Simi Valley, California – Omegasonics officials announce that two of its cleaning units for the 3D printing market now have CE Marking Certification, making them eligible for sale in the European Union.

The CE Marking signifies that Omegasonics’ SST4030 and 1900BT cleaning units comply with the essential requirements of relevant European health, safety, and environmental protection legislation.

The Omegasonics 20-gallon 1900 BT and the 187-gallon SST4030 cleaning units utilize precision ultrasonic technology to accurately and methodically remove all support material from 3D prototyped parts, one layer at a time. They are designed with all solid state components, Plug & Play construction, and require no regular maintenance. 

“Due to 3D printing’s rapid expansion into a variety of industries, the market for 3D printing ultrasonic cleaning systems is growing significantly,” said Frank Pedeflous, president of Omegasonics. “More companies are recognizing the time and cost benefits of ultrasonic cleaning technology and the rapid return-on-investment it affords.” 

Source: Omegasonics

Charlotte, North Carolina – Okuma Apps put the power of improving part quality, reducing costs and increasing profitability in your hands. Delcam’s PartMaker Multi-Channel Viewer app in the Okuma App Store quickly and efficiently aligns multi-channel CNC programs side by side on one screen for easy viewing with a few simple clicks of a button. This unique technology makes it simple for users to see what’s happening simultaneously on the machine and allows them to search and edit NC programs immediately and effortlessly. 

A PartMaker product specialist provides each user with a customized machine configuration for their shop. Synchronized processes are displayed across multiple channels for nearly any multi-axis machine/control combination. The app also allows users to connect to a CNC editor to make changes or corrections to optimize programs increasing productivity and throughput.

PartMaker Multi-Channel Viewer features:

• Viewing of multi-channel CNC programs side by side on one screen
• Automatically displays synchronized processes across numerous channels
• Easily searches programs and connects to a CNC editor for program changes or corrections
• Compatible with all machine tools 

Okuma’s App Store is the industry’s first and only centralized, online marketplace for CNC machine tool apps and related content. Okuma’s open architecture control and Windows are fully integrated allowing for true customization to suit particular machining needs. For more information on Delcam’s PartMaker Multi-Channel Viewer App and to download apps visit http://www.myokuma.com/. To learn more about Delcam and the PartMaker Multi-Channel Viewer visit http://www.partmaker.com/multichannelviewer/.

Source: Okuma

McLean, Virginia – June U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $355.43 million, and this total, as reported by companies participating in the USMTO program, was up 4.6% from May’s $339.86 million but down 13.2% when compared with the total of $409.68 million reported for June 2014. With a year-to-date total of $2,157.64 million, 2015 was down 8.7% when compared with 2014.

These numbers and all data in this report are based on the totals of actual data reported by companies participating in the USMTO program.

“This monthly boost in orders is good news at face value, but belies an overall sense of concern in U.S. manufacturing,” said AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology President Douglas K. Woods. “There was noteworthy activity in the aerospace, off road/highway construction, automotive, and contract machining industries. But if not for a dozen or so standout orders from those industries, it could have been another down month. Economic uncertainty both here and internationally continues to cause concern and hesitation to invest in capital equipment, yet opportunities remain within several core industry sectors.”

The United States Manufacturing Technology Orders (USMTO) report, compiled by the trade association representing the production and distribution of manufacturing technology, provides regional and national U.S. orders data of domestic and imported machine tools and related equipment. Analysis of manufacturing technology orders provides a reliable leading economic indicator as manufacturing industries invest in capital metalworking equipment to increase capacity and improve productivity.

Source: AMT