CAD/CAM
CAD/CAM Solutions for Milling, Turning, Wire EDM
Dolphin CAD/CAM USA’s PartMaster software includes a variety of solutions for milling, turning and wire EDM, among others.
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Composite Applications Simulate Fiber-Placement Machinery
Version 7.1 of CGTech’s Vericut Composite Programming (VCP) and Vericut Composite Simulation (VCS) applications are designed to program and simulate automated fiber-placement machinery from various machine tool builders.
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Toolpath Engine Reduces Cycle Time, Tool Load
Celeritive Technologies’ VoluMill 4.0 toolpath engine includes an Active Chip Thickness Control (ACTC) interface, which is designed to reduce rough milling cycle time, and non-concentric milling technology, which is designed to reduce tool load and improve chip clearance.
Read MoreSoftware Adds 3D Modeling Capabilities
Several modeling capabilities have been added to version 5.8 of Third Wave Systems’ AdvantEdge FEM, a material-physics-based software designed to optimize metalcutting by providing machine process information about chip formation, temperatures, stresses and forces.
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CAM System Adds Flowline Machining Option
The 2012 version of the PowerMill CAM system for high-speed and five-axis machining features a flowline machining option that divides the tool path between a pair of drive curves in a constant number of passes rather than having a varying number of passes with a constant stepover.
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Flexible CAD/CAM Supports Flexible Machining
Programming offline using Mastercam CAM software supports the flexibility that accounts for much of this shop’s success.
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Making the Most of Rotary Axes
Shops new to advanced rotary machining are sometimes held back by fundamental misunderstandings.
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CAD/CAM Maintenance Update Expands Flexibility
CNC Software says its Mastercam X5 MU1 maintenance update provides expanded machining flexibility and an increased emphasis on speed and automation.
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Software Streamlines Model-to-Mold Production
At Marland Mold, CimatronE CAM software’s modeling tools, postprocessors and other features streamline manufacturing operations from initial design to finished part.
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CAM System Tackles Swiss-Type Complexity
Partmaker CAM software helps this shop cope with the increased complexity of the medical parts processed on its similarly complex Swiss-type lathes.
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