A sheet metal specialist is a perfect example of how a small company can build a successful digital ecosystem, bringing its factory in line with the Industry 4.0 philosophy of Smart production.
Laser subcontractor AFDL operates with between five and eight employees at any one time, and has installed the WORKPLAN MES job management solution, which connects seamlessly with its RADAN sheet metal CAD/CAM system.
At the EMO exhibition in Hannover, OPEN MIND Technologies presented a ground-breaking addition to the hyperMILL® CAD/CAM suite. As one of the world’s leading CAD/CAM solutions, OPEN MIND presented its hyperMILL® ADDITIVE Manufacturing suite for satisfying the requirements of industrial 3D printing processes. As a universal software solution, hyperMILL® – together with this option will provide efficient hybrid processing with simultaneous additive and subtractive processing on one single machine platform.
Employing approximately 58,000 people globally, Parker Hannifin is the world leader in Motion and Control technology. The company’s products and services cover areas including, aerospace, climate control, electromechanical, fluid and gas handling, hydraulics, pneumatics, process control and filtration.
Sophisticated manufacturing technologies, systems and programmes are increasingly being relied on by manufacturers to increase efficiency and reduce costs, with simulation software becoming more and more essential.
