GDO and/or Maintenance (Q4).

6. Maintain machines in a running condition by changing consumables as required. Eg cutters, grinding wheels and electrodes. (This excludes some operations on older machine types specifically, radial Grinding, Blanchard and Isocut EDM which is of a higher skill level)

7. Other duties as required compatible with this job and the employee’s individual skills at the direction of the supervisor/manager.

Major Job Challenge(s)
Meeting daily production targets whilst maintaining quality standards.

Decision Making

Prime:
When to change tooling – milling tools, grinding wheels etc
Machine alterations to improve dimensional accuracy
Shared:
Discuss job priorities with supervision. Discuss with supervisor and / or quality dept any non-conforming parts for possible salvage rework or concession. Any non-essential Q4 decisions.
Referred:
Permission required from supervision before moving operations onto alternative machines, eg Coding

Relationships

Internal:
Maintain good working relationships with all colleagues within cell and support areas.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge, Skill and Specific Competencies Required

Minimum Qualifications / Certificates
NVQ 1 - Mechanical Engineering.
Relevant Safety Certificates – eg Grinding Wheel Certificate
Manual handling training may be appropriate in some areas

Experience:
6 months

Ability to follow Company planning and procedures and recognise abbreviations/symbols

Skills:
Numeracy,
communication skills,
basic IT,
Ability to use measuring instruments eg vernier, gauges, micrometers and electronic gauges
BENEFITS
Travel allowance* depending on distance from Company
Pro rata of 25 days paid holiday
Life cover
Health Care cover

http://www.careerstructure.com/JobSeeking/CNC-MACHINE-OPERATOR_job47961812

Australia’s premier manufacturer of CNC routers and plasma cutters, Advanced Robotic Technology (ART), has launched its SMART Router series XR4800d with additional features designed to suit all applications within the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) industry.

Combining the proven performance of its CNC flatbed routers with an additional fourth axis to run tooling suited to process insulated duct board, ART has developed a versatile machine that is set to automate the once very labour intensive cutting process of duct board panels. Duct board is a composite product manufactured from rigid, high-density Polyurethane or Phenolic and facing foil, gaining increased interest in duct insulation applications due to its high performance, cost-effectiveness and energy efficiency.

By adding a fourth axis to its SMART Router series, ART transforms a once very messy job into a clean, automated process, offering the following and many more special tools designed for duct board cutting:
- Variable angled knives,
- steered reciprocating knives for duct board & fibreglass insulation etc.,
- steered pizza cutter wheels for creasing and cutting a variety of insulation materials.

The machine comes with a process area of 4000mm x 1600mm, perfectly sized for insulated duct board supplied in 4000mm x 1200mm as a standard.

According to ART’s Director Peter Nolan, the SMART Router series is unique in the Australian marketplace, as the only 100% Australian-made machine designed for HVAC applications featuring an additional fourth axis for automatic tool changes including special tools such as knives. “By adding the fourth axis, we have created an all-rounder for more cost-effective applications in the air conditioning, heating, sign writing, ventilation and ducting industries, as well as many other manufacturing fields. With the capabilities of cutting most materials such as insulated duct board, plastic, wood, aluminium and foam to name a few, the ART SMART Router is a complete solution for financially sensitive applications.”

To decrease production time, ART has equipped its SMART Router series with a gantry-mounted covered automated toolchanger, which turns creasing, variable-angle cutting, V-grooving and routing of insulated duct board into one efficient fully automated process. Other benefits include the elimination of mistakes and second cuts, no more marking out by hand, simplified complicated-angle cutting, complete dust removal for V-grooving and complete panels ready for joining done in one process.

Other applications for the XR CNC router in the HVAC industry includes routing aluminium grilles and diffusers, brackets, components and louvers, just to name a few.

ART is the only Australian manufacturer able to offer complete solutions for the HVAC&R industry by offering CNC routers and plasma cutters from a single source.

http://www.metalworker.com.au/news/ART-launches-all-in-one-CNC-router-for-the-HVAC-R

Fagor Automation Corporation, a world-wide leading manufacturer of CNC, DRO & Feedback systems, now introduces the all new CNC 8065

Designed as an innovative first, the CNC 8065 takes the most advanced CNC technology available in the world and makes it simple to use. By combining the operating system aspects of the extremely operator friendly 8055 series CNC with the Power and Technology of the CNC 8070, the 8065 was born.

