Latrobe, Pennsylvania – A provider of cutting tools, WIDIA Products Group, is partnering with Machining Cloud GmbH. Via this collaboration, the complete WIDIA portfolio of cutting tool product data – descriptive, usage, and geometric information and application knowledge – will be made available to its customers via the cloud, to facilitate finding, selecting, and determining the best use of its products.
Using the Machining Cloud tablet and desktop apps, WIDIA customers will have access to a rich set of software features including the ability to directly download the WIDIA cutting tool data into their CAM systems, tool-management software, cutting-tool presetters, machine tools, and other data-hungry shop equipment.
"While customers will see a big productivity improvement using the apps for selecting cutting tool items and building assemblies, there is an even bigger benefit from the Machining Cloud's ability to feed the product data directly into their shop software," says Michael Taesch, 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."
The WIDIA brand offers a portfolio of precision-engineered products and custom solution services. With products for thousands of milling, turning, holemaking, and tooling systems, WIDIA is available through a worldwide network of authorized distributor partners who carry full-line solutions from a single source.
"By publishing WIDIA product data on the Machining Cloud, we are able help our customers save time in assembling their tooling packages while also making our data more easily accessible to a much larger audience to feed their data-hungry shop floor software," says Bernie McConnell, vice president of WIDIA. "The cloud-computing technology that has dramatically changed the shape of industries such as music, television, news, social networking, and many others is now materializing in the metalworking market with Machining Cloud."
The Machining Cloud apps run on Microsoft Windows 7 and 8 powered desktop computers, as well as Android tablets and iPads. Through these feature-rich, modern, cloud-based apps, the product data is always up-to-date and available anytime, from any location and any device. The Machining Cloud is a neutral platform open to all partners and suppliers, making it suitable for the needs of most shops.
Source: WIDIA