If you've ever done any CAM programming you will probably find this familiar. The post processor you spent money, time and a few caffeine fueled evenings trying to perfect produced some odd code and created a real problem for you in your complex CNC machine. For years CIMCO Editor users have spent a few minutes validating their post processed g-code using backplot. It looks a … [Read more...]
10 Ways to Eliminate Waste in Advanced Manufacturing using CIMCO Software
What is the ultimate result of improving efficiency in advanced manufacturing? The products coming out the door are of expected quality, in needed quantities, produced when needed, and margins are improved. Customers, stake holders, share holders and employees are all benefactors. This boils down to a competitive edge, a business that will survive through good and bad times, a … [Read more...]
SME CEO Jeff Krause EP11
Jeff Krause grew up around manufacturing in the Midwest. In his youth, he had a job which involved delivering milk and refilling vending machines in plants that look nothing like modern manufacturing plants. After college, Jeff would go on to spend 30 years in the automotive industry. Today he is now providing passionate leadership to one of the most important … [Read more...]
Education and Promotion of Advanced Manufacturing
When this podcast was just an idea to help manufacturing in the US, many a brainstorm of ideas occurred. During those sessions, the foundation of the Manufacturing Advocates Podcast was gradually emerging. The resulting notes contained ideas, such as how broadly to classify "manufacturing", who the possible guests might be, and even how long should an episode be. In those "the … [Read more...]
Proud Advocate of the Made in the USA Brand, Al Stimac EP10
This week's episode showcases a gentleman who has an impressive list of accomplishments. Al Stimac is a champion for the "Made in America" brand, Florida manufacturing, and US manufacturers in general. He possesses a tremendous amount of experience and knowledge and unlike some big thinkers, he puts what he learns to work rapidly. Listen to hear how he has helped US … [Read more...]
Shop Floor Screens for CIMCO MDC
This feature is now live and available with CIMCO MDC. At the end of March we shared with you the next generation CIMCO Web MDC Client. This week we have some really cool news about another feature that will be available soon, Shop Floor Screens. These customized representations of your plants or departments allow you to see the status of all your equipment based on where it … [Read more...]
Making a Difference in Florida for US Manufacturing
The story about next week's guest on the MFA podcast is full of examples of tenacity and flexibility. The former Siemens exec wondered why so many parts were being outsourced offshore, so he did something about it. He started a shop to make those parts in Florida and proudly slap the favorable "Made in the USA" label on them. He then wondered why Florida was not participating … [Read more...]
New CIMCO MDC Web Client Now Available
As a part of a significant update, version 8.01 of CIMCO Software, the CIMCO MDC-Web client shared recently here is now available to customers with valid maintenance. Not being predictable the developers had a few more tricks up their sleeve and this final version has some excellent added features including the ability to remove the overview bar scale from and to scale the size … [Read more...]
One Critical Option to Consider When Buying a New CNC Machine
CNC machines can be quite expensive, and they should be. They are complex machines often capable of the magical manufacturing duty of turning a piece of raw material into something more intricate with another purpose while maintaining extreme precision. The parts made on CNC machines are in every room of your home and business. Right under your nose right now, there are … [Read more...]
Drag and Drop Sending with CIMCO DNC-Max (Video)
Something that is frequently requested from customers using DNC-Max with DNC Max Client alone is the ability to drag and drop to send files. It has been possible for quite a while to do this on the machine where DNC Max server is running. That is not enough for many of us, in fact people who don't have the luxury of using CIMCO MDM or NC-Base to organize their programs are … [Read more...]