GF Machining Solutions’ Laser 4000 5Ax machine operates around a workpiece: parts remain stationary on the shop floor as the machine’s axes move around it, imparting a desired texturing on any face of ...

Large-format multiprocess lathes require careful manufacturing and machine design to successfully tackle complex production challenges. A recent visit to one Basque ...

WINDSOR, ONTARIO (Oct. 30, 3:30 p.m. ET) — A small Windsor shop is home to what it believes is the new wave of mold texturing. The GF AgieCharmilles laser ablation machine at ICS Laser Technologies ...

A novel manufacturing strategy of 7-axis synchronization on-the-fly laser surface texturing, proposed by Harbin Institute of Technology researchers, enables ...

GF MACHINING SOLUTIONS launched its My rConnect cloud-based service and support platform engineered for its own EDM, milling, and laser texturing machines, allowing operators to connect any GFMS ...

Until 2016, it was impossible to incorporate a femtosecond laser—an ultra-short pulse duration laser—onto a 5-axis machine. This was first realized by the Swiss group Georg Fischer in 2016, thereby ...

Keeping work surfaces clean during meat processing is a challenge. Bacteria from meat can attach, grow, and build up to create a biofilm that is difficult to remove, even on stainless steel surfaces ...

Textured surfaces are found in everyday products, from steel body panels and bearings to book covers and quilted toilet paper. Although a number of processes can be used to achieve the desired surface ...