tion and verifi cation software, recently introduced its mobile system, called WYSIWYC (What You See is What You Cut), that runs its fl agship software embedded on a fully rugged Panasonic Toughpad IP65 tablet. The WYSIWYC is fully synchronized
in real time with the machine tool, noted Silvere Proisy, US general manager, Spring Technologies Inc. (Boston), allow- ing users to slow down the machine on the shop fl oor with the handheld mobile device. The rugged tablet version of the software was fi rst developed with FANUC controls, Proisy said, and it can now operate using the virtual NC kernel (VNCK) in Siemens Sinumerik controls. In addition to verifi cation, Spring’s so- lutions include an optimization module, Optitool, that can signifi cantly improve feeds and speeds on metalcutting processes. “To optimize effi ciencies, you can improve the cutting times of your machine tool by 6, 10 or 20%, which is a signifi cant process improvement,” Proisy said. An optional module, Optitool is currently being used by about 30- 40% of Spring Technologies’ customers, he added. “If it saves some time on their machine, it makes sense even if you make a gain of only a few minutes on repetitive production parts.”
Another development in NC simula-
tion/verifi cation is the use of physics- based technology for analysis, verifi ca- tion and optimization of NC cutting processes. At IMTS 2014, Manufactur- ing Automation Labs Inc. (MAL; Van- couver, BC, Canada) previewed its new NPro advanced physics-based process simulation and toolpath optimization software developed as a plug-in module for Siemens PLM Software’s (Plano, TX) NX CAM software. In contrast to geometry-based solutions, which adjust purely on the volume of material removed, the Npro software considers the geometry of the chip being removed,
workpiece material properties, tool geometry and tool motion (kinematics), and machine-tool limitations and dynamics. The NC simulation in Siemens NX CAM is an internally developed system that does full G-code simulation, said Aaron
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