Razorleaf Becomes Fuuz Implementation Partner

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STOW, OH, May 1, 2024 – Razorleaf Corp., a leading PLM and MES consulting and systems integrator, is pleased to announce that it has become a Fuuz Implementation Partner.

The Fuuz MES Platform enhances manufacturing operations through a web-enabled platform where connectivity meets the digital thread. The solution supports all manufacturing processes and features pre-built integrations for business software and modules for Warehouse Management, Quality Management, Advanced Production Scheduling, Computerized Maintenance, and Transportation Management. These features, combined with no-code, low-code and pro-code tools and ultra-secure multi-enterprise infrastructure, make the Fuuz MES Platform the optimal solution for manufacturers striving to streamline operations and accelerate their digital initiatives.

According a report from Markets and Markets, the global MES software market is experiencing rapid growth amid strong demand for industrial automation and operational efficiency as manufacturing operations becoming increasingly complex. The market was valued at an estimated USD $14.9 billion in 2024 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 9.2% to reach USD $23 billion by 2029.

“Fuuz has experienced rapid growth over the last couple of years as more manufacturers recognize the value of extending their enterprise software with a comprehensive manufacturing platform,” said Craig Scott, founder and CEO of Fuuz. “Our partnership with Razorleaf will support both existing and new customers with end-to-end operational visibility, process automation, and rapid digital-transformation capabilities.”

“Our new partnership with Fuuz enables us to support its rapid growth by delivering implementation services for their customers as they adopt advanced MES capabilities on the shop floor,” said Eric Doubell, CEO of Razorleaf. “In addition, we can assist Fuuz customers with ensuring their MES data supports other digital transformation efforts with integration strategies for managing both engineering and production data.”

“We have always been focused on helping manufacturers leverage technology to improve the flow of data and enable Industry 4.0 connectivity,” added Scott “Fuuz delivers Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) capabilities to our customers. It allows manufacturers, both large and small, to be resilient and fleet-footed during tough times, but also enables them to meet the ongoing challenge of continuous growth and profitability.”

About Razorleaf

Founded in 2000, Razorleaf is a consulting & systems integrator with specialized expertise in PLM, MES, integration, migration, design automation and test automation. They are focused on helping manufacturing organizations connect products and processes across the digital enterprise to drive more value from the innovation process. Led by a highly skilled and seasoned team of experts across the United States, Europe, and Asia, Razorleaf transforms businesses by offering comprehensive consulting and implementation services focused on managing the digital thread across the product life cycle and supply chain.

For more information, visit www.razorleaf.com. 

About Fuuz

Fuuz by MFGx is a next-gen manufacturing execution system (MES) platform designed for companies seeking full operational visibility, process automation, and rapid digital transformation. With pre-built manufacturing modules, seamless integrations to all business systems, and over 20 years of proven expertise, Fuuz stands as the optimal solution for manufacturers aiming to streamline operations and accelerate their digital evolution. Customers span all manufacturing verticals and include Inteva Products, American Axle & Manufacturing, Olde Thompson and Sanders.

Explore the future of manufacturing at fuuz.com.

ITRI, Arm Launch Certification Center for AIoT Applications

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HSINCHU, Taiwan, May 1, 2024 – The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has established the ITRI･Arm SystemReady Lab in Taipei, in partnership with Arm, the global semiconductor and software design company. This certification center is the fourth of its kind globally, following the ones in the United States, Europe, and India. The lab combines ITRI’s R&D strengths with the Arm SystemReady compliance program to deliver comprehensive certification services for the AIoT industry. This initiative is poised to drive Taiwan’s industrial integration of AI and IoT ecosystems.

ITRI and Arm celebrate the establishment of the ITRI･Arm SystemReady Certification Center in Taiwan.

Pei-Zen Chang, ITRI’s executive vice president, elaborated on the genesis of this partnership: “In 2021, ITRI and Arm jointly established a new IC design platform for startups, which not only facilitated startups in integrating key IPs to accelerate the launch of globally competitive products but also bolstered Taiwan’s IC design industry’s global market share. ITRI has again joined forces with Arm to establish the lab, which is expected to closely mesh Taiwan’s semiconductor supply chain with Arm’s global ecosystem, ensuring the high quality of Taiwan’s equipment manufacturers’ products while adhering to international standards.”

