Innodisk Announce the First Industrial-Grade PCIe 4.0 SSDs turbocharging 5G and AIoT

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5G and AIoT need more speed and more capacity, and PCIe 4.0 delivers, doubling the speed of PCIe 3.0 and providing the much-needed performance boost to keep pace with innovation and industry trends

Not only speed and capacity, but tolerance of wide-range temperature is also crucial. Consumer-grade products aren’t tough enough to withstand the high temperatures of outdoor and industrial settings, so Innodisk is introducing the first industrial-grade PCIe 4.0 SSDs built to handle those challenging conditions.

PCIe 4.0 increases the maximum capacity to 4TB, doubles the bandwidth, and raises the speed to 16 GT/s which is twice that of PCIe Gen3. Although third-generation PCIe offered only modest speed increases over the popular SATA III for storage applications, it did provide the much sought-after advantages of full forward and backward compatibility. PCIe 4.0 retains that coveted compatibility while also adding noticeable speed increases.

hyperMILL® Version 2021.2 Offers More Convenience

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The 2021.2 Version of the hyperMILL® CAD/CAM suite provides ease of use, improved machining strategies and a range of options for data communication. The latest version leads the way when it comes to programming and machining (from 2.5D to 5-axis simultaneous).

It has also supported additive manufacturing for a long time, and with the new version, the advancement of additive manufacturing continues even further.

Several new features in Version 2021.2 enhance machining when finishing 3D shapes. For example, the sorting of toolpaths has been optimised, reducing retractions and creating more homogeneous toolpaths. Additionally, the ‘Smooth overlap’ function allows toolpaths to overlap beyond their boundaries, this ensures transition-free machining. The ‘Trim toolpath to stock’ option avoids unnecessary toolpaths, and a free tool geometry can now also be used for the calculation and simulation of toolpaths.

Automation with hyperMILL® a Growing Trend

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CAD/CAM specialist OPEN MIND has identified rapid growth with its automated program generation. In fact, the industry innovators estimate that the number of automation projects among users of the hyperMILL® CAD/CAM suite has tripled in 2020. At the same time, demand for hyperMILL® AUTOMATION Center Advanced has significantly increased. This version offers a comprehensive automation toolbox.

“The more powerful the machining centres and tools become, the more often CAM programming becomes a bottleneck,” explains Rico Müller, Project Manager for CAD/CAM Automation at OPEN MIND Technologies AG. 

Simulation at the Heart of Aerospace Specialist

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The march towards what has now become the ethos of Industry 4.0 began many years ago for a manufacturer focusing on the aerospace sector.  And now, a digital thread, with simulation software NCSIMUL at its heart, plays a vital part in their success.

Digitalising, improving production performance, investing in cybersecurity, and accelerating sustainable development are all part of the Lorentz Group’s “Industry 4.0” approach. 

The Group’s story began in 1974 with a single conventional Misal milling machine in the basement of a house in Esbly, Seine-et-Marne, France. The founder, Jean-Claude Lorentz, was joined seven years later by his son Frédéric, the current Chairman of the Lorentz Group. With orders flooding in, the family business had to move to a 500-square-metre factory in the town’s business park in 1991.