Software
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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Tracking Software Manages Inventory
Dynamic Systems’ CheckMate Stockroom software is designed to track inventory in the main stockroom as well as at other locations.
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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.
Read MoreSoftware Offers On-Demand Tool Management
ToolPal offers small- and medium-sized manufacturing operations a cost-efficient, on-demand approach to tool management, the company says.
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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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Software Facilitates CNC Programming
SolutionWare’s MazaCAM Smart Edition is designed to support CNC programming for the entire range of generations from Mazak’s first Mazatrol T1 model to the recent Mazatrol Smart lathes and controls, in addition to virtually all standard G-code CNC controls.
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