NCSIMUL: Shift gears into Industry 4.0

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EVENT	IMTS 2016
DATE	September 12th-17th, 2016
LOCATION	McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, USA | Hall E - Booth 3267

Ready for a HIGHSPEED EXPERIENCE ?

Discover how CNC Flexibility drives Productivity:

• Fast track your CNC machining
• Accelerate project Reprocessing
• Take the pole position with an Optimized G-Code
• Steer higher Production rates

We are looking forward to meet you on our Booth ! Click here to register now!

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DID YOU KNOW, You can take what you've created on Mastercam & easily transfer to NCSIMUL MACHINE?

As you probably know, Mastercam is one of the leading providers of the CAD/CAM industry. With hundreds of users across the country, NCSIMUL MACHINE’s Mastcam interface is the link that saves users time, and keeps their data consistent.

HOW?

Take everything you’ve created on Mastercam and transfer onto NCSIMUL MACHINE, so you don’t have to re-do it. That means, all of your tools, tool paths, parts and rough stock are saved on to NCSIMUL MACHINE. All it requires is a click to select those elements you’d like to send, and all your data is uploaded in a few seconds.

NEED TO MAKE A CHANGE OR UPDATE?

Your updates to Mastercam can be sent and uploaded to NCSIMUL in the same way.

Integrate Mastercam to NCSIMUL MACHINE

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NCSIMUL SOLUTIONS Increase your shopfloor productivity & reduce your costs ! NCSIMUL CAM All-in-one CNC programming solution NCSIMUL MACHINE CNC machining simulation Contact us for further details | +1 617 401 2197 | contact_us@ncsimul.com

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At AMB 2016 : Discover how NCSIMUL SOLUTIONS revolutionizes a 30-years-old CAM process

Automatic conversion of NC programs to new machines provides maximum flexibility in production

At SPRING Technologies, leading provider of dedicated software solutions designed to increase the efficiency of CNC machines, preparations are already running at full speed for the company's presence at AMB, the international trade fair for metal processing, which takes place in Stuttgart, Germany, from 13 to 17 September 2016. Every two years, visitors can see the latest developments and innovations in the field of metal processing technologies: cutting and non-cutting machine tools, precision tools, measuring techniques and quality management, tool and work piece handling technology, robots, industrial software & engineering, components and accessories.

Within the theme-based area of software & engineering at Hall 4, SPRING Technologies will present live demonstrations of the latest release of its NCSIMUL SOLUTIONS platform. The unified all-in-one software platform enables users to manage the entire CNC process and produce high quality parts more quickly and efficiently - by providing a flexible NC programming solution, high-performance simulation and optimization, DIN-compatible tool management as well as DNC and monitoring for a perfect real-time overview of the machine status.

« Industrie 4.0 » in CNC Machining

Herbert Schönle, General Manager of SPRING Technologies and responsible for the German speaking region, explains: „Today, production companies are subject to tremendous pressures in terms of both costs and time, there is an increasing demand for individual, customized solutions, of course with the highest quality. To be competitive, manufacturing companies need to produce with maximum flexibility and achieve a perfect machine capacity utilization. In this, our customers benefit from 100% error-free and collisions-free machining programs. Programming errors are detected automatically -even before implemented- and set-up times reduced. Intelligent optimization means that we achieve great results in the reduction of machining time by much as 20%; at the same time we increase the tool life and downtimes, minimizing numerous unproductive service issues in the production environment. Fast, streamlined and interconnected process chains based on intelligent data-transfers are often decisive in competition.”

Flexibility drives Productivity

One of the highlights of NCSIMUL SOLUTIONS to be presented at the exhibition stand, is the new NCSIMUL CAM module boosting CAM systems, which recently has been awarded the INNOVATION AWARD 2016 in France. The software breaks with a standard machine-specific CAM process, which has been applied for the past 30 years: whereas existing CNC programs have been used to be re-programmed for every new machine, from now on NC programs can be converted automatically to new machines. „This is a CAM revolution: to simply transfer NC programs to new types of machines, with different kinds of controllers or kinematics. The first users have already confirmed that programming processes, which used to take several days, can now be handled in a few hours. At the same time, with the final NC codes, the technological know-how remains protected within the company“.

