Cutting Tools
Users can begin to use NOVO by defining machining features to determine the best machining sequence to do the job, or searching for a preferred tool and grade. NOVO smart filters take the task of selecting all cutting tool components from hours to minutes, while users get the assurance that the list is comprehensive and correct.
ITA (Iscar Tool Advisor) recommends the best Iscar cutting tools to do a defined job from a database that draws upon years of learned experience, applications, cutting conditions, etc.
Online catalogs and tool selectors have become com- mon options for manufacturers looking for the latest tool solutions for their production processes. NOVO is designed to go beyond the concept of the online catalog by integrat- ing the application engineering and production experience of Kennametal’s 75-year legacy history. “Simply put, NOVO is a process enabler, a true digital assistant with data-rich machining strategies that starts working from the moment a parts drawing is received. With a refined and intuitive tool advisor, tool selector, and tool configurator, everything down the line gets more efficient from parts quoting through pro- gramming, presetting, and production,” said Francois Gau, vice president-strategic marketing.
NOVO is process knowledge delivered via the Machin- ing Cloud. Its goal is to solve many challenges for process planners, manufacturing engineers and those who want the most efficient machining strategies based on the features of their parts. NOVO comprises four major functional tools: Tool Advisor, Tool Selector, Tool Configurator, and Job Functionality.
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“NOVO works like a process planner,” said Thomas Long, head of the newly formed Virtual Machining RDE depart- ment at Kennametal. “It works from the feature back to the machining 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 experi- ence. Search for a specific Kennametal part and you also get models and all associated inserts, adaptors, and spare part for an optimized solution. Users are able to access NOVO via a PC application and tablet solutions. It stands along- side such web-available solutions as MTConnect for data gathering and ISO 13399 for standardizing tool data through established data exchange systems, accessible via a PC ap- plication and tablet solutions.
Go Online for Convenient Tooling Solutions
Iscar Metals Inc. (Arlington, TX) has streamlined the de- livery of its online information sources, according to Matthew Schmitz, national products manager who has responsibility for GRIP products used for grooving and parting and Iscar’s miniature product line. The Ibaqus app is actually a compila-
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