hanced status display for users to monitor machining processes. “With accurate representation of material removal in Vericut, it’s becoming practical to predict the effects cutting has on the tool and the workpiece at a very detailed level,” said Hasenjaeger. “This informa- tion can be used to validate a new cutting process, or adjust an existing one for better effi ciency.” The latest Geometric CAMWorks 2015, intro- duced at IMTS, has further refi ned the machine simulation capabilities of its G-code simulation, noted Nishant Saini, director, corporate marketing and communications, Geometric Technologies Ltd. (Scottsdale, AZ, and Mumbai). “We’ve added many machines and 25 different controllers,” he said. “It has full machine simulation that includes the fi xtures, the machine envelope, and any of the moving parts. This way a machinist can say, ‘This is what I need to model, and that is what I don’t need to spend time on.’ These are ready-made, out-of-the-box solutions.”
The software also allows automating specifi c routines with color-coded defi nitions that enable easy viewing of simulation components, which can be useful especially in the medical industry. “These are based on scans of actual body parts, taking the cloud information and converting it into surfaces,” added Vivek Govekar, head of R&D for Geometric. “There are a lot of facets, so that takes a lot of time. Color coding those gives you the advantage of seeing which ones need machining.” In Siemens PLM Software’s (Plano, TX) portfolio,
many simulation options are available, from simula- tions in its recently updated NX 10 CAD/CAM/CAE software to the company’s Tecnomatix digital manu- facturing solutions and also newer testing simulation functionality in its LMS simulations. “We certainly see simulation having gone mainstream,” said Aaron Frankel, Siemens PLM Software’s director of product marketing. More simulation is now available within the NX 10 line, including CAE ap- plications for multiphysics and new production line design capabilities for automotive assembly that allow engineers to visualize layouts of production lines within NX, and use Siemens’ Teamcenter product data management and Tecnomatix to manage, validate, and optimize manufacturing processes.
Katrin Vogl views a Vericut simulation at test and measurement manufacturer Rohde & Swarz.
Image courtesy Gibbs and Associates
This CAMWorks Virtual Machine functionality of- fers users true G-code simulations using the machine tool’s G-code, rather than using cutter location (CL) data as do other CAM systems. Virtual Machine offers full support for complex multitasking and mill-turn machines, and it includes synchronized simultane- ous machining with multiple channels using timing codes, which are easily controlled using CAMWorks Sync Manager.
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Speeding Roughing Operations Faster metalcutting methods are in high demand, and users get a lot more high-speed roughing material removal choices among the latest CAD/CAM releases. By speeding up roughing operations, the most time- consuming part of any metalcutting, many manufacturers are seeing
cost payback that helps make economic sense for reshoring mold-and-die work from the Far East (see “Advanced Programming Makes the Case for Reshor- ing Moldmaking Operations” in the December 2014 issue of Manufacturing Engineering). Roughing options abound in CAD/CAM today,
with many CAM providers licensing the VoluMill high-performance toolpath technology from Ce- leritive Technologies Inc. (Cave Creek, AZ), while
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