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News Release from: Lantek Systems | Subject: Expert II V27 at MACH 2008
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 22 February 2008
Sheet metal CAM eases nest manipulation
The latest release of sheet metal working CAM software has a new interface, which eases manipulation and viewing of nests through the nesting explorer menu.
Lantek Systems will be launching its latest release of its sheet metal CAM software, Expert II V27, at the UK's MACH 2008 machine tool exhibition The company will also demonstrate Expert III, its popular sheet metal job management system
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 13 Jun 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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* Sheet metal working CAM - Expert II V27 includes a many important changes, including a new interface.
The interface eases manipulation and viewing of nests through the nesting explorer menu.
It also provides floating, dockable panels, which give information and control over the nesting process.
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The nesting capabilities have also been upgraded in Version 27.
Colour coding eases part identification, and can be limited to zones on the sheet.
Improvements to the dragging of nested parts provide collision avoidance against neighbouring components, ensuring that the resulting nest is valid.
To provide extra flexibility, Expert II can now generate CNC code for several different machines simultaneously from one nest.
This new capability will allow companies to maximise machine utilisation through last minute changes to the production cycle.
Other improvements include manual multi-torch nesting, handling of the Xp-axis on Trumpf machines and new algorithms for remnant destruction on punching machines.
* Mosaic patterns - Lantek has introduced a new module for manufacturing mosaic patterns.
The software will segregate material into different types, so that these can be nested together.
It then provides an overall plan for the mosaic for identifying the final position of each part.
Expert II V27 also provides new functionality for lead-ins, and loops for profiling operations, and has speeded up and improved the cutting of parts with a large number of holes.
* Job management software - Lantek's dedicated job management system, Expert III, has been designed to suit the needs of sheet metal manufacturers.
Starting with the quotation, Expert III can import CAD data or parts can be drawn directly in the system.
Nesting groups the components as economically as possible on the sheet, and automatic cut length calculations and material cost data combine to produce an accurate cost per part.
Shop floor documentation is automatically generated from the Expert III quotation, and feedback from the factory keeps managers up to date with the status of each job.
The software also generates delivery notes and invoices, and interfaces with accounting packages, achieving substantial savings in administrative effort.
Lantek told manufacturingtalk.com that sheet metal manufacturers visiting MACH will benefit from a visit to Lantek's stand to help them improve their cutting and nesting processes.
They will be able to to see how Expert III will give them better control of their manufacturing, and help them win more profitable business.
* About Lantek Systems - Lantek Systems Limited was formed in 2000 and is the UK arm of Lantek Spain, which has its headquarters in Vitoria-Gasteiz near Bilbao.
Lantek specialises in the writing and delivery of software to optimise the performance of sheet metal and fabrication machines; products to maximise economy of material usage; and software for effective production control in a fabrication environment.
Lantek has offices in France, Spain, Italy, UK, USA, Japan, Germany and South Korea.
More than 7000 licenses of the software are in use around the world, providing improved productivity and profitability for companies using oxy-fuel gas, plasma-arc, waterjet, punching and combination machines.
* Lantek Systems at MACH 2008, NEC, Birmingham, UK, April 21-25, Hall 4, Stand 4581.
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