Software ensures flexible, quick and smooth toolmaking operations

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Technical Manager Oliver Fischer, who is responsible for the CAD strategies, says that as design engineers no longer stand at the milling machines, the operators must also be able to understand and operate the system. “Visi is so easy to use – which I consider to be a great strength.”

Each machine operator creates the NC programs in the toolmaking department, and uses Visi Machining to establish which components will be brought together in one process. “As Visi uses the same CAD model for design and NC programming, the data’s consistency and interoperability is guaranteed. This is a major advantage for the actual programming and if any modifications are required – two significant aspects of toolmaking.”

The software also plays a key role on the shopfloor with Visi’s Compass Technology generating considerable time savings. Automatic feature recognition algorithms independently detect regular geometry such as edges, holes and milling pockets, then automatically generates the necessary NC data, maintaining company standards and ensuring proven manufacturing methods.

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