2022 Lunch & Learn Agenda

New CNCs manufactured in the U.S.

MILLPWR a powerful yet easy to operate CNC retrofit systems for knee mills and bed mills. Faster set-ups, shorter run times and a major boost in productivity are just one "powerful easy" retrofit away. Our new MILLPWRG2 control and retrofit kits can turn just about any knee mill into a powerhouse money-maker.

TURNPWR is a workshop-oriented turning control that enables the user to program conventional machining operations right at the machine. It is designed for turning machine tools with up to two axes. TURNPWR was developed to satisfy the wants and needs of lathe machinists where manual and automated operation are both useful and needed. TURNPWR promises to enable the user to maximize throughput by significantly reducing setup time, scrap and other non-productive operations.

John Parker

MT Business Development and Product Manager

HEIDENHAIN Corporation

Bringing nearly 30 years of experience in the machine tool industry to his position, John serves as the corporate point person for ACU-RITE brand digital readouts and control product lines, as well as a liaison between the company’s Sales & Marketing and Engineering departments. Parker is based in the Ashville, New York’s ACU-RITE offices.

Intelligent “Best Fit” CAM process for Alignment and Machining of 3D Printed Stock

Additive/3D printed material used in manufacturing applications, in particular, are witnessing high growth worldwide in a broad range of industries including automotive, medical, aerospace, and defense. Historically, for components that need finish machining after additive manufacturing, the alignment on the machine tool requires high expertise, expense in setup time, and can have inconsistent results. This is due to the challenge in alignment of the NC program to the real-world conditions presented by the clamping position of the irregular material on the machine tool. Intelligent part alignment integrated in the CAM system offers a solution to this problem by efficiently adapting the virtual (NC program) to the real world (location of the stock on the machine). A “Best Fit” CAM process offers a quick, predictable, and reliable path to overcome this challenge in a way that eliminates the requirement for specialist knowledge, reduces setup time and eliminates waste.

Kevin Lewis

Account Manager

OPEN MIND Technologies USA

Kevin Lewis is an account manager for OPEN MIND Technologies USA covering the western region. Kevin has been with OPEN MIND for 14 years providing strong results and servicing many key corporate customers for a range of CAM requirements. Kevin and his family live in Phoenix AZ area.

Uday Honnalagere

Application Engineeer

OPEN MIND Technologies USA

Uday Honnalagere has been with OPEN MIND Technologies USA for one year as an Application Engineer covering a range of CAM strategies such as hyperMILL Automation, Tool Database, hyperMILL VIRTUAL Machining simulation tools and end-user customer service. Prior to this, for over 15 years he gained extensive CAM experience at MecSoft Corp.