As with all successful products, to maintain their advantage development has to be continuous and with the latest update ProtoTRAK users of the control on XYZ RMX bed mills can further simplify the programming of complex parts, such as islands in pockets.
New and existing users can take advantage of the islands in pockets feature by utilising the optional DXF converter, which can be added at time of ordering the machine or as a straightforward retrofit for existing RMX bed mills.
With this option installed it is a simple process of importing the DXF file into the ProtoTRAK RMX control and the creation of the island program, for single or multiple islands in pockets, is created in the same easy way as any other machined feature in ProtoTRAK. The program toolpath can then be verified on-screen, with an estimated cycle time. For further reassurance a 3D solid model of the machined part can be generated.
“ProtoTRAK’s popularity has continued through the current Covid-19 pandemic, with customers continuing to order and take delivery of ProtoTRAK controlled machines, with over 250 machines being delivered in the past six months.”
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