The purpose of Fagor Automation is to merge into a single CNC, the versatility and ease of the 8055 CNC with the power of the 8070; the result is the new 8065 CNC which represents the ideal synthesis between those two.

The Industrial hardened PC Based Windows XP ® 8065 CNC Utilizes a simple to program Icon Key based conversational programming system made popular with the highly successful 8055 CNC System. This method utilizes a variety of “ICON Keys” that are symbols of the operation to be performed. The customer simply chooses the operation via the appropriate ICON key and then fills in the blank directly off the blueprint on a single graphic assist screen.

The 8065 CNC also has the capability of traditional ISO G-code programming, thus enhancing the versatility of the CNC to match the Operators experience and skill-level.

The ability for the operator to choose their method of programming enhances the very valuable benefit in that you now have a Machine that is not only ideal at complex large run production parts, but also perfect for quick set-up small lot production.

All 8065’s have the capability of Ethernet communication and are equipped as standard with a USB port, thus making the integration of the CNC into the customers network easy, as well as for allowing quick and easy transfer of programs. Each 8065 is offered with a 10″ or 15″ high resolution LCD TFT Color Monitor and can also easily be configured for Touch Screen Operation.

As stated by Todd Drane, Marketing Mgr “The 8065 CNC is a break through for customers who require the high performance of a true 5 axes CNC, yet has an intuitive easy to use operating system that is adaptable to any operator/programmer level of experience.” Todd adds ” There is a direct correlation between Technology and actual Performance….yet most customers are unable to get the two together, the 8065 solves this problem and allows your staff to bridge the gap between the two…… or better put, the Fagor 8065 CNC is where Performance meets Technology….”

Fagor Automation will also be announcing the all new Exposed Open Linear Encoders. Designed specifically for applications requiring great accuracy at extremely high speeds, these new linear encoders can maintain rated accuracy at speeds in excess of 18,000 inches per minute. Typical applications are inspection & metrology machines, circuit board market, high speed linear motors, semi-conductor market and even the high speed precision machine tool market.

The Exposed linear encoder line are designated as the EX series and are available with both a 1 vpp or TTL signal with selectable reference point locations for maximum flexibility. Lengths available range from 70 mm all the way up to 30,040 mm.

Fagor will also be displaying the all New Innova 40i P & 40i TS Digital Readout Systems at IMTS 2010.

The Innova 40i P is based upon the True Vision TFT Color screen platform and is expanded to 4 axes capability including rotary axes. In addition, the unit offers Program Memory storage as standard and comes equipped with machine I/O capability. The 40i TS also allows control of up to 4 axes, plus provides the capability of complete Lathe Spindle control, including Constant Surface Speed mode on our TFT Color screen platform.

(Fagor all new 40i TS TFT LCD Digital Readout System for enhanced Spindle control)

With the exclusive TFT LCD Color Screen, it is possible to execute Solid 3D program simulations right at the Digital Readout. In addition, standard features include a host of cycles such as a Pocket cycle, Bolt-hole cycle, Linear hole & Matrix cycles. Additional productivity features include part centering, Plane & Angle operator selection, 20 offsets and tool radius compensation, plus much more.

Standard features of the 40i Turning system include Turning & Taper cycles that utilize a graphical interface with conversational type data entry for extreme simplicity & programming ease. In addition, the 40i T now allows for the capability of Threading. Additional productivity features include 15 tool offsets, diameter/radius programming & even axes coupling plus additional standard features such as fine/course resolution selection, inch/metric programming, absolute/incremental selection & tool nose radius compensation.

The Innova 40i series of Digital Readouts can be customized by parameter for Milling, Boring, Turning, Grinding or General Purpose applications. Intuitive graphic help screens are utilized for each application to ensure easy operation.

Fagor is also exhibiting our full line of Linear & Rotary encoder feedback systems, including a host of new products including absolute rotary encoders as part of our FXM motor series and dual track high resolution encoders, as well as a broad variety of Absolute Linear Encoders to meet all customer application needs. Also on display will be the expanded AC Brushless Servo & Spindle systems including the all-new FM9 series Spindle motors with expanded Power capability of 100 + HP.

Fagor Automation is a world wide Manufacturer of CNC Systems, Servo Motors & Drives, Feedback Systems, DRO Systems & Motion Control Systems and can be reached with any inquiries at the below contact information.

http://news.thomasnet.com/companystory/Fagor-Automation-To-Unveil-All-New-Innovative-CNC-8065-At-IMTS-2010-579924