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Archive for May, 2012
PowerSHAPE 2012 DVDs shipped
Friday, May 18th, 2012
NEWS May 2012
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
Reduce Roughing Time with Vortex Strategy
Delcam’s recently announced Vortex roughing strategy generates toolpaths with a controlled tool engagement angle for the entire roughing operation. A few benefits of using Vortex:
- Reduce cutting time
- Cut at a more consistent volume-removal rate and feed rate
- Reduce tooling cost by eliminating tool overload and flute chipping
- Use stepdowns of two to three times tool diameter
The new Vortex strategy enables you to rough quicker, extend the life of your cutters and put less stress on your machines.
This product enhancement will be included in PowerMILL 2013 and in the next major release of FeatureCAM, coming later this year.
Optimize Machining Efficiency with MachineDNA
The Delcam MachineDNA Profiler is a scientific approach to optimizing machining efficiency with a CAM system. It allows information from the machine tool control to be used within the CAM software.
With today’s tight production deadlines, there is rarely time to investigate how machining efficiency might be affected by changing a strategy’s parameters. Furthermore, getting machine time just for test cuts is costly.
By using the MachineDNA Profiler, the programmer can be confident that he is using optimum machining parameters when developing his programs. The result will be more efficient toolpaths in shorter programming times, with reduced need for testing on the machine.
The MachineDNA Profiler will be a cost option available in PowerMILL 2013 and the next major release of FeatureCAM, coming later this year.
CCSI Software Seminar
We’ve begun planning the agenda for this year’s Software Seminar.
Do you have specific topics you would like to hear about? If so, send us an e-mail:
Remember, this FREE seminar is on 10/11/12.
2011 Software Seminar
Latest Software Releases
Our Recommendations
PowerMILL 2012 SP6
PowerSHAPE 2012 SP6
PowerINSPECT 2011 R2 SP3
FeatureCAM 2012 R2 SP3
ArtCAM 2011
While PowerMILL 2012 R2 has been released, simulation speed in this release is slow. Delcam is working on a fix. Unless you really need the new functionalities available in this release, we recommend you continue to run PowerMILL 2012 SP6.
PowerSHAPE 2012 DVDs have arrived and will be mailed out in early May. Thanks for your patience!
News from the Shop
Yes, the manufacturing sector is picking up! You’ve been hearing this in the national press and we’re definitely seeing it in our shop. We’re getting at least two calls a week from new customers, and many of our existing customers are so busy they are asking us to help with machining.
Having trouble juggling production schedules and meeting deadlines? Give us a call to see if we can help you: 815-399-4433 ext. 3.
Incoloy 260 Housing for an Aerospace Application
Software Tips & Tricks - Extending Curves in FeatureCAM
Use Trim/Extend on CURVES! It’s not obvious, but the same tool you use to stretch lines and arcs also works on curves!
The difference is that when you use it on curves, you won’t see the results until you pick the point where the curve is to be extended to.
This is extremely helpful when you need to extend a curve just a bit to reach past the edge of your stock.
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