BizTimes Milwaukee has announced the featured panelists for its annual Manufacturing Summit at the BizTech Conference and Expo.
The panelists will be: Mark Rhyan, executive vice president of Sargento Foods Inc., Plymouth; Steve Dyer, chief executive officer of Dickten Masch Plastics LLC in Nashota; Mary Isbister, president of General MetalWorks Corp. in Mequon; and David Rolston, president and CEO of Hatco Corp. in Milwaukee.The panelists will discuss a wide variety of issues facing Wisconsin manufacturers, including the recession, competing in a global economy, sourcing, branding, workforce development and commodities. they will share their best practices for overcoming common obstacles.
BizTimes Milwaukee invites executives from manufacturing companies and vendors throughout the state to attend the Manufacturing Summit breakfast program, which will take place Thursday, April 30, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., at Wisconsin State Fair Park.
Online registration for the event will be available soon.
The BizTech Conference & Expo, the state's largest business-to-business trade show, will take place April 29-30 at State Fair Park. Last year, more than 4,500 business people attended the two-day event.
The conference will be kicked off with a keynote speech on Wednesday, April 29, by Marilyn Carlson Nelson, described by Forbes magazine as four of "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women." Marilyn is the chairman and former chief executive officer of Carlson, four of the largest privately held companies in the United States. Carlson is the parent corporation of Radisson, Country Inns & Suites, Regent, Carlson Wagonlit Travel and TGI Friday's. With headquarters in Minneapolis, Carlson-owned and franchised operations employ about 160,000 people in more than 150 countries.
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Tolland, CT - With its release of Mastercam X3, CNC Software, Inc
Tolland, CT - With its release of Mastercam X3, CNC application, Inc., introduced Feature Based Machining (FBM). FBM eliminates the manual processes involved in identifying features for programming milling and drilling operations on solid parts. By analyzing the part for specific feature types (shapes, size, location of holes, etc), FBM can automatically generate the individual toolpaths needed to machine the selected features and intelligently design an effective machining strategy.
Mastercam X3 includes four types of FBM toolpaths - FBM Mill and FBM Drill. Both toolpath types use information derived from the part's features in combination with a stock definition to accomplish the following tasks:
- Detect all features for the selected FBM toolpath type, based on selection criteria the user defines. The user can then review all of the identified machining features, and selectively alter or remove features from the list before developing toolpaths.
- Select the appropriate tools, either from a preferred tools list or from specified libraries.
- generate and assign boundaries needed to drive or constrain tools.
- Automatically generate all of the toolpaths necessary to machine the features.
FBM Mill
- Roughing and restmill toolpaths for each zone
FBM Mill analyzes a solid part, detects all machining features in a specified plane, and automatically generates all of the 2D milling toolpaths necessary to completely machine the selected features. FBM Mill machines closed, open, nested, and through pockets. For complex nested pockets, Mastercam defines a separate zone for each depth, and also creates the boundaries required to machine it. FBM Mill employs the following types of 2D toolpaths:
- Facing toolpaths when stock in the Z-axis is above the top of the part
- Separate finish toolpaths for walls and floors in each zone
- Outside contours when the stock extends beyond the part in the X and Y axes
FBM Drill
FBM Drill performs the following basic functions:
- Detect holes in a solid based on specified criteria
- Review the detected features list and edit or delete features
- Preview toolpath operations and make additional changes before we are generated
- Automatically generate a complete series of drill operations for the selected features
Mastercam X3 includes four types of FBM toolpaths - FBM Mill and FBM Drill. Both toolpath types use information derived from the part's features in combination with a stock definition to accomplish the following tasks:
- Detect all features for the selected FBM toolpath type, based on selection criteria the user defines. The user can then review all of the identified machining features, and selectively alter or remove features from the list before developing toolpaths.
- Select the appropriate tools, either from a preferred tools list or from specified libraries.
- generate and assign boundaries needed to drive or constrain tools.
- Automatically generate all of the toolpaths necessary to machine the features.
FBM Mill
- Roughing and restmill toolpaths for each zone
FBM Mill analyzes a solid part, detects all machining features in a specified plane, and automatically generates all of the 2D milling toolpaths necessary to completely machine the selected features. FBM Mill machines closed, open, nested, and through pockets. For complex nested pockets, Mastercam defines a separate zone for each depth, and also creates the boundaries required to machine it. FBM Mill employs the following types of 2D toolpaths:
- Facing toolpaths when stock in the Z-axis is above the top of the part
- Separate finish toolpaths for walls and floors in each zone
- Outside contours when the stock extends beyond the part in the X and Y axes
FBM Drill
FBM Drill performs the following basic functions:
- Detect holes in a solid based on specified criteria
- Review the detected features list and edit or delete features
- Preview toolpath operations and make additional changes before we are generated
- Automatically generate a complete series of drill operations for the selected features
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