CAD/CAM 8QOHDVK WKH HɝFLHQF\ RI \RXU IDFWRU\ ZZZ ODQWHN FRP ZHDUHODQWHN CAD/CAM MES QUOTING & ERP INTEGRATIONS ANALYTICS Take your sheet metal factory to the next level with Lantek. Our cutting-edge software streamlines RSHUDWLRQV DQG RSWLPL]HV ZRUNȵRZ ZLWK DXWRPDWLRQ tools and real-time analytics. Stay ahead of the competition and thrive in today's manufacturing landscape with Lantek's innovative multivendor software. 300 hours of programming and estimating time a year. In addition, the software frees up time for experienced programmers, while also allowing junior employees to program more complex parts and be productive in 3+2 axis faster, helping fill the manufacturing sector’s widening skills gap. Q) You have recently developed 3+2 machining strategies for CAM Assist. How does this improve the software’s capabilities? A) It substantially expands the type and complexity of the components that CAM Assist can program toolpath strategies for, greatly increasing the application of the software to more difficult and time-consuming tasks (from approximately 20% of the market to around two-thirds of it) and enabling many more manufacturers to benefit from its advantages. It also means that CAM Assist can, for the first time, be applied to all but the most complex precision components that manufacturers usually require. Q) What challenges did you face developing CAM Assist for 3+2 machining? A) Allowing the CNC machine to rotate the part gives manufacturers far greater flexibility in how they manufacture components while also accelerating cycle times. However, 3+2 axis is also harder to program, so the skillset is more difficult to find and retain. From a coding perspective, introducing these extra elements adds more potential ways of making every feature of every component (by several orders of magnitude), meaning the calculations for the AI to create a manufacturing strategy become far more complex and difficult even than before. How did we solve this? Basically, sheer hard work and persistence, overcoming a lot of dead ends. The problem is so hard that the algorithms that achieve one particular milestone don’t necessarily translate into the next level of complexity, so we have had to throw away solutions and come up with new and more complex ones that do. Q) How do you support customers once they have downloaded the programme? A) We have streamlined the onboarding process to make it simple to follow and the plug-in itself is very intuitive to use. We provide extensive documentation on our website, including numerous tutorials, how-to videos, and step-by-step guides, and we have a dedicated support team available to provide assistance upon request. We find it takes less than five minutes to get users up and running. Q) CAM Assist is a plug-in for Autodesk’s Fusion. How is its integration with other CAD/ CAM packages developing? A) We are currently in beta testing with Mastercam and Siemens NX and are starting to develop a software development kit so other CAD/CAM vendors are able to perform the integrations themselves. Q) In what other ways has CAM Assist developed recently? A) There are many ways of further developing CAM Assist to make it even more useful for users such as by using our AI to assist with estimating, fixtures, or feeds and speeds for every facet of a component.
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