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CNC plasma-arc and oxy-fuel gas cutting/profiling machines
News Release from: ESAB Cutting Systems | Subject: COLUMBUS thermal cutting programming system
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 03 November 2006
Plate-cutting programming saves 7%
materials
An optimized programming system enables easier, more effective and cost-efficient design of thermal cutting processes in industrial plate profiling and cutting - saving 7% materials.
Up to 7% less material consumption, significantly lower plate handling requirements and lower item costs - the optimized COLUMBUS programming system enables easier, more effective and cost-efficient design of thermal cutting processes in industrial plate processing and machining At the EuroBLECH 2006 exhibition stand of ESAB, visitors could convince themselves of the speed and ease with which the users can design their own individual cutting and marking programs with COLUMBUS
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 11 Feb 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Installation of COLUMBUS on a PC running Windows (95/98, ME, NT and 2000) is a 'cinch' (easy - Ed), and the programming system can be integrated into existing EDP structures easily via PPS.
This enables, for example, accurate import and export of existing parts lists and calculation data.
User friendliness is additionally enhanced by the new graphical design of the user interface, with a clear organization and largely self-explaining symbols.
To support automated cutting processes, this programming system is open to all applications for central process control and was designed such that the customers can specifically select the software modules they actually need.
This reduces initial costs and the system can be adapted to changing requirements quickly.
COLUMBUS can be used for converting drawing data in machine-readable CAD data, for nesting and inserting cutting parameters as well as for plate management.
With the new nesting system, the cutting specialists of ESAB Cutting Systems from Karben near Frankfurt am Main, Germany, succeeded in increasing material utilization in plasma-arc, flame and laser cutting even further.
COLUMBUS is a sophisticated, flexible and intelligent tool with which the users can easily create their own NC cutting programs.
The programming system generally supports existing ESAB plants for all cutting and marking processes optimizing them to obtain a well-adapted process chain meeting the specific requirements of the individual customers. Request a free brochure from ESAB Cutting Systems ...
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