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News Release from: Vero International Software | Subject: VISI16 and PEPS V7 at MACH 2008
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 20 March 2008
CAD/CAM/CAE analysis finds mould
problems
An integrated CAD/CAM/CAE analysis of a mould design can detect potential manufacturing issues - such as welding lines, air traps, best gate location, etc, allowing time for correction.
After the recent acquisition of Camtek last year, Vero Software will present the first viewing of VISI16 and PEPS V7 during the UK's MACH 2008 machine tool exhibition VISI16, to be released later in 2008, will include CAD enhancements for electrode design, surface creation, annotation and product documentation
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 7 Jan 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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VISI Mould continues to be a key product and includes improved cooling circuit design; assembly exploding management and an even tighter integration with VISI Flow.
Basing a tool design on a preventive flow analysis can detect potential manufacturing issues - such as welding lines, air traps, best gate location, etc, providing the maximum time frame for a corrective solution.
Vero told manufacturingtalk.com that this is only made possible through an integrated CAD/CAM/CAE analysis.
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VISI Progress, for 3D progressive die design includes new tools for the unfolding of non-linear bends, blanking with constraint mapping and a new feature manager.
* Automated machining - VISI Machining will see significant enhancements in the realms of automated machining using automatic feature recognition techniques directed toward automatic plate machining.
Other improvements include the following.
* High speed techniques within 2D toolpaths.
* Improved drilling and 3+2 set-ups.
* An updated 3D toolpath engine.
* New tooling library.
* New user-defined technology that will allow any user to define a number of rules that will uniquely link a specific geometry with a sequence of predefined operations/parameters.
PEPS, the flagship product from Camtek will include enhancements to all products.
PEPS Wire V7.0 will be enhanced to include support for Wire EDM machines incorporating a rotary axis.
This will allow discrete indexing of the billet to allow machining on different faces without the need for an additional set-up as well as more complicated 'Turn and Burn' rotary control.
More complex parts such as wood cutting tools can now be programmed for and machined using Wire EDM allowing for a greater precision and finish to be achieved.
PEPS Wire V7.0 will also see two significantly improved methods of simulation - with and without material removal - Rotary axis machining will be supported in both.
PEPS Pentacut and Tubecut 5 Axis Laser solutions will be enhanced with an emphasis on ease of use, speed improvements and an even more comprehensive suite of 'off the shelf' post processors.
V7.0 will see the re-introduction of the PEPS Surface Milling module to the PEPS suite of products.
New functionality includes: Updated 3D machining strategies, hole feature recognition, strategy based automated machining of hole features and enhanced solid simulation incorporating full machine kinematics.
* Vero International Software at MACH 2008, NEC, Birmingham, UK, April 21-25, Hall 4, Stand 4480.
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