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News Release from: ICAM Technologies | Subject: ICAM Control Emulator
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 24 September 2007
Programmers can simulate and test NC
programs
NC programmers can now simulate and test NC programs using Machine Code Data (MCD) within the CATIA V5/DELMIA environment or within ICAM's machine tool simulator, Virtual Machine.
ICAM Technologies Corporation (ICAM) has partnered with Siemens Energy and Automation (Siemens) for the successful integration of ICAM Control Emulator (CE) with Siemens' Virtual NC Kernel (VNCK) ICAM CE is a new software product allowing NC programmers to simulate and test NC programs using Machine Code Data (MCD) within the CATIA V5/DELMIA environment or within ICAM's machine tool simulator, Virtual Machine
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 22 Mar 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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As compared to traditional APT-based verification systems, which simulate a programmer's planned tool path, CE provides a more meaningful simulation that represents how the machine tool will react to the MCD output generated by the post-processor.
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VNCK contains a virtual copy of the Sinumerik CNC that encompasses a NC kernel motion logic, which uses the same algorithms used by the actual 840D controller.
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Subsequently, ICAM told Manufacturingtalk, VNCK enables NC programmers to reliably emulate NC programs with regard to the exact machining time, cutting conditions, axes movements, collisions, work-piece geometry and motion behavior of CNC machine tools equipped with Siemens Sinumerik 840D controllers.
ICAM's director of Research and Development, Brian Francis, said: "As multi-axes machines equipped with the Siemens 840D controller become more powerful and sophisticated, NC programmers are increasingly relying on simulation software products that accurately emulate machine behavior to avoid collisions and to optimize tool path.
Deploying VNCK as a value-added feature to CE will provide NC programmers the ability to accurately emulate the motions of advanced 840D features and functions, resulting in a significant reduction to the time spent on expensive prove-outs".
Head of Siemens A and D Aeropspace Competence Center, Dirk Rabeneck, said: "Siemens signed its original corporate agreement with ICAM in 1998.
We continue to work with ICAM, because they have been the worldwide leading supplier of advanced NC manufacturing software products for over 35 years and we are confident that our mutual customers will benefit from an integrated CE/VNCK machine tool simulation solution that will allow them to maximize their Siemens Sinumerik 840D control investments".
* About ICAM Technologies Corporation - for over 35 years ICAM Technologies Corporation has been specializing in the development and implementation of advanced NC post-processing software for manufacturers in major industries around the world.
In 2002, ICAM added an integrated machine tool simulator, Virtual Machine, to its product mix that further strengthened its position in the NC manufacturing market.
ICAM customers benefit from dramatic improvements to CNC machine optimization, NC programmer productivity and manufacturing process efficiency.
ICAM's unique technology and services provide its customers and industry partners with the competitive edge that their business operations and customers demand.
* About Siemens Energy and Automation - Siemens Energy and Automation, Incorporated, provides electrical, engineering and automation solutions, along with a broad range of electrical and electronic products, software, and services to clients worldwide.
Its technologies range from computer numerical controllers to process control, industrial software and integrated automation solutions.
The company also has expertise in systems integration, technical services and turnkey industrial systems.
A team of more than 9,400 engineers, designers, field service technicians and diverse professionals draw on the global support and expertise of more than 400,000 professionals at Siemens -affiliated companies worldwide.
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