Products
Feature-Based Cost Estimating Module
MTI Systems has released a feature-based cost estimating module within its flagship product, Costimator. Costimator V9. 0 provides users with feature-based cost models for machining and sheet metal fabrication.
Read MoreERP Tool For Custom Applications
Global Shop Solutions’ Global Application Builder (GAB) is a programming tool that allows users to modify the company’s ERP system to suit their specific needs. The tool is a Rapid Application Development (RAD) language built from the ground up to integrate with the company’s One-System ERP solutions. GAB allows both front-end and business logic customizations without impacting the core system.
Read MoreLatest CAM Component Technology
Moduleworks has released the latest version of its three- to five-axis machining and simulation software. The simulation component offers fast simulation of the machining process and includes full material removal and machine simulation options, the company says. The simulation has been designed with speed and ease of implementation in mind.
Read More3D Fixture Creation
R&R Modular Fixturing introduces FixtureBuilder 3D CAD. The software is designed for documenting fixture setups and offline part programming. According to the company, users can build a fixture setup quickly and easily from its catalogs of components and base plates.
Read MoreCNC Training Software Uses Actual NC Programs
Siemens Energy & Automation’s SinuTrain CNC training software is designed to run with Windows XP and is said to be suited for machine tool control-identical simulation training. The software is designed to provide mill and lathe operators with a high degree of practical hands-on experience prior to using the CNCs for the first time, the company says. While using the application, NC programs are developed and simulated using a direct connection to the company’s CAD systems to further speed the program generation protocol.
Read MoreERP Solution
Epicor Software Corporation’s enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution, Epicor 9, utilizes Web 2. 0 concepts to provide users with a collaborative and dynamic enterprise business application experience. The solution provides business management and supports continuous performance improvement through real-time, in-context business insight.
Read MoreProcess Systems Targeted For Smaller Applications
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions has released Proficy Process Systems in a 250-I/O size, single-computer offering targeted at smaller applications and OEMs. It is a fully integrated process control system that is said to improve quality, reliability, throughput, performance and efficiency. The process system allows users the freedom to architect and scale process control systems to best meet their needs.
Read MoreCAM Features Added High Speed Machining Option
Surfware has announced that the beta version of SURFCAM Velocity 4 is available to SURFCAM Beta users. Enhancements include four- and five-axis functionality giving users more control over tool motion. The new and enhanced features will include three-axis high-speed machining.
Read MoreOffline Program Solution Software
Makino has launched version 5 of its EDcam offline programming software, which provides shops with more options in a wider array of applications. This update adds to features from previous versions, upholding the value of continuous machine run time and operator multitasking. New features include expanded model data, machining conditions technology upgrades and new electrode material types to encompass a larger number of application needs.
Read MoreNew-Look Software For Turning
Delcam’s PartMaker Division is shipping version 9 of its PartMaker and SwissCAM software for the programming of turn-mill centers, Swiss-type lathes, CNC mills, conventional lathes and wire EDM equipment. Major highlights of this release include a revamped and more productive user interface, improved capabilities for programming directly on solid models and the ability to generate HTML-based setup sheets automatically. According to the company, the user interface’s easy-to-use, configurable toolbars make the software faster and more productive for both new and existing users.
Read MoreProcess Analysis Software Integrates Material Properties
AdvantEdge production module version 5. 5 from Third Wave Systems is a process analysis software program that integrates workpiece material properties, CAD/CAM inputs and machine dynamics to help users identify opportunities for process improvements. Enhanced features in Production Module 2D include automated turning optimization, and an expanded material model database.
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New SmartCAM V15.5 Release Boasts New Nesting, Verification Control, Turn Roughing Enhancements
SmartCAM Version 15.5 delivers a variety of new enhancements and capabilities to the SmartCAM suite of computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) system software, from usability improvements such as verification control to new nesting options, and adds to the visualization and usability themes found in recent releases.
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