2019
CGTech staffed to
support new business
Following signi cant business growth from
2017 to 2018, when revenue from the UK
and the countries it supports increased by
15%, this year has seen the CNC simulation and
optimisation specialist consolidate its position as
the number one independent CNC simulation
software provider.
Of course, such growth comes with additional
demands from both new customers keen to
unlock the potential of the software and existing
customers pushing the performance boundaries
of VERICUT to maximise their returns. To address
these demands, CGTech has made some key
appointments this year, including the promotion
of Gavin Powell to technical director.
“Gavin Powell has been with the business for
nearly two decades and has an in-depth
understanding of the bene ts of the application
of VERICUT,” says managing director Tony
Shrewsbury. “A key source of knowledge for
CGTech, as importantly he has a natural way of
imparting that knowledge and experience to our
staff and customers alike.”
Alongside his promotion, the technical team
has also expanded in 2019 with the appointment
of a new technical support engineer in December
2019. Tony Shrewsbury explains: “For any
advanced product to succeed, the technical and
engineering support must be world class, which
is why we have expanded this vital resource.
Some support operations
are built on a ‘ticketing’
system, not dissimilar to
the deli counter in a
supermarket. You get a
ticket number and wait
your turn for answers to
any issues you may
have.
“We do not operate
that way. For CGTech, it
is crucial that our
customers can speak to an
engineer, so issues are
dealt with by technically
competent people as
quickly as possible. After
all, there is no point
optimising the machining
cycle to gain ef ciency
only to lose it all again
waiting for support when
you need it.”
ATTACK & DEFEND
This year has also seen an increase in the
number of VERICUT users investing in the
bene ts of the FORCE
module.
“While
VERICUT
protects or
improves the
obvious and
visible
problems,
such as
gouges, crashes
and prove-outs,
FORCE looks for
hidden or missed
opportunities for
improvements, such as
inef cient programming
and suboptimal feed
rates from CAM
systems that cannot
adjust for all the
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VERICUT FORCE delivers both more (top) and less
(above) aggressive cutting, depending on the
calculated cutting forces
varying cutting conditions,” he states.
CGTECH
FORCE is a physics-based module that can
optimise (attack) ef ciency by maximising chip
thickness and keeping it constant. It also limits
(defends) feed rates, force and de ection to
prevent failure of the cutting tool. Actual cutting
data from real world customers has resulted in
productivity gains of 10 to 15% on aluminium
and 15% plus when applied to hard metals.
Says Tony Shrewsbury: “We organised around
50 VERICUT User Events in 2019, where some
5,000 attendees were shown the bene ts of
FORCE. Given the interest expressed in the
achievable gains, I expect an increased uptake in
this impressive technology during 2020.”
Keen to support this extra interest CGTech
also recently appointed two new sales staff,
Steve Shotbolt as international sales engineer
and Arran Radford as UK sales engineer covering
the Midlands. It brings UK headcount to 18.
SPEAKING OF SUCCESS
Gavin Powell, right, has been promoted to
technical director. Below, FORCE in use
optimising an NC program
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