“Arm is the world’s most pervasive computing platform, and this new collaboration with ITRI demonstrates our commitment to the Taiwan market,” said CK Tseng, president of Arm Taiwan. “Through the Arm SystemReady Labs already in operation, globally, we have achieved over 130 certifications, and with this fourth lab, we aim to further advance not just Taiwan’s but Asia’s AIoT industry, particularly in device manufacturing, through standardization. We look forward to further collaboration with ecosystem partners like ITRI as we build the future of IoT on Arm.”

About ITRI

Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is one of the world’s leading technology R&D institutions aiming to innovate a better future for society. Founded in 1973, ITRI has played a vital role in transforming Taiwan’s industries from labor-intensive into innovation-driven. To address market needs and global trends, it has launched its 2035 Technology Strategy and Roadmap that focuses on innovation development in Smart Living, Quality Health, Sustainable Environment, and Resilient Society.

Over the years, ITRI has been dedicated to incubating startups and spinoffs, including well-known names such as UMC and TSMC. In addition to its headquarters in Taiwan, ITRI has branch offices in the US, Europe, and Japan in an effort to extend its R&D scope and promote international cooperation across the globe.

For more information, please visit https://www.itri.org/eng.

Noesis AI Assistant Announced

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 Optimus v2024.1 launched

LEUVEN, Belgium, May 1, 2024 – Noesis Solutions, a trusted digital engineering innovation partner, announced the launch of Noesis AI Assistant, an AI virtual assistant of Noesis Solutions, that helps its users with instant, accurate information, and support on utilizing Optimus, an automation and optimization tool by Noesis Solutions, along with the release of Optimus 2024.1. Noesis AI Assistant is a multilingual, conversational, AI virtual assistant developed using state-of-the-art ChatGPT technology. It has a deep understanding of Optimus covering all its latest features and functions, to the best practices and troubleshooting techniques of the tool. The Noesis AI Assistant will be expanded to cover the entire product portfolio of Noesis Solutions in the future.

Noesis AI Assistant helps the Optimus users by providing them with 24/7 support for queries regarding Optimus, through a secure, easy-to-use interface through which engineers and designers can receive real-time response about topics related to automation and optimization of their engineering workflows with Optimus and browse relevant topics.

Figure 1- An example of a query and response from the Noesis AI Assistant

“By enabling our users with an AI-powered language model like Noesis AI Assistant, Noesis Solutions aims to deliver unmatched customer support with expertise and training, empowering them to derive more value from Optimus. The Noesis AI Assistant retrieves information from various Optimus documentations that are enriched with knowledge from training manuals, real customer support cases, FAQs, user manuals etc. The user queries and answers are also logged anonymously which enables the team to improve Noesis AI Assistant and enable it to create responses based on learned patterns and generating fresh responses as needed. We are confident that it will add great value and seamless support for our users.” said Christine Schwarz, product owner – Optimus.

Noesis AI Assistant excels in Optimus-related topics through its sophisticated use of retrieval-assisted generation approach, which combines the strengths of two strategies: retrieval-based methods, which fetch relevant information from a predefined knowledge base, and generative models, which create responses based on learned patterns. By blending these approaches, the assistant can access knowledge stored in the Optimus documentation, that is updated consistently with the user queries that are logged anonymously, to efficiently improve for future queries.

Along with the launch of Noesis AI Assistant, Optimus 2024.1 has updated its usability features by introducing a visual project selection window and enriched its openness by adding more interfaces to 3rd party software.

About Noesis Solutions

Established in 2003, Noesis Solutions, a trusted digital engineering innovation partner, has empowered customers to adopt a transformational strategy that resolves their toughest multidisciplinary engineering challenges of today.

Noesis Solutions is a majority-owned subsidiary of Cybernet Systems, a leading provider of multi-domain CAE solutions covering a vast range of engineering problems. Headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, Noesis Solutions operates through a network of subsidiaries and representatives in key locations around the world.

For more information, please visit www.noesissolutions.com.

