The latest generation software features the shop floor appropriate
Panasonic Toughpad equipped with NCSIMUL Player 9.2, the CNC
simulation reviewer of NCSIMUL Machine
SPRING Technologies, developer
of software solutions that enable manufacturers to optimize their CNC machines,
is exhibiting in booth E-3267 at the
IMTS (International Manufacturing Technology Show), from September 8 – 13, 2014.
SPRING’s exhibit
will highlight the latest features, benefits, and applications of company’s
flagship simulation software,
NCSIMUL Machine and NCSIMUL Player 9.2. Specifically, with the
growing adoption of
remote and mobile
software accessibility, SPRING will demonstrate its recently introduced
mobile system called
WYSIWYC® (What You See Is What You Cut).
NCSIMUL Player 9.2 will be embedded on a fully rugged, mobile Panasonic Toughpad IP65 and shown how it is connected to machine tool controllers
such as Fanuc CNCs.
With
this capability, shop floor operators and managers are able to interact remotely – in 3D and in real time using intuitive
touch controls – with one or several
CNC machines and their machining
processes, as they execute the CNC
program on the machine. 3D animations of
CNC machining processes, as well as related work instruction sheets are directly accessible from the mobile application.
REVOLUTIONIZING
THE WAY OPERATORS INTERACT WITH CNC MACHINES
“What WYSIWYC means to
manufacturers is that we at SPRING Technologies are changing the way operators
interact with CNC machines and rethinking the way procedures are accomplished
on the shop floor,” explains Philippe Solignac, Corporate Marketing Director
for SPRING Technologies. “We’re offering a
unique user experience, which is very attractive
to Generations Y and Z, with true shop floor-dedicated mobility with the ultra-rugged
Toughpad tablet PC. It’s fun, it uses touch technology, and everything is digitized, including
worksheets. It’s also a very effective methodology for conducting training modules without an additional
large investment.”
According to Mr.
Solignac, customers are achieving at least 25% higher productivity using the
combined three technologies comprising WYSIWYC. He credits that because so much
information about the program and
process is immediately available that there are fewer errors, better
decision making, smoother changeover between shifts, and easier multi-machine
supervision.
INNOVATIONS
CONVERGE AT IMTS 2014
Software: NCSIMUL Machine and NCSIMUL 9.2 Player – requires Windows 7 or
8
·
Realistic preview of the process and real time 3D simulation of machines
and machining showing what is really cut and operations currently in progress.
·
Can extend to DNC machine status monitoring, ERP, MRP, MTConnect
·
100% Touch – smartphone type with NCSIMUL HUB apps / Multi-machine
selection
·
Instruction / Worksheets – NCdoc module
Hardware: CNC Control, such as
Fanuc, and Panasonic Toughpad Tablet PC IP65 standard, 10” format for
readability, Intel Core 15 for 3D computing power.
To see how the system functions and the benefits that can be realized,
visit IMTS 2014, booth E-3267.
