Productivity and quality

From individual orders requiring quick turn-around to time-critical production runs, andmilling via turning to wire EDM, numerous machines, tool paths and machining techni- ques are used that permanently need to be synchronized with their manufacturing envi- ronment. TopSolid'Cam is an essential tool to successfully fulfill these complex tasks.

Another important requirement is the identical repro- duction of parts at any given moment in the process. Comprehensive manufacturing documentation is needed, comprising plans of different process pha- ses, tool sheets and workshop documents. A PDM solution with appropriate classification ensuresthat these documents can easily be managed. TopSolid'Cam is a revolutionary and integratedCAD/CAM solution that fulfils your productivity and quality needs. Productivity and quality determine the competitiveness ofmanufacturing departments and production facilities, the objective being mass production at maximum speed which requires additional time-savings in the following areas: manufacturing preparation prior to machining: link with CAD solutions, parameterization of parts and processes, machine simulation efficient environment control: tool libraries, management of tool presetting devices link with DNC and data transfer solutions part check through offline programmingThese measures help to avoid unnecessary downtimes of pro-duction machines, which have become ever more powerful and, at the same time, difficult to amortize.
Manufacturers increasingly use multi-function high-speed machines in order to increase productivity. These robot-like machines are highly complex and require technical and optimized tool paths (cycles, high-speed machining, collision detec- tion). Without simulation of machine performance and machining stages of the raw part, manufacturing departments would soon be presented with impossible tasks. Ship's propeller machined with 5 axes by UIGM (Le Creusot,France). Process planning in the engineering department with TopSolid'Cam.

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