“It’s interesting for us to see this evolve and become available since CGTech has advocated tool manufacturers supply 3D cutting tool models for many years,” Hasenjaeger said. “Machining simulation requires 3D models of cutting tools and is a critical link of the automated CNC machin- ing process chain. Machining path generators only use parametric descriptions of the cutter, not the 3D model. Some toolpath generators have provided visualization of 3D models along a path for years, but this has little practical utility. Broad industry acceptance of CNC process simula- tion [and customer pressure] has finally provided enough incentive for cutting tool manufacturers to do the work to provide these models.”
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Embedding CNC machining process simulation in the manufacturing engineering process chain also has been a recent recurring theme, he added. “Vericut is used by a lot of large and mid-sized manufacturing companies with re- sources to automate its use in their processes,” Hasenjaeger said. “Fortunately Vericut has a broad suite of automation features and we’re sensitive to how valuable this is to our end users. In fact, we use Vericut’s automation features in our own internal product testing methods. When used in this way Vericut becomes a kind of ‘go’ and ‘no-go’ gage to test NC programs.”
Programming for Maximum Efficiency To optimize productivity, CAM software gives manufactur- ers many ways to try to cut costs when automating machine tools. “We think the first thing that a business should look at is money, and when you look at money, the first cost is machine time,” said Gibbs, who believes shops must be aggressive in
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