MACH proves prolific for Vero 

The show was also the first opportunity for manufacturers to see the new and enhanced features in the latest releases of four of Vero’s CAD/CAM solutions.

Coinciding with the issue of Edgecam, Visi and WorkNC, the exhibition showcased a preview of their respective features which improve cycle times and product quality. The 2016 release of the sheet metal CAD/CAM software, Radan, was also on show.

In addition, a number of machine tool companies held live machining demonstrations on their own stands, using Edgecam and WorkNC. DMG Mori UK programmed a 3+2 DMU ecoMill 50, with WorkNC for machining the chin strap for an aluminium fighter pilot head and helmet. And a component created specially to demonstrate Edgecam’s strategies, namely Waveform Roughing, attracted considerable attention.

Edgecam was also used to drive live machining demonstrations on the Mazak, Hurco, Engineering Technology Group (Nakamura Tome), Romi, Yeovil Machine Tools, and Axminster stands.

Partnering its parent company Hexagon, at the exhibition Vero’s on screen demonstrations of the latest features in the four brands generated nearly 200 strong sales leads. Visitors to the joint stand saw how Edgecam users will benefit from over 30 new and enhanced items of CAD and CAM functionality, including super-fast file loading for large assemblies, and auto indexing when moving between features on different planes.

Visi 2016 R2 represents another release with major CAM improvements covering both 2D and 3D milling routines. And VISI Mould developments include cooling channel management, with support for solid groups, CAD transformations and updated catalogue components such as plugs, connectors and baffles.

WorkNC 2016 benefits from Vero’s practice of sharing technology between brands – introducing Waveform Roughing into the latest release. And Auto 5 technology is now available as a standard module, enabling operators to automatically generate 5-axis toolpaths based on existing 3-axis toolpaths, while also taking into consideration the kinematics of the predefined 5-axis CNC machine. Engineers can convert 3-axis and 3+2-axis toolpaths into simultaneous 5-axis paths.

Sheet metal workers were impressed with Radan 2016’s new interactive auto-tooling concept that allows them to specify which areas of the parts and nest to automatically tool, including individual variations of the parameters such as the settings for a complicated aperture. And a new tool is now available, called Radmanager, providing users with a simple way of entering their customers’ order data and turning it into nest projects within Radan.

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