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News Release from: XYZ Machine Tools | Subject: DXF converter
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 02 October 2003
DXF converter reduces set up time
enormously
Powerful, competitively priced DXF converter is said to be one of the simplest and easiest to use on the market today and reduces set up time enormously.
XYZ Machine Tools is introducing a powerful but competitively priced DXF converter, claimed by the company to be one of the simplest and easiest to use on the market today Virtually a plug and play system, the new converter is the only system known to have automatic gap closing within the software
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 11 Jun 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The DXF file converter is an optional extra with any of the XYZ ProtoTRAK machines and is thought to be the easiest system to use available.
It benefits from an intuitive plain English language, so simple prompts on the screen enable the operator to quickly and easily program the control.
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The system converts CAD files into programs in a quick and easy process which can be learned, literally, in minutes.
The entire file can be viewed on screen and the operator selects which layers he wants to machine.
Parts are machined in the order chosen by the operator - he simply selects the event type and then the geometry.
Automatic gap closing minimizes the time spent converting the CAD file: gap tolerances are automatically applied as the operator defines the geometry eliminating the tedious task of closing the gaps in the CAD file before the program will machine a part, often requiring reference back to the CAD designer.
Only one input is required to trigger the automatic gap closing function.
Absolute zero is set easily by the operator unlike most systems which force the operator to work with the reference point in the CAD file.
The periphery of pockets and profiles are defined in only two clicks, one to define the start position and one to tell the tool the direction of travel.
The rest of the program is loaded automatically.
File transfer is by floppy disc or network so files can be shared by different machines without the operators leaving their station.
The new DXF converter also converts ProtoTRAK programs into CAD files.
Programs created in the ProtoTRAK system can be converted into CAD; CAD files converted into machine programs are revised automatically.
Commenting, Nigel Atherton MD of XYZ Machine Tools said "We pride ourselves on providing machines which enhance our customer's productivity and profitability because they are easy to program, simple to use, of good quality and competitively priced.
It is that philosophy which has made XYZ a successful company and given us an exceptional number of repeat orders.
The new DXF converter is one more product within the stable of products which makes our customers more profitable". Request a free brochure from XYZ Machine Tools ...
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