In line with the concept of Industry 4.0, the virtual and the real CNC production environment are perfectly balanced by NCSIMUL SOLUTIONS, with a seamless end-to-end machining process. In this context also the interactive 3-D simulation of the NCSIMUL Player contributes to a significant working comfort. Simulations can be run also in a mobile environment on a toughpad, and can be safely and comfortably shared both within the company and with suppliers - the software is cloud-compatible, opening the way for smart production also beyond organizational boundaries.

The team of SPRING Technologies is looking forward to interesting discussions and contacts at the trade show.

WHERE?
Hall 4, booth 4 A 38

WHEN?
13 to 17 September 2016

About AMB

AMB is one of the top 5 trade shows worldwide in the field of cutting production technology, and is supported among others by the following patrons: Verein Deutscher Werkzeugmaschinenfabriken (VDW - Association of German Tool Machine Producers), Verein Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbauer (VDMA - Association of German Machine and Plant Builders) and the trade associations for precision tools and software. In 2014, the trade show attracted around 90.000 visitors from Germany and internationally, with 1.357 exhibitors from 28 countries presenting their offerings on a total of around 105.000 square meters in the halls and other exhibition areas of the Stuttgart fairgrounds.

For more information about AMB Conference click here

For more details on NCSIMUL Solutions click here

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IMTS 2016 -- SPRING Technologies highlights NCSIMUL MACHINE and NCSIMUL CAM as manufacturers usher in Industry 4.0

See full demonstrations of these advanced, award-winning software solutions and more in Booth E-3267

SPRING Technologies, vendor of software that optimizes the use of CNC machines, will show visitors at IMTS 2016 how its "NCSIMUL SOLUTIONS 10" all-in-one digital suite can truly usher in the "smart" factory. In Booth E-3267, the company is focusing on its most popular modules in the suite – NCSIMUL MACHINE and NCSIMUL CAM.

NCSIMUL MACHINE

NCSIMUL MACHINE is an innovative CNC software solution providing realistic simulation of the machining process. Users can simulate, verify, optimize and review machine programs based on the actual characteristics of the machine tools. Three-dimensional graphics help to avoid machining crashes while powerful algorithms and embedded process-based knowledge enable cutting conditions to be optimized. NCSIMUL MACHINE verifies programs in three steps: investigates and corrects coding errors, simulates to locate collisions and correct motion errors, and validates the program. The benefits are many, including reducing the time spent on debugging programs; preventing the costly risk of spindle collision, tool breakage and scrap; and improving cycle times and process optimization efficiencies.

SPRING Technologies has also addressed the increased use of composite materials in manufacturing by developing NCSIMUL Composites and welcomes inquiries about this product at IMTS 2016. New algorithms in NCSIMUL MACHINE enable the simulation of fiber lay-ups with the initial media, the already laid material and roller position taken into account. The software offers a realistic display of the complete 3D model of the final part, selectively displaying each layer.

NCSIMUL CAM

This module, introduced last year and recent winner of the "Innovation Trophies" award at France's PARIS INDUSTRIE 2016 trade show, streamlines the existing CAM process to simplify CNC programming. It allows users to change, in one click, the target machine without any reprogramming efforts. From the main CAD/CAM program or machine controller G-code, NCSIMUL CAM generates programs for any machine tool that are verified and optimized without an external post-processor. It takes into account the kinematics of the machine tool, machine controller, cutting tools and conditions. This efficiency results in lead-time reduction from prototype to production and in repurposing legacy programs to new machines.

