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News Release from: Lantek Sheet Metal Solutions | Subject: Expert Cut (oxifuel and plasma)
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 17 May 2005
Cutting, punching, production control
integrated
A software system that is designed exclusively for the sheet metal industry integrates cutting, punching and production control in one single system.
Lantek Expert, a software system that is designed exclusively for the sheet metal industry and that integrates cutting, punching and production control in one single system is Lantek's most attractive product in the market "It is a very important competitive advantage"
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 21 Apr 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Many customers were asking for a product like this because they were wasting time and money going from one software system to another".
"Currently, we are the worldwide leaders in sheet metal software and we are the first company to integrate CAD/CAM with production control", points out Alberto Gabika, Commercial Director of Lantek.
Lantek Expert Cut (oxifuel and plasma) includes all these features specially designed for this type of machines as standard.
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Some interesting features are: * Automatic Chain Cutting.
* Automatic Bridges between parts.
* Microjoints in order to avoid losing parts.
* Minimum sheet heating.
* Advanced Remnant management.
* Nesting and machining for multiple torches.
* Automatic positioning of multiple torches.
* Technology tables for oxyfuel, plasma and high definition plasma.
* Chamfers management.
* Common cutting.
* Automatic dimensioning of parts within the drawing module.
Lantek Expert Cut (laser) includes in one single module all these features specially designed for these machines: * Laser technology tables.
* Automatic technology assignment.
* Different cutting qualities.
* Common cutting.
* Hole avoidance features.
* Automatic repositions.
* Automatic part extraction features.
* Automatic dimensioning of parts within the drawing module.
Lantek Expert Cut (waterjet) includes in one single module all these features specially designed for these machines: * Waterjet technology tables.
* Automatic technology assignment.
* Speed reduction on corners.
* Common cutting.
* Multiple torch management.
* Automatic dimensioning of parts within the drawing module.
* Automatic calculation of the cutting speed.
Cutting speed on waterjet machines depends very much on the material.
Lantek has developed a specific algorithm that calculates the correct cutting speed to be used based on the characteristics of the material.
The system will tell the machine operator a recommended cutting speed and abrassive quantity to be used.
The operator will be able to adjust these two parameters.
Lantek Expert Punch includes in one single module all these features specially designed for these machines.
Forget about having to purchase additional modules in order to have access to all the power of Lantek's software.
* Automatic tooling of parts.
* Parametric parts library.
* Automatic assingment of micro-joints.
* Automatic repositions.
* Preparation of parts for shearing process.
* Nesting: Manual or automatic nesting of great flexibility and maximum efficiency.
A perfect combination of full-automatic and semi-automatic nesting features with manual nesting features such as grid copy, rotations, and so on.
The automatic nesting of Lantek Expert Punch optimises sheet utilisation to the maximum and the management of single parts is really easy.
(Imagen Punch2) * Full automatic management of the shearing process.
* Remnant destruction with shear.
* Management of subroutines.
* Interactive sheet flipping options.
* Management of tools, dies, turrets, etc Lantek Expert correctly manages Autoindex tools, multitool stations, and all type of tools, from the standard set of tools to forming tools, drilling tools, tapping tools, wheel tools, etc it is also possible to configure standard turrets depending on material and thickness.
(Imagen Punch3) * Punching macros are available.
* Automatic extraction of parts through traps and trumalift.
* Management of lift with mobile suction cups.
* Powerful punch oriented drawing module.
Lantek Expert Punch offers a generic set of drawing options such as arcs, segments, circles, etc as well as a wide range of specific punching options such as corners, grids, etc All these options allow the users to increase productivity by making the designing process much easier and decreasing the programming time.
* Manual and automatic tooling.
Lantek Expert Punch automatically identifies shapes and sizes of tools and proposes the best tooling sequence having into account grids, subroutines, etc so that the CNC code matches the operator's programming criteria as close as possible.
It is very easy for an operator to modify in the machine control the code generated by Lantek Expert Punch.
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