EdgeCAM 12 To Be Showcased At EMO

Reading, England - EdgeCAM will be showcasing version 12 of its market-leading CAM system for NC part programming on stand H10, hall 6 at the EMO exhibition in Hannover, September 17-22.

"Our presence at EMO is an important step in consolidating EdgeCAM's market position in continental Europe," comments international sales director Simon Lee. "The show also creates an excellent opportunity to meet with potential customers, especially those experiencing manufacturing headaches in the CNC programming of 5-axis and mill/turn machines."

EdgeCAM version 12 extends the range of 5-axis machine tool support to include head/table configurations for both simultaneous and positional work. Accurate simulation of the machining process, including full kinematic display of all table/head and tool movement, verifies work setup and eliminates potential collisions.

Users of V12 will benefit from faster toolpath generation for 3D solid model geometry with prismatic slice output in rough machining. This, together with toolpath smoothing, generates true arcs based on the target geometry, giving improved accuracy and efficiency, as well as greatly reducing the size of the CNC files.

New options include reduced cycle time and further enhancement of toolpath control for holes, to minimize air cuts and reduce cycle times. New turning strategies – to improve chip removal on deep hole boring, increase tool life and programming capability – are also included in EdgeCAM version 12.

Expanded into both turning and mill/turn environments, the improved Strategy Manager allows more manufacturing processes to be automated. Process attributes such as tolerance and surface finish can be used to maximize machine productivity. Working in conjunction with the EdgeCAM Part Modeler, Strategy Manager enables design intent to direct the manufacturing environment – surface finish can be used to control optimum feed, speed and depth of cut.

Version 12 – which supports Windows Vista – has moved to SQL, the industry standard technology for handling databases and multi-user environments, providing the potential for integration with other factory automation systems such as ERP, tool measurement and tool management systems.

EdgeCAM offers core support for the latest CAD products, working with native data from such systems as Solid Edge v20, SolidWorks 2008, Inventor 2008 and CATIA v5 R17.

SOURCE: EdgeCAM