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News Release from: Pathtrace Engineering Systems | Subject: EdgeCAM Strategy Manager
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 December 2002
Machining strategy software drives CAM
Latest software effectively drives the CAM process, which means engineers defining machining strategies do not need an operational knowledge of off-line programming software.
Pathtrace Engineering Systems will be demonstrating at Southern Manufacturing exhibition how production engineers can define CNC machining strategies off-line using first principles that can be applied to produce both current and future machining tasks Called EdgeCAM Strategy Manager, the new software effectively drives the CAM process, which means engineers defining the process strategies do not need an operational knowledge of EdgeCAM off-line programming software
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 24 Sep 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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As a result, machining methods are able to be kept consistent, best practices maximised within the organisation and, once set up, programming time can often be reduced to seconds.
EdgeCAM Strategy Manager allows operational cycles to be defined using a flow chart style tool layout and incorporates its already well-proven EdgeCAM automatic feature recognition capability, to achieve almost instant program preparation.
The knowledge-based feature orientated programming of CNC machine tools by Pathtrace takes a step nearer to the company's objective of providing users with a system capable of fully automatic CAM programming and enables users to standardise on production engineering, programming and machining by applying proven techniques, based on the knowledge and experience of the workforce.
It is also able to easily incorporate specific customer requirements such as those required in production methods associated with safety critical items.
Strategy Manager is formulated around a simple flow chart diagram of operational sequences taken from preferred methods and the machining capability to produce a part.
When a component is required to be programmed, the solid model is seamlessly drawn into EdgeCAM and Strategy Manager initiated.
The built-in feature recognition within EdgeCAM interrogates the model from which Strategy Manager automatically applies the most appropriate machining technique to each feature based on the flow chart.
Tools are then automatically selected from the EdgeCAM Toolstore and the EdgeCAM Data Library applies the appropriate cutting data.
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