Two weeks to restored accuracy: a cutting-head exchange on a 5-axis waterjet gantry
In early August our engineers completed a cutting-head exchange on a large-format 5-axis waterjet gantry for an aerospace customer. The machine was handed back to production in exactly two weeks — and the story of those two weeks says a lot about how we think machine...
Why Metrology Matters for Your CNC Machine Tools
In today's competitive manufacturing environment, precision is everything. Whether you're producing one-off components or high-volume production parts, the accuracy of your machine tools has a direct impact on product quality, productivity, and profitability. Over...
The 840D era has ended. What that means for your machines.
For almost two decades, the SINUMERIK 840D sl was the standard control for high-performance machine tools. That era formally ended on 1 October 2024, when Siemens moved the 840D sl to spare-parts-only status: no new units are supplied, more than 650 assemblies are...
