Machining simulation guards against collisions

Edited by the Manufacturingtalk editorial team Aug 26, 2005

Comprehensive, realistic, and accurate simulation allows users to view the entire machined part on-screen, complete with the key moving elements of the machine tool concerned.

DP Technology, developer of ESPRIT CAM software, has announced it will program several milling, turning, multitasking and Swiss-style machines for a variety of top machine tool producers.

These machines, some being exhibited for the first time, will be displayed at EMO 2005 in September.

In addition to programming some of the most innovative machine tools at EMO, ESPRIT will be cutting live parts at the EMCO, FAMUP and Nakamura-Tome booths while featuring software demos on all five machine tool producers' booths.

"ESPRIT's comprehensive, realistic, and accurate simulation allows users to view the entire part onscreen, complete with the key moving elements of the machine tool - spindles, turrets, B-axis heads, and tooling," said Chuck Matthews, DP Technology vice president.

"ESPRIT simulation guards against potential crashes even during synchronised simultaneous machining and transfers of the part from the main spindle to the sub-spindle.

* About DP Technology - DP Technology is a computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software market leader with a mission to provide CNC programmers with the most powerful CAM software ever.

DP Technology's flagship product, ESPRIT, captures the company's vision of technology's potential and its passion for excellence.

DP Technology maintains its worldwide headquarters and product development team in Camarillo, California, with sales and support operations in Europe, Asia, and North and South America.

* About ESPRIT - ESPRIT is a high-performance computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) system for a full range of machine tool applications.

ESPRIT delivers powerful full-spectrum programming for 2-5 axis milling, 2-22 axis turning, 2-5 axis wire EDM, multitasking mill-turn machining, and B-axis machine tools.

ESPRIT's high-performance capabilities include machining any part geometry (solid, surface, or wireframe), universal post processing to format G-code for virtually any machine tool, and solid simulation and verification with dry runs rendered in dynamic solids for optimal part quality and consistency.

ESPRIT is 100% pure Windows, and provides a comfortable and familiar user interface for maximum productivity.