EuroWire March 2022

Manufacturing Technology

▲ Vericut simulates CNC machining in order to detect errors and inefficiency

Taking business to the next level at Mach 2022

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 ex- plained, “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 adjust cutting feed rates for varying cutting conditions.” CGTech says that Force relies on proven technology to maximise program efficiency and productivity, and typically achieves savings of 8 to 15 per cent on aluminium and 15+ per cent on difficult- to-cut materials. Return on investment can 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 Ltd www.cgtech.co.uk

It operates independently, but can also be integrated with CAM systems. Managing director Gavin Powell com- mented, “Vericut has been designed to meet the needs of all types of shops, from small job shops to OEMs and Tier 1 sup- pliers that are regularly pushing the limits of CNC technology. The enhancements in version 9.2 provide the speed that shops of all sizes need to produce more efficient programs faster, and get their 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 reduce machining times and improve cutting tool and machine life. New and legacy NC programs can be optimised to run as safely and efficiently as possible. Force is available for milling, turning and mill-turn machines. Force is a physics- andmathematics-based module designed to optimise machining

Vericut® software from CGTech is designed for CNC simulation, verification, optimisation, analysis and additive manufacturing. CGTech also offers pro- gramming and simulation software for composites automated fibre-placement, tape-laying, and drilling/fastening CNC machines. Visitors to the Mach 2022 exhibition (4-8 April in Birmingham, UK) will be able to see how the software could benefit their business on Stand 218 in Hall 19. With Vericut, CGTech offers a range of products and solutions that ensure CNC machine tools run collision-free and manufacturing processes operate more efficiently. Demonstrations of the latest features in version 9.2 of the Vericut CNC machine simulation and optimisation software, plus an exclusive preview of what is to come in v.9.3, will be conducted on the stand by the company’s technical engineers. Vericut software simulates CNC machin- ing in order to detect errors, potential collisions or areas of inefficiency.

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