SOFTWARE UPDATE
ME: Describe some of the new features in your software. Sivitter: As production time and part quality remain es- sential elements in manufacturing, the continuous improve- ment and development of better and faster cutting cycles is always a goal. Edgecam 2015 R1, by Vero Software, offers just that, in the form of the high-speed Rough Waveform Turning cycle that prolongs tool life and enables signifi cantly faster cutting by maintaining a constant cutter load. Wave- form roughing maintains that constant tool-cutting load by ensuring consistent tool engagement into the material. The toolpath moves in a smooth motion to avoid sharp changes in direction, maintaining the machine tool’s velocity.
positive. Our existing and future customers will enjoy the benefi ts of closer integration to metrology, as we develop links to Hexagon’s range of on-machine, portable and sta- tionary measurement devices while continuing to develop our core technologies. ME: How will the new Digital Manufacturing & Design In- novation Institute affect manufacturing? Sivitter: Any resurgence of government interest in manu- facturing is positive. For generations, manufacturing activity has built strong countries and economies, and it is no coinci- dence that when manufacturing output declines, so does the general well-being of those same economies. Improved effi ciency has helped bring manufacturing back to the United States over the last few years, and activities that drive further optimization and connectivity throughout the factory are positive. ME: What will the impact be of addi- tive manufacturing on the CAM software industry? Sivitter: Clearly, manufacturing
New high-speed Rough Waveform Turning cycle in Vero Software’s Edgecam 2015 R1 prolongs tool life and enables signifi cantly faster cutting data by maintaining a constant cutter load.
VISI 21, the latest release of our mold-and-die solution,
offers numerous enhancements, including many new surface modeling tools that expand on the previous toolset for surface extension, surface tangency, and blending between curves and faces with curvature constraints. The new tools are particularly important for mold-tool parting faces and sheetmetal forming stage development. ME: With Hexagon’s recent purchase of Vero, how will
Hexagon’s metrology line complement Vero’s CAD/CAM solutions? Sivitter: Consolidation was somewhat inevitable given the number and the relatively small size of CAM compa- nies today. Whether the acquisition of a particular com- pany is positive or negative remains to be seen from the view of its customers. From a Vero perspective, to be a part of a technology company that is entirely focused on manufacturing and improving quality on the shop fl oor is a
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processes have changed drastically over a relatively short period of time—and we have every reason to believe that they will continue to do so. The ongoing development of polymers has eliminated the necessity for a signifi cant number of machined components, which is simply the result of continuous evolution.
Within this vein, it’s obvious that additive manufactur- ing will eliminate the necessity for a number of machining operations. In terms of prototype development, it has already negated that need and typically hastened the prototype process. While production speed will foreseeably remain a restriction for 3D printing, new machinery is able to take advantage of the positives that 3D printing offers. The DMG Mori Lasertec 65, for instance, is able to improve production and reworking procedures. It’s able to mill in fi ve axes, weld with a laser, and apply metal powder. An interesting development has come from Hybrid Manu- facturing Technologies, a company that’s developed a sys- tem combining CNC milling and additive manufacturing on a traditional CNC machine. Its award-winning, patent-pending AMBIT multitasking system is a series of heads and docking systems that enables CNC machines to use nontraditional processing heads in the spindle.
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