The Internet of Things, or IoT, refers to the billions of physical devices around the world that are now connected to the internet, collecting and sharing data. A lightbulb that can be switched on using a smartphone app is an IoT device or as serious as a self driving car, or as complicated as a jet engine that's now filled with thousands of sensors collecting and transmitting data back to make sure it is operating efficiently. At an even bigger scale, smart cities projects are filling entire regions with sensors to help us understand and control the environment. IoT adds...

CNC Rotary Table is a precision work positioning device used in CNC machining centers to precisely position the component in the desired angle to do the multi-face operation in a single setup. Rotary tables can be interpolated as 4th axis with machines X, Y, and Z axes to enable machining of profiles such a cam machining, blade machining, helical grooves, etc. which is out of reach with a standard 3 axes machining center. Based on the application one can use only the Rotary Table with some work holding fixture or will have to use some accessories like Dead Center or...

In the movie, The Lord of the Rings, while marching on to Minas Tirith with huge thundering army of Orcs, Gothmog, lieutenant of Morgul (The land of the Dark), announces ‘The age of men is over. The time of the Orc has come.’ Gothmog’s confidence resonates with the situation of 3 Axis machines in the Metal Cutting Industry today. An industry which turned around with the advent of the Computer Numerical Control technology and the introduction of Vertical Machining Centres (VMC) and Horizontal Machining Centres (HMC) has now hit a plateau in its development of 3 axis machines. And while...