Performance
and automation… Major enhancements for NCSIMUL 4CAM
Paris, 5 May. 17– SPRING
Technologies, vendor of software for the optimal and flexible use of Numerical
Control machines, reducing costs and speeding product development, announces
the latest version of its flagship NCSIMUL
SOLUTIONS. The new version sets a groundbreaking
benchmark for comprehensive control of the machining process, allying ease of
use, flexibility and automation to build the Factory of the Future.
SPRING has focused its R&D on optimizing
the performance of NCSIMUL 4CAM, the CAM
add-on module and technological jewel in its offering. Based on SPRING’s
expertise in the field, NCSIMUL 4CAM 2017 effectively brings users more
efficient processes and integrates their best practice. With the new version of
NCSIMUL 4CAM, manufacturers now have a decision-making tool that is reliable, flexible,
secured and automated for selecting the production resources they want to
deploy.
New
features of Version 2017 of NCSIMUL SOLUTIONS and the NCSIMUL 4CAM module:
Ø New probing strategies with checking and measurement of intermediary
rough stocks:
·
User benefits: automatic compensation, taking into account tool wear
during machining, where applicable;
Ø Support for turning after milling, for one-click NC machine
turnaround.
·
User benefits: automatic reprogramming for all NC tool and machine changes,
delivering real flexibility and significant time-saving for CAM programmers and
workshop scheduling.
Ø The OPTITOOL option is built into NCSIMUL 4CAM 2017 enabling
automation and optimization, especially all rapid motion, with graphic analysis
enabling quick before/after comparison of improvements.
·
User benefits: one-click time-saving on each single machining cycle.
Ø The NCSIMUL TOOL cutting tool management with 3D definitions, attachments and
cutting conditions has been enriched, standardized and stored by material, machine
and operation.
·
User benefits: operational time-saving on project go-live and capitalized best
practices for cutting conditions and automated reuse.
Ø
One-click project update (phase
calculation, simulation and ISO code restart, etc.); phase export/import to
exchange project information with other customer sites or external partners.
·
User benefits: enhanced inter-company collaboration with sub-contractors,
suppliers and customers, covering all or part of a project, enabling data
exchange and securing the whole project.
Ø
Automatic performance analysis
of the assembly for 5-axis NC machines. Automatic graphic detection of
machining risk zones and less than optimal cutting conditions.
·
User benefits: automatic prediction of non-quality risks for 5-axis
machining (surface condition, finishing).
Ø
3 new CAM programs have been
added to the list of Workpackages available with NCSIMUL SOLUTIONS 2017: Alphacam,
CATIA, Cimatron, Creo, Edgecam, ESPRIT, FeatureCAM, GibbsCAM, hyperMILL Mastercam, NX, PowerMILL, and TopSolid’Cam.
Gilles
Battier, CEO of SPRING Technologies says:
“We have developed a product that is truly
unique on the market. Ours is effectively the only approach that uses data from
the workshop to deliver maximum productivity for NC machine tools, cutting costs
and factoring in the four key parameters that set the cost price of a part:
machine cost, material cost, cutting tool cost and programming/workshop costs. Manufacturers
know the score and trust us. Going forward, it’s our job to continue developing
NCSIMUL SOLUTIONS and its NCSIMUL 4CAM module to offer our customers the very
best, bringing them tools that will deliver the extra competitive edge they
need.
Breaking
news… professionals across the NC business are praising
NCSIMUL 4CAM. At the latest INTEC show, held in Germany from March 7 to 10 2017
and attended by top specialists, we were awarded another Trophy for Best Innovation. A jury of experts from industry, research
centers and non-profit organizations singled out SPRING and NCSIMUL 4CAM for
the INTEC Award, the third we have received for our solution in the last year. We
are very proud of this achievement. The awards are a tangible acknowledgement
of our focus on R&D: a tight coupling of software and machine to optimize
the digital process.”
ABOUT
SPRING TECHNOLOGIES
SPRING Technologies develops
software solutions designed to optimize manufacturing companies' CNC machines
to reduce costs and maximize productivity. Its product NCSIMUL SOLUTIONS®
provides a complete and integrated mastery of the production process from engineering
departments to the shop floor, including NC programming, machining simulation,
cutting tool management, CNC program management and real time machine status
monitoring. This unique approach simplifies the digital chain and provides
needed tools and flexibility for the implementation of automated factories. Based
in France, Germany, PR China and the USA, the company was founded in 1983 and
collaborates with manufacturers in aerospace and defense, transportation,
energy, industrial equipment and medical devices using CAM software such as Mastercam, CATIA, NX, CREO, TopSolidCAM, and others.
Through its global network of
resellers, SPRING supports its customers all over the world.
NCEXPERIENCE,
NCSIMUL, Optitool and NCdoc are registered trademarks of SPRING Technologies.
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