"We are excited about IMTS 2016," said Silvère Proisy, North American Operations Director for SPRING Technologies. "In North America, our customers on average save 90% of their machine setup time, a $500,000 a year in production time by optimizing feed rates and more than $100,000 dollars annually on machine crash avoidance. We invite all who are looking to improve their machining OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) to see our demonstrations and for those moving towards the completely digital environment in their shops. It's often easier to show than explain our products, and we enjoy seeing the light go on in visitors' eyes when they quickly understand the new level of advancement and benefits that NCSIMUL solutions can bring to their factories in a very cost-effective way."

Mr. Proisy will be touching on all of these topics during the IMTS Conference on Monday, September 12 at 11:00 am in Room W194-A with a presentation entitled, "Boost Your Traditional Programming Process: Simplicity and Flexibility".

For more details on the IMTS Conference click here

For more details on NCSIMUL Solutions click here

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How CNC Router Could Benefit Cricket Bat Processing Business?

Cricket is a sport played mostly in countries that have a colonial history. As the colonies broke up and the sun began to set on the British Empire the game of cricket continued to thrive in these areas. There was however a jewel in the crown of the breaking British Empire. India at the midpoint of 1950s had a population around 350 million people. In a span of five decades, the population soon touched a billion and along with China forms the two largest countries in the world population wise. The winner is cricket. India rules the cricket world in numbers. The demand for cricket equipment is witnessing boom time.

Bat Manufacturing

Cricket bats are at the center of the equipment business. The bat manufacturing centers in England pioneered the use of English willow. As demand, outstripped supply Kashmir willow became the wood of choice and bat manufacturing concentrated in Kashmir. Being a populous country, every aspect of the bat was handmade and no two bats could be termed the same. Professional cricketers would spend days with a reputed bat-maker to personalize weight and size (within the stipulated laws of cricket) of the bat. A top rated cricketer would have a dozen bats in his kitbag.

CNC Router Process for Bat Profiling

England started the manufacture of bats using machines and soon it became apparent that CNC Router machine was the perfect tool for creating bats. Two-piece bats dominate the manufacture. The body of the bat is married to a cane handle via a splice. CNC routers have simplified the operation by using a single piece of willow (130 mm x 130 mm x 850 mm) that clamped onto a 12 spindle OMNI CNC Turner/Lathe Router. A milling tool of 1/2 x 60 and 1/2 x 120 is mounted and the block of willow fixed to the rotary device after finding the center point of the willow block. The CNC Router has the profile of the bat input into the computer, which guides the milling tool and process the willow block into the desired shape in one single piece.

Bat Dynamics

Bats usually have a raised ridge at the back of the bat and a straight face on the front. The front face meets the incoming ball and imparts force that is termed as a stroke. The force of the stroke is either brute power or timed stroke without using brute force. Twenty-twenty Cricket has changed bat dynamics resulting in strokes played of the back of the bat. Profile of the bat includes scooped back that is almost similar to the front without sacrificing the sweet spot on the face. Sweet spot’s indication is the noise of a solid thump when ball meets bat. The scooped back enables a batter to hit off the rear of the bat or reverse the bat in his hands in a lightning fast movement (called as reverse sweep).

Allen Tells You How to Process The Cricket Bat by CNC Router China-

Bat manufacturing business using CNC Routers is a game changer. Small CNC Router with two spindles can personalize bat for a person taking into account height, weight and batting style of the sportsperson. Small profiling adjustments to the blade of the bat smooth edges resulting in faster carry of the ball. The game of cricket is witnessing rapid changes in attacking style; more strokes are played when compared to before and cricketers are making serious money both on and off the field. It is not only international stars but also the lower ranked cricketer making a comfortable living.

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2016 SkillsUSA National Conference w/ COGNISCO Technologies

   This year SkillsUSA headed to Louisville, Ky., June 20-24, 2016, for the 52nd annual National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC). This event showcased of career and technical education students. More than 16,000 people — including students, teachers and business partners — participated in the weeklong event.

  For a couple of days our partners at COGNISCO Technologies (Montreal, QC) demonstrated NCSIMUL MACHINE'S advanced capabilities to participants in Education and Academia. 

     Thank you to all those who stopped by to learn more and say hi! Check out the pictures of the event below. 

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