GibbsCAM VoluMill Solids Released for HSM Toolpaths
 MOORPARK,
CA, Apr 23, 2010 - Gibbs and Associates, developer of GibbsCAM software for maximizing programming
efficiency of CNC machine tools and a Cimatron company, announced today the
availability of GibbsCAM VoluMill Solids, a new option for the high-speed-
machining (HSM) of solid models directly within GibbsCAM. The VoluMill Solids
option, an incremental enhancement to the GibbsCAM VoluMill Wireframe option, is
fully integrated within GibbsCAM. As such, it allows GibbsCAM users to select
solids, surfaces and facet bodies, to quickly and easily generate HSM toolpaths
with ultra-high performance and efficiency. Typically, traditional roughing
toolpaths are generated as parallel offsets (with sharp corners and
transitions), which require stops, starts and variable speeds for optimizing
motion to reduce tool wear and excessive tool loading. In contrast, VoluMill
develops toolpaths optimized for volumetric material removal, based upon
desirable material removal rates, by using continuous tangential motion,
specialized contour ramping and adaptive feed rates to achieve the highest feeds
and speeds possible. By leveling tool load, maintaining constant machine-tool
motion and using high-speed-repositioning, the software produces more efficient
toolpaths, extends tool life and significantly reduces cycle times. The GibbsCAM
VoluMill Solids option provides users the ability to directly machine solid
models, whether they are created in GibbsCAM, SolidWorks, Inventor, CATIA,
Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire, Siemens NX or almost any other CAD system. VoluMill
Solids is available immediately for the GibbsCAM 2010 and subsequent releases.
“We are quite pleased to be adding yet another tool to help our users
increase efficiency and profits,” said Bill Gibbs, Gibbs and Associates
company founder and president. “This new option is a testament to our
commitment to our customers and their productivity.”
The GibbsCAM VoluMill Wireframe and Solids Package provides users
volumetric material removal on solid, surface and wireframe models, and on
any combination of part and stock boundaries. It supports an unlimited
number of islands, tapered walls, variable pocket depths and variable island
heights. Additional key features that contribute to faster material removal,
extended tool life and much shorter cycle times include:
- Programmed rate of material removal to keep tool and work piece
temperature consistent, and to dissipate heat with chips
- Automatic feed rate adjustment and automatic depth of cut to
maintain programmed material removal rate, eliminate excessive material
conditions, and minimize tool wear, heat build-up and vibration
- Intelligent side milling and slot milling (with programmer override)
to provide the fastest possible cycle time, with feed rates and Z-depth
automatically adjusted in slot milling for constant material removal
- Smoothing radius to maximize tool utilization, minimize cycle time
and extend programming flexibility
- Contour ramping to maximize material removal in tight areas, with
safe access, while minimizing cycle time
- Up to 100% step-over to ensure complete cleanup without leaving any
material standing
- Automatically applied special tool motion when tight spaces are
detected to ensure fast clearing of small pockets
- Clean-up milling to allow a smaller tool to clean up material left
by a larger tool in a previous operation
- High-speed-repositioning, with minimal clearance and no tool drag
across machined floor, to maximize machine utilization and minimize
cycle time
For more information about GibbsCAM, or to locate your local GibbsCAM
reseller, go to www.GibbsCAM.com.
About Gibbs and Associates and GibbsCAM
For over twenty five years, Gibbs and Associates has been a leader in
providing cutting edge CAD/CAM technology, while maintaining its signature
ease-of-use and productivity. Powerfully Simple, Simply Powerful is the
guiding philosophy at Gibbs. Gibbs believes in empowering the NC programmer,
machinist, and manufacturing engineer, not eliminating them. Gibbs’ goal is
to introduce manufacturers to new technologies and new ways of working that
makes their machining easier and their businesses more profitable. To
achieve this goal, Gibbs creates tools that are naturally intuitive,
graphically interactive, extremely visual, associative, and just plain
enjoyable to use. Gibbs provides a total quality solution with the service
and support successful customers require.
The current GibbsCAM product line supports 2- through 5-axis milling,
turning, mill/turning, multi-task simultaneous machining and wire-EDM.
GibbsCAM also provides fully integrated manufacturing modeling capabilities
that include 2D, 2.5D, 3D wireframe, surface, and solid modeling. GibbsCAM
is certified for Microsoft’s Windows Vista. GibbsCAM’s data exchange
capabilities are able to access the broadest range of native and industry
standard CAD data formats. GibbsCAM is certified under the Autodesk Inventor
Certified Application Program, is a Solid Edge Certified Select Product, and
is a SolidWorks Certified CAM Product. GibbsCAM is either offered or
endorsed by a number of leading worldwide control and machine tool
manufacturers, including GE Fanuc, Infimatic, Siemens, Doosan Infracore,
Haas, Index, MAG, Matsuura, Mazak, Mitsubishi, Mori Seiki, and Tornos. Gibbs
and Associates distributes its products worldwide through a network of
international Resellers.
In January 2008, Gibbs and Associates merged with Cimatron Ltd, and is
now operating as a wholly owned subsidiary.
For more information about Gibbs and Associates and its CAM software
packages, visit www.GibbsCAM.com.
About Cimatron
With over 25 years of experience and more than 40,000 installations
worldwide, Cimatron is a leading provider of integrated, CAD/CAM solutions
for mold, tool and die makers as well as manufacturers of discrete parts.
Cimatron is committed to providing comprehensive, cost-effective solutions
that streamline manufacturing cycles, enable collaboration with outside
vendors, and ultimately shorten product delivery time.
The Cimatron product line includes the CimatronE and GibbsCAM brands with
solutions for mold design, die design, electrodes design, 2.5 to 5 axes
milling, wire EDM, turn, Mill-turn, rotary milling, multi-task machining,
and tombstone machining. Cimatron’s subsidiaries and extensive distribution
network serve and support customers in the automotive, aerospace, medical,
consumer plastics, electronics, and other industries in over 40 countries
worldwide.
Cimatron is publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol CIMT.
For more information, visit
www.cimatron.com.
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