TPT January 2018

T E CHNOLOG Y

New features for BendingStudio software THE software platform AICON

and the results are accurate. The CAD Wizard feature has also been updated. It is available as stand-alone application, opening new possibilities for customers working with non-AICON measuring systems. Using CAD files, production planners extract tube geometry and relevant bending data. However, if a company has no design department or even CAD system, this can be a challenge. CAD Wizard allows the user to create bending elements for a bending machine from a component’s CAD data in IGES or STEP. Complex data files can be processed, and bending data is easily and reliably extracted. The program guides the user through the entire process, step by step. If customers purchase a licence for BendingStudio Start and the CAD Wizard module, they can extract tube geometries from IGES or STEP data at their workstation, and use CAD Wizard with any third-party measuring system. The AICON BendingStudio software platform connects all data and processes around the production of bent parts, from production and process planning to manufacturing and quality control. AICON 3D Systems GmbH – Germany Fax: +49 531 58 000 60 Website: www.aicon.de solutions for different production processes: a full EDDYeyes Hot solution for wire rod and HBQ bar testing; an EDDYeyes Cold solution for cold forming processes of wire, bar and tube; a MATdiscover solution for high performance material sorting; a full HOTdiscover Pro solution for high performance testing in hot rolling mills; and different equipment such as coils and equipment for ET. In addition, the company will present its VACACER (Validation – Calibration – Certification) tool, which is intended to make equipment intelligent and self- sufficient and to reassure the user that the testing is done in suitable conditions every time.

the outline of the formed tube ending is captured, and subsequently the exact end position of the tube can be measured. The end forming must be rotationally symmetrical. The user defines the end forming as a component in the inspection plan once. During measurement, the tube and the end forming are separately captured, and the results are automatically linked. The new feature saves time, as no mounting of adapters is required. Operation is user-friendly

BendingStudio is continuously being improved and optimised. For the new version 4, the developers have made major enhancements that facilitate daily work for users and optimise their workflow. In the updated version, AICON BendingStudio allows the measurement of end formings without applying a special adapter. The new function is integrated into the Assembly module. In an additional measurement step,

CAD Wizard enables the user to create bending elements for a bending machine from a component’s CAD data in IGES or STEP

EDDYeyes from ISEND THE long products manufacturing market is evolving faster than ever. Customers demand higher and higher quality and conventional equipment is reaching its limits.

defects and detailed photographs and other media. Customers also want assurance that the testing has been completed in perfect conditions and the equipment and sensors were validated. ISEND specialises in eddy current testing (ET), a technology for quality control of the surface that is reliable, repetitive and included in many standards. However, as the industry is evolving and demanding new requirements, ISEND has created new solutions that keep the advantages of ET, but include a complete set of self-checking tools and a revolutionary vision module to fit with the integrated solution that the customer demands: the EDDYeyes ® solution. For Tube Düsseldorf 2018, ISEND has designed a stand that is focused on EDDYeyes. Visitors can see different

In the age of the Internet of Things and Industry 4.0, customers demand intelligent sensors and intelligent equipment that can communicate directly with other devices to minimise human operation. The NDT (non- destructive testing) procedure is at the end of the production line, so can get a lot of information that when correctly used can offer new levels of knowledge that will be key for process and product improvement. In terms of quality, customers are demanding new information that combines traditional requirements with new trends: defect statistics, removing critical defects, characterisation of

ISEND SA – Spain Email: contact@isend.es Website: www.isend.es

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