portfolio for NC programmers comes with an integrated data management and col- laboration capability that adds value to programmers by saving time and cost. “With our latest releases, it’s programming the machine in the 3D life-like environment exactly as it behaves on the shop floor,” Kishore said. “To complement programming the machine for those complex parts, we have automated capabilities, like the process templates and catalogs that could be reused to save programming time. There is now support for dual-core machines, enabling multiprocessing where the processing time is significantly improved.
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“There are also some usability improvements, where we’ve eliminated a number of clicks and improved automation so the programmer can do his job with the least amount of clicks,” Kishore added. “This again is an ongoing effort, in terms of im- proving the usability all the time, based on the customer feedback, and we’ve come a long way integrating these products to deliver the best value-added experience in machine programming.”
NC Simulations Crucial With today’s machine tools, obtaining accurate NC simulations is critical to success, and the sharing of key machine details between suppliers has sometimes been a barrier, notes Bill Hasenjaeger, product marketing manager, CGTech (Irvine, CA), developer of the Vericut software package for NC simulation, optimization and verification. “Accurate NC program simulation, especially in the context of machine simulation, requires accurate representative 3D geometry models of the hardware involved in the machining process,” Hasenjaeger said. “In the past some of these