Simulation meets optimisation – MACH 2022

‘If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got’ is a truism that CGTech, developer of Vericut – leading CNC simulation, verification and optimisation software – has been stating to manufacturers in many industry sectors since 1988.

With Vericut, CGTech offers a wide range of products and solutions that ensure CNC machine tools run collision-free and manufacturing processes operate more efficiently with increased profit levels.

Demonstrations of the latest features in version 9.2, plus an exclusive preview of what’s to come in 9.3 will be conducted on the stand by the company’s technical engineers. Vericut software is an industry standard for simulating CNC machining in order to detect errors, potential collisions, or areas of inefficiency. It operates independently, but can also be integrated with leading CAM systems.

Managing director, Gavin Powell, says: “Vericut has been designed to meet the needs of all types of businesses – from small job shops to OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers that are regularly pushing the limits of CNC technology. The enhancements in version 9.2 provide the speed needed to produce more efficient programs faster and get products to market more quickly and competitively, while promoting conservation of valuable material and human resources.”

CGTech will also demonstrate Vericut’s Force optimisation module at MACH. Vericut + Force provides an integrated simulation-optimisation solution that can significantly reduce machining times, improving cutting tool and machine life. Available for milling, turning and mill/turn machines, new and legacy NC programs can be optimised with Force to run as efficiently and safely as possible.

Force is a physics and mathematics based module designed to optimise machining feed rates. The software uses actual data for cutting tool forces and spindle power readings to calculate maximum chip thickness and feed rate.

Sales Manager Scott Ravenscroft, explains: “Vericut covers the obvious and visible production elements, such as crashes, scrap, gouges and prove outs; Force addresses the hidden opportunities. These include inefficient programming and suboptimal feed rates caused by the CAM system’s inability to make adjustments for varying cutting conditions.”

Force relies on proven technology to maximise program efficiency and productivity and typically achieves savings of 8 to 15% on aluminium and 15%+ on difficult to cut materials. Return on investment can often be as little as one production component, with the opportunity to analyse cutting conditions, improve tool life, protect CNC machine tools and reduce operational costs.

CGTech
www.cgtech.co.uk
Hall 19, Stand 218