Kennametal is launching NOVO, a newset of digital tools designed to address the critical need for improved productivity and process knowledge for manufacturing companies. NOVO is process knowledge delivered via the Machining Cloud. “NOVO solvesmany challenges for process planners, manufacturing engineers and those who want the most efficient machining strategies based on the features of their parts,” said a company spokesperson. “Customers are able to accessNOVO via a PC application and tablet solutions. With the click of a button, the user will have access to all of the knowledge from more than 50,000 branded Kennametal products to achieve a more productive solution in a fraction of the time spent searching catalogs.” “NOVO works like a process planner,” said Thomas Long, head of the newly formed Virtual Machining RDE department at Kennametal. “It works from the feature back to themachining strategy and then finds the best tools for each strategy. In addition, each project is tied to application data gleaned from Kennametal’s experts and decades of experience. Search for a specific Kennametal part and you also get models and all associated inserts, adaptors and spare parts.” “Facing ever-increasing demands for productivity and efficiency, manufacturing technology providers have responded with computer-drivenmachine tools, digital- based computer-aided design and manufacturing software (CAD/CAM) and significant advances in tooling,” said the spokesperson. “Yet one major barrier threatens this scenario: a significantly widening skills gap as older workers retire and new workers fail to engage in manufacturing careers.” “To effectively bridge the skills gap for our customers, we have developed this innovative platform to distribute the collected knowledge of Kennametal,” said Francois Gau, Vice President, Strategic Marketing and New Business Development. “More than a catalog, NOVO brings users into a community, harnessing all ongoing expertise and providing fast access to best-in-class process knowledge. The result empowers users by providing the right solutions specifically tailored to their operations. It solves problems instead of managing data.” The vision for NOVO is to be integrated with major CAD/CAM packages and machine tool CNC controls so designers or programmers will have instant access to Kennametal knowledge without having to leave their function. “With a refined and intuitive tool advisor, tool selector and tool configurator, everything down the line gets more efficient - from parts quoting through programming, presetting, and production,” said Gau. For more information contact: Kennametal Inc. P.O. Box 231 1600 TechnologyWay Latrobe, PA15650 724-539-5000 www.kennametal.com/novo