Machining CAM systems functionality upgraded

ESPIRIT CAM software developments include upgraded functions for milling, turning and wire EDM programming and developments in CAD to CAM feature exchange software.

CAM industry leader DP Technology, creator of cutting-edge ESPRIT CAM software, will feature the latest version of its product at the Eastec Advanced Productivity Exposition, slated to take place in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA, May 22-24, 2007.

ESPRIT, to be featured at Eastec in booth No.

5563, includes a variety of new and upgraded features, including enhancements and new functionalities for milling, turning and wire EDM programming - as well as ESPRIT FX, the latest in advanced CAD to CAM feature exchange.

* ESPRIT FX - ESPRIT FX is the latest in advanced CAD to CAM feature exchange technology, included in ESPRIT 2007, which allows users to automatically capture the original design intent, clearly define what the user is machining, and program parts quicker and more accurately.

Going beyond transferring just the part geometry, the FX technology provides portions of the original CAD Feature Tree directly inside the ESPRIT user interface thereby including the complete original design intent - features, tolerances, material properties, surface finishes, administrative data, etc.

Using the FX technology the CAD features and their associated properties are mapped into machinable features providing a complete definition of 'what' is being machined.

These manufacturing features and their properties are then fed into the ESPRIT KnowledgeBase which aids the user in automatically selecting how to machine the part based upon existing best practices.

* ESPRIT Mold - in addition DP Technology will be demonstrating its newest addition to the ESPRIT CAM software family, ESPRIT Mold, an automated, easy-to-use, robust and powerful 3-axis and 5-axis CAM system.

Utilizing knowledge of in-process stock, remaining material, and integrated simulation and verification ESPRIT Mold delivers fast, safe and reliable programming for a wide variety of 3D machining applications.

With 20 different milling strategies, ESPRIT Mold automatically manages the in-process stock model, allowing the user to combine milling strategies from 2.1/2-axis to 5-axis for optimized tool paths.

ESPRIT Mold offers the benefit of automatic continuous 5-axis machining to maximize part quality and cutting speeds while reducing cycle times.

ESPRIT Mold reduced machining cycle times by 50% in a recent benchmark comparison against a leading Japanese supplier of 3D CAM programming.

ESPRIT Mold's automatic 5-axis takes any 3-axis tool path (Z level contour finishing, roughing or re/machining, etc.) and automatically converts it into a continuous 5-axis operation.

ESPRIT Mold 3+2 Machining optimizes machining for improved surface finish utilizing A and B axes to incline the cutting tools.

The use of shorter, more rigid cutting tools and direct machining of undercut areas is therefore possible.

The 3+2 product provides an innovative, simple approach to managing the travel limits of the machining and an easy-to-use method to control the tool inclination and indexing angles.

The automatic definition of the approach and retract movements between the machining zones with different indexing angles is complete with comprehensive collision avoidance.

* 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 in Camarillo, California and product development teams in California and Florence, Italy.

Sales and support operations are located in Europe, Asia, and North and South America.

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