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DUSTRY 4.0
                                    MACHINING               IN  TELLIGENTLY




                                    Virtual Manufacturing (VM) integrates digital
                                    modelling and technical process simulation. VM
                                    started as a production design tool and a means for
                                    collision checks during machining; it is considered
                                    a textbook “Industry 4.0” solution, combining virtual
                                    processing with things (including the manufactured
                                    product), based on data capture from sensors.


                                    The third industrial (digital) revolution opened the
                                    door to a new technological method – additive
                                    manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing. Currently utilized
                                    mainly for prototyping, this technology is beginning to
                                    be adopted as a means of fabrication.
                                    3D printing accuracy limitations cannot replace fine
                                    machining. Yet AM is already a significant element
                                    of the Industry 4.0 concept: it is enough to send the
                                    computer model of a part to a 3D printer, which may
                                    be located remotely, and then produce the part there.
                                    This feature takes customer service to another level
                                    and may significantly reduce delivery factors.


                                    Cutting tool manufacturers are their own customers,
                                    which means they can tap into customer needs
                                    directly from one important  source - themselves.
                                    A good example is the MATRIX intelligent
                                    computerized tool storage unit, developed by ISCAR
                                    to improve manufacturing efficiency in its own
                                    production divisions. Realizing that MATRIX could
                                    resolve similar issues at customers facilities, the
                                    system is today regarded as  a typical component of
                                    an Industry 4.0 directed factory.














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