TPT July 2016

T E CHNOLOG Y

Easier bending production with new software AICON 3D Systems has launched a new version of the software platform BendingStudio.

and bending data is easily and reliably extracted. The wizard guides the user through the process step by step. The set-up of new parts is integrated into the application ‘part editor’, to optimise measurement and analysis. BendingStudio 3.0 also offers extended measurement options. The connected measuring device, such as Aicon’s TubeInspect or MoveInspect, provides the measurement data, and BendingStudio carries out the analysis of the measured pipe. A wizard guides the user through the single steps of the bending point model. The analysis is usually automated. However, the user can step in when needed. Manual intervention is more transparent and graphically supported. In Reverse Engineering, different bending radii can easily be taken account of. The software offers new options for very long and complex pipes with many bending points (eg long brake pipes). These can be measured with TubeInspect by overlapping

BendingStudio 3.0 offers many features to facilitate daily work in bending production. The software platform connects all data and processes around production of bent parts, from production and process planning to manufacturing and quality control. It is claimed to be the only tool to meet and combine these requirements with emphasis on metrological processes. The revised control concept is in response to customer requirements. The software is more clearly structured and easier to handle, and the set-up of inspection plans is separated from the measurements, with the advantage that users see only the information relevant for their tasks. The new CAD-Wizard enables the user to create bending elements for a bending machine from a component’s CAD data in IGES or STEP. Even complex data files can be processed,

repositioning section by section. The partial measurements are then combined. The user can either delete measurements or change the parameters of the analysis afterwards. If the overall measurement is not successful, new single measurements can be added, defective measurements deleted or single measurements re- evaluated with changed parameters. This is especially useful if the part cannot be measured in a single step. Aicon 3D Systems GmbH – Germany Fax: +49 531 58 00 60 Website: www.aicon3d.de

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