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PRODUCTS productionmachining.com :: 47 Tomographs Provide Flexibility with Speed, Large Measuring Ranges Booth 1803 Zeiss will highlight its Metrotom 800, which has an extended performance spectrum, and its Metrotom 1500. These computer tomographs are designed to address companies' need for flexibility as new materials and hybrid processes are developed, with features including speed and large measuring ranges. :: Zeiss Industrial Metrology US HQ - MN 800-327-9735, zeiss.com/metrology Software User Interface is Streamlined Autodesk Inc., Booth 1423 Autodesk will present the 2018 versions of its major CAD/CAM software including PowerMill. The major new update is a ribbon- style user interface. Users will still be able to easily find and access important tools, but the 2018 versions categorize functionality into similar groupings, with the most commonly used features located front and center. The new interface is designed to provide an im- proved user experience and help shorten the learning curve. Dynamic machine control enables users to dynamically change the five-axis motion of tool paths using a virtual machine twin. This new update allows users to make localized edits to regions of tool paths for improved control of CNC machine motion while minimizing programming time. PowerMill now provides a higher-quality simulation image that can be zoomed, panned and rotated, enabling users to review the quality of their programs and, ultimately, provide higher confidence that the stock is being machined as specified. The software also includes enhanced turning abilities, including collision checking, editable tool paths and a better choice of leads and links, which in turn provide users with increased flexibility and control. New 2D strategies simplify the pro- gramming of prismatic pockets and bosses. Improvements help reduce the time taken to program 2D parts while also helping to minimize the need to use multiple CAM programs. The company will also present the 2018 version of FeatureCAM software, which also sports the new ribbon-style user interface. :: Autodesk Inc. 877-335-2261, autodesk.com/solutions/ manufacturing Powered by Tiger·tec ® Silver M4000 is the universal system for all users who want to have as many options as possible when milling. The M4000 range can master all machining tasks with our most efficient indexable insert powered by Tiger·tec ® Silver. Whether it is a shoulder milling cutter, high-feed cutter, chamfer milling cutter, or T-slot milling cutter, the square system indexable inserts can be used across the entire M4000 range. Save time and money, and invest in the future. As the Walter Green seal shows: The M4000 is fully CO 2 compensated – from raw material to manufacturing to storage. M4000 Efficiency across all generations. walter-tools.com/us