EXHIBITION PREVIEW MACH 2020 – BIRMINGHAM NEC – 20-24 APRIL
recent machining test, OCM lowered the
machining time and raised tool life by a
factor of three, compared with conventional
milling strategies New grinding control
capabilities have been to the TNC640.
Already able to support milling and turning,
grinding broadens the one-hit credentials of
the control. Importantly, grinding can be
programmed conversationally. Milling,
turning and grinding on a single machine is
particularly important for quality-critical
production such as mould making and
medical prosthetics manufacture. The new
TNC functions enable jig grinding of any
contour and, in addition, easy-to-use
standard dressing cycles can true grinding
wheels inside the machine.
#CADCAM #Simulation – Hexagon
Manufacturing Intelligence, Stand 20-
412 & 19-600 The breadth of HMI
Production Software operation will be
underlined, with NCSIMUL and FASYS joining
the more familiar CADCAM brands on the
stand. NCSIMUL gets its own presence,
actually, taking over Stand 19-600, while the
remaining software packages will be resident
on Stand 20-412. Hexagon’s solutions fully
support data-drive Smart factories, mesh
together seamlessly to harness data that
supports improvement from design and
engineering through to production
NCSIMUL manages the complete
machining process, from the NC program to
the machined part, including automatic
G-code reprogramming and powerful G-code
simulation. The current release contains
important enhancements to both high-end
machining veri cation and to the module
that automatically converts CAM and NC
programs to different machines FASYS
supports the entire manufacturing work ow,
from conception to the nal product,
including design and planning, through to NC
programming, during tool pre-setting or at
the machine, by providing relevant
production information and securely
integrating all the systems involved
Edgecam combines sophisticated toolpath
generation with seamless CAD integration.
Updates in the latest version include
toolpath associativity in the Face Mill cycle,
extension to the Parallel Lace toolpath, and
enhanced Additive undercutting. Also, the
optional CAD for CAM Edgecam Designer
module has now replaced Part Modeler
The latest release of VISI CAD/CAM for
the mould and die industry enhances the
progressive die design processes, along with
containing enhancements for the Reverse
module WORKNC 2020.1’s latest
Roughing with Advanced Toolform technology
allows the milling process to deliver a more
accurate roughing stock, eliminating
imprecisions that were characteristic with
traditional parametric toolpath calculation
Radan now allows for an endless nesting
work ow, enabling parts for additional jobs
to be added continuously to the nest,
leading to improved machine and sheet
utilisation. Manufacturers can react to
changing priorities simply by adding more
parts, without having to clean up the
workspace, so the nesting process, and
production, keeps going with no interruption
The Workplan MES solution is designed to
support management by automating
business processes, providing control from
Hexagon Manufacturing
Intelligence’s Production Software
portfolio includes NCSIMUL
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