Raptor Workholding Products, a supplier of workholding solutions for 5-axis CNC machining, and Machining Cloud GmbH, product data content provider for the digital shop, have entered into a new partnership under which Raptor plans to publish its workholding product data onto the Machining Cloud. According to a company spokesperson, this will significantly reduce the time associated with finding, selecting, purchasing and using its products.
Through the Machining Cloud, Raptor's product data - descriptive, usage and geometric information, application knowledge and price and availability - will be readily available for its customers' process planning and to feed their CAM systems, simulation software and other data-hungry shop software. Using the Machining Cloud tablet and desktop apps, Raptor's customers will have access to a set of software features including Selector, Configurator, Job Management, Reporting and Commerce.
"While customers will see a big productivity improvement using the apps for choosing a cutting-tool and workholding solution for a given job, there is an even bigger benefit from the Machining Cloud's ability to feed the product data directly into their shop software," said Pierre-Francois Tavard, Cloud Evangelist for the Machining Cloud GmbH. "By utilizing cloud technology and industry standards - including ISO13399, STEP, GTC and MTConnect - the Machining Cloud is capable of serving up-to-date product data to virtually any shop floor software or system."
According to the spokesperson, Raptor dovetail fixtures are the original patented dovetail solution for 5-axis workholding needs. The fixtures are designed to mount directly to any machine and allow fast changeover. "Raptor's dovetail design quickly locks the part in place for clamping strength and rigidity without distortion or clamp creep," said the spokesperson. "The tighter the clamp, the more secure the hold. Raptor provides fast job set-ups by eliminating the need for custom fixtures - resulting in more time spent making parts, not figuring out how to hold them - with the additional benefit of the Raptor solid models to aid in programming." Raptor devices are designed to allow the machining of five sides of the workpiece in one set-up.
"Raptor is excited to partner with Machining Cloud to aid our customers in retrieving the product data they need to produce their parts," said Brian O'Rell, President, Raptor Workholding Products. "Customers can now enjoy easy access to the information they need so that they can be more efficient at what they do."
The Machining Cloud apps run on Microsoft Windows 7 and 8 powered desktop and tablet computers, as well as Android tablets and iPads. The Machining Cloud is a neutral platform open to all partners and suppliers.
For more information contact:
Raptor Workholding Products
901 N. Lake St.
Burbank, CA 91502
800-824-8333 / 818-841-1785
orders@raptorworkholding.com
www.raptorworkholding.com
Machining Cloud GmbH
805-437-4171
info@machiningcloud.com
www.machiningcloud.com