Mantle Releases 420 Stainless Steel

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA, May 1, 2024 – Mantle, the leader in metal 3D printing technology for toolmaking, announced the release of its 420 Stainless Steel material. This material addition improves toolmaking processes, enhancing speed and efficiency while reducing labor requirements, which is especially beneficial in industries such as medical that require corrosion- resistant tooling.

Mantle 420 Stainless Steel Paste Cartridges copy

Mantle’s 420 Stainless Steel is chemically equivalent to traditional 420 stainless steel, which is renowned for its high strength, hardness, corrosion resistance, and polish ability. It is a preferred mold material for a wide range of tooling applications, including components with conformal cooling and medical device tooling, Mantle’s 420 Stainless Steel allows manufacturers to rapidly produce production-grade tooling during prototyping and product development, thereby shortening the time to produce steel tooling for validation part molding by as much as 80 percent.

“We are excited to launch this material and make it available for all of our customers,” said Ted Sorom, Mantle’s co-founder and chief executive officer. “By combining the speed and cost reductions enabled by Mantle’s tooling-focused printing system with 420 stainless steel, we help our customers set a new standard for the speed of their product development.”

“We are incredibly pleased with Mantle’s introduction of their 420 Stainless Steel, a mold material critical in the medical device industry. This announcement emphasizes Mantle’s commitment to the continuous improvement of their precision tooling technology,” Melanie Sprague, SVP, healthcare PMO and applications at Spectrum Plastics Group, a DuPont Business. “We look forward to leveraging this material and the Mantle platform to continue providing our customers with the highest-quality medical devices.”

Enhancing Tooling Applications with 420 Stainless Steel

Mantle’s 420 Stainless Steel is especially beneficial for tooling applications that employ conformal cooling channels. These channels, only achievable through additive manufacturing, enable more efficient cooling than traditional cooling methods, improving molding performance and reducing cycle times. Mantle’s 420 Stainless Steel has excellent corrosion resistance and eliminates the concern of conformal cooling channels clogging due to rust.

Examples of key applications in 420 stainless steel include:

  • Deep-ribbed medical device component mold insert printed with Mantle 420 Stainless Steel. This tool is ideal to fabricate with Mantle’s technology as the deep ribs would otherwise have required extensive sinker-EDM work, adding substantial cost and time. With Mantle, the insert can be printed in just 2.5 days.

    medical device 420 SS

  • Medical luer fitting mold insert printed with Mantle 420 Stainless Steel. Twelve tool variations can be printed, fully unattended, in just 3.5 days.

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The Only Metal 3D Printer Built for Tooling

Mantle’s precision metal 3D printing technology has been recognized as the premier solution for printing precision tooling, meeting the industry’s stringent requirements for accuracy, surface finish, and tool steel properties that professional toolmakers demand. Mantle’s 420 Stainless Steel is the next material in its family of Flowable Metal Pastes, which are precisely tuned to produce best-in-class accuracy and surface finish. Like all other Mantle steels, Mantle’s 420 Stainless Steel requires no modifications to toolmaking workflows for secondary operations such as texturing, polishing, welding, and machining.

Mantle’s 420 Stainless Steel will be released to customers in the second half of 2024. Customers will deploy Mantle’s 420 Stainless Steel without any modifications to hardware; only an over-the-air software update is required.

Attendees of NPE2024, the largest plastics trade show in the Americas, held in Orlando May 6- 10, will have the opportunity to witness firsthand the transformative potential of Mantle’s technology. The company will showcase examples of printed steel tooling applications, including those printed with Mantle’s 420 Stainless Steel.

About Mantle

Mantle designs and produces the only metal 3D printer built specifically for precision tooling. Mantle’s printer accelerates product development by automating how precision tool components are made. Mantle’s metal 3D printing technology delivers the accuracy, surface finish, and tool steel properties required for demanding tooling applications. Tools made with Mantle’s technology have produced millions of parts while reducing tooling lead times and costs, and helping manufacturers solve labor shortages. Mantle is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

For more information, visit www.mantle3d.com.

Fastems Releases Manufacturing Management Software v8.2

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for CNC Manufacturers

Fastems has announced a new version MMS 8.2, the software that controls Fastems automation systems, that helps CNC manufacturers utilize automation to measure, report, and optimize their production sustainability efforts. Users can measure the energy consumption of their NC programs, minimize power usage during machine idle times, and dedicate specific machine tools to process certain metals for high-quality chip recycling. MMS version 8.2 will be available as a new feature and as an upgrade to existing Fastems automation systems beginning this summer (2024).

image of machining, greenery, and MMS scheduler screen

CNC manufacturers all over the world are looking for ways to measure, report and optimize their sustainability efforts as the demand for sustainability grows. MMS version 8.2 automation control software is developed to help manufacturers in achieving their sustainability goals, especially in the area of high-mix manufacturing.

Automating CNC machines has always been a sustainable choice. Benefits include safer jobs; increased profitability; and reduced manufacturing emissions by half achievable by lessening machining, facility energy consumption, scrap, outsourcing and logistics. With more than 5,000 automation systems installed globally and a willingness to learn from its customers, Fastems has implemented new features into their automation systems to help manufacturers fulfill their sustainability measuring and reporting obligations.

One of the most important requirements for a manufacturer is to begin measuring and reporting the carbon footprint of their produced parts. MMS 8.2 measures and reports the machine tool energy consumption of each NC program, allowing the manufacturers to calculate the energy usage in part level. The information can also be used to adjust the inefficient NC programs, or running certain parts overnight when the electricity demand is lower.

To minimize unnecessary energy usage, the new “Auto-Power On/Off” function turns machine tools off automatically when there are no planned NC-programs to run. With the automatic wake function, the machine starts and warms up before by the next NC-program start time.​

Since metal is a non-renewable and valuable resource, recycling is an extremely important to sustainability efforts. MMS 8.2 comes with a material-dedicated feature that allows users to rout the jobs with specific material to specific machine tools. This way, high-quality chips can be easily separated and recycled.

For more information on Fastems and the company’s own sustainability initiatives, visit fastems.com/sustainability.

About Fastems

Fastems delivers intelligent factory automation and digital manufacturing solutions around cutting machine tools and related processes. They are a family-owned business with over 40 years of experience and 5,000 installations.

For more information, visit fastems.com.

Hexagon Announces PRESTO System

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Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has announced the launch of PRESTO System – a modular suite of automated robotic inspection cells revolutionizing the landscape of 3D measurement for automotive and aerospace manufacturing. PRESTO System builds on the foundation of its turnkey PRESTO quality inspection cell to provide manufacturers a future-proof system that sets a new standard for scalable, versatile, and seamlessly integrated automated quality inspection.

PRESTO System configuration

PRESTO System empowers manufacturers to become more agile with automated robotic programming that enables a single quality control specialist to create, test and deploy robust robotic inspection in hours. The deployed cells are highly flexible and accessible to all levels of expertise – an operator can safely load and inspect one part then another simply by selecting the correct part to inspect from the control panel. At a time where skills shortages are impeding daily operations for many manufacturers, the integrated robotic system eliminates repetitive manual setup and calibration processes, enabling teams to work more effectively and focus on operational excellence and halving total inspection time compared other modern inspection technologies.

PRESTO System brings together industry-leading scanning technologies into one turnkey solution for faster, easier, and more accurate automated inspection:

  • Hexagon’s best-in-class Absolute Scanner AS1 combined with absolute positioning from the Leica Absolute Tracker AT960 to provide unparalleled measurement efficiency and results – even in dynamic ambient light conditions near production lines.
  • Blue laser line technology – PRESTO is the first Hexagon turnkey inspection cell to utilize the most advanced and intuitive method for capturing a rich and complete digital representation of both the key features and surfaces.
  • SHINE technology that ensures effortless measurement of reflective surfaces, eliminating the need for part preparation.
  • Sophisticated robotic automation software that utilizes a digital twin to simulate and program complete inspection programs offline, and to coordinate the real time execution of all processes for repeatable and uninterrupted operations.
  • Full integration and coordination of all systems, from robotic actuation to metrology scanning, enabling near-line inspection at higher speeds, in total safety.

Manufacturers are seeking pervasive quality inspection, sampling more parts and more frequently across production and assembly. The unequivocal and valuable metrology data produced is fundamental to smart manufacturing. PRESTO System is agnostic so that manufacturers can easily integrate it with customer’s existing metrology and quality assurance software, acquiring rich, high-quality datasets that empower manufacturers to optimize quality and inform continuous process improvement. Users can easily develop feedback loops that inform their operations, by identifying key trends, predicting more accurate Out-Of-Tolerance (OOT) results, or addressing the root cause of non-conformances in any major Quality Management System (QMS) on the market.

The modularity of the PRESTO System provides flexible deployment, enabling manufacturers to rapidly scale their quality inspection capacity in alignment with their business needs. Once the first cell is deployed, additional modules can be added with short lead times and rapid installation. This scalability not only enhances operational agility – the standardized single-vendor solution also helps businesses to optimize their investment strategies by facilitating upgrades and enhancements rather than replacement.

PRESTO’s compliance with safety standards, like CE and UL, streamlines the replication process, allowing organizations to deploy the system rapidly and consistently across various regions. This ensures consistent performance and simplifies regulatory compliance for multinational corporations seeking to leverage robotic quality inspection capabilities on a global scale. Additionally, Hexagon’s global presence with native-language support in every continent guarantees seamless deployment and ongoing success, regardless of location.

PRESTO System comprises three ‘base’ models: the existing near-square 4.5m PRESTO M that uses one fixed laser tracker and 3D laser scanner; the 10m x 5.5m PRESTO L, with a mobile tracker and mobile scanner; and the 10m x 7.5m PRESTO XL that employs two mobile trackers and two mobile scanners. Multiple options are offered to adjust inspection performance to user experience and component size, with larger models having increased capacity to inspect a wider range of parts. Experienced quality and metrology professionals can use their preferred metrology software from Hexagon (PC-DMIS, Inspire) or other vendors to work with programs and data. The metrology data produced by deployments of the PRESTO System can be easily analyzed and shared with other desktop software and cloud applications through Hexagon’s open digital reality platform, Nexus.

About Hexagon

Hexagon is the global digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies provider.

Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division provides solutions that use data from design and engineering, production and metrology to make manufacturing smarter. For more information, visit hexagon.com/mi.

Hexagon has approximately 24,000 employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 5.2bn EUR. Learn more at hexagon.com.

B9Creations Partners with Polygonica

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SHEFFIELD, UK, May 1, 2024 – Based in Rapid City, South Dakota, B9Creations develop fast, professional DLP printers, including medical, dental and high-precision micro ranges. Since 2019 B9Creations have licensed the market-leading Polygonica software library to provide advanced mesh, slice and build processor operations, both on the printer’s HMI and in the B9Create CAM Software that is provided with the machines.

“After five years of cooperation we are of course very pleased to announce our relationship with B9Creations. In that time we’ve seen impressive growth in both B9’s technology and product offerings, along with their increased focus on important verticals such as medical and dental. Their wide usage of Polygonica and continuously advancing requirements of high-end AM help us keep Polygonica improving year after year. We look forward to completing our first decade of close cooperation,” said Dr Fenqiang Lin, managing director of MachineWorks.

Michael Joyce, the founder of B9Creations commented: “Since launching the B9 Core Series in 2017 our plan has always been to offer a full top-of-the-line solution to our customers, including materials, software and customisability. Software is of course critical in making additive manufacturing efficient and profitable and we were pleased to meet the Polygonica team at Formnext in 2018. We’ve now fifteen printer models and customers in more than seventy countries – I’m proud to see B9 grow into a global provider of additive solutions. Polygonica’s fast and robust mesh algorithms have been an important part of helping us achieve that.”

About B9Creations

B9Creations is a global provider of digital manufacturing technology and has become the industry leader in production, speed, and value. It is a leader in additive manufacturing, serving high-precision applications in fields ranging from healthcare to aerospace, prototyping, manufacturing, education, research, luxury goods and beyond. B9Creations serves customers from Johnson & Johnson to Hasbro, Stuller, Inc., Medtronic, Procter & Gamble and more, with certified dealers in nearly 70 countries around the world. B9Creations’ rapid growth trajectory has led the company to be recognized on Deloitte’s Fast 500 list of the fastest-growing companies in North America in 2019, Inc. Magazine’s annual Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies in 2020, and Financial Times’ list of the fastest-growing companies in the Americas in 2021.

For more information, visit www.b9c.com.

About MachineWorks Ltd

MachineWorks Ltd has been providing advanced 3D software engines to manufacturers and engineering software developers since 1994.

Polygonica is the leading engine for polygon-mesh modelling and is widely used in a range of markets, including CAD, CAM, CAE, and AM, along with medical, dental, EDA, metrology, AEC, geotechnical and other large capital asset industries.

MachineWorks is the leading toolkit for CNC simulation and verification and is supplied embedded within a wide range of brands from major machine tools and CNC controller manufacturers and CAM software vendors.

With over one hundred major OEM licensees, companies who integrate MachineWorks’ components into their software solutions include Dassault Systemes, Autodesk, Hexagon MI, ANSYS, Synopsys, AECOM, 3D Systems, Oqton, Stratasys, OpenMind, CAMBRIO, Xometry, Desktop Metal, Nexa3D, B9Creations, Velo3D, ETEC, Heidenhain, Okuma, DMG Mori, HCL, SolidCAM, Convergent Science, SimScale, Topsolid, ZWSoft, Diota, Theorem Solutions, Starrag, CASTOR, CADS Additive, Intech Additive Solutions, and Go2CAM.

For more information, visit www.machineworks.com and www.polygonica.com.

OPEN MIND Releases hyperMILL 2024

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OPEN MIND has released hyperMILL version 2024. This makes the digital process chain even more efficient, from CAD data and CAM programming to optimized NC code.

hyperMILL TURNING Solutions: Turret support for lathes with one turret, one main spindle and Siemens control system

Previous versions of hyperMILL already offer a broad range of functions and strategies for turning, turn-milling and mill-turning. The key extension in hyperMILL TURNING Solutions is turret support for lathes. This also underscores OPEN MIND’s determination to push ahead with the integration of digital twins of machining centers: Lathes with one main spindle, one turret and a Siemens control system are now mapped with all tools true to the original machine with the help of hyperMILL VIRTUAL Machining. Users can conveniently equip the turret with turret holders and tools in the Virtual Machine machining planner and use the resulting setup for NC code simulation.

Reading Back Measuring Points

Another useful application of virtual machining technology is the reading back of measuring points. This means that users can use the 3D model of a component to see at a glance which measuring points are outside the tolerance. As a result, it becomes much easier to analyze inaccuracies and tool wear after milling and then compensate for these in the CAD/CAM system. Moreover, the hyperMILL SHOP Viewer makes this new function directly available on the machine tool.

Measuring points read back for improved quality and process control. The 3D model of the component shows at a glance which measuring points are outside the tolerance.

CAD for CAM

hyperMILL 2024 also offers various new features concerning ‘CAD for CAM.’ hyperMILL supports the import of PMI (Product Manufacturing Information) and MBD (Model-Based Definition) data in various formats such as STEP, CATIA V5, SOLIDWORKS, Creo and Siemens. Improved functions for surface modelling now allow users to generate surfaces from a large number of grid curves. Another important CAD innovation is an improved electrode creation strategy that now supports three-dimensional eroding.

CAD for CAM: hyperMILL supports the import of PMI and MBD data in various formats

5-Axis Path Correction

Comparable to the 3D radius correction to account for the tool wear or deflections, 5-axis path correction is now possible – initially for Heidenhain control systems. Vectors are written to the cutter contact point in the NC program to ensure precision correction on the machine control. The NC control uses these contact vectors to move the NC points by a defined adjustment value during machining.

Improved Machining Strategies

A new algorithm for rest material detection ensures automatic complete detection of all rest material areas in both 3D and 5-axis machining. The algorithms for calculating the trajectory have also been optimized. The cutting edge machining for punching tools 3D strategy has undergone several improvements. This includes the optimization of collision avoidance when performing machining based on a reference job. Machining is carried out collision-free as far as this is possible for the given tool clamping length. The ‘Soft overlap’ option makes it possible to smoothen the approach and retraction moves. A new algorithm also improves the toolpath calculation for 3D plane machining, resulting in even faster, more uniform and more tool-friendly machining.

In 3D machining (left) and 5-axis machining (right), new algorithms for rest material detection ensure that all rest material areas are automatically accounted for in full.

Safety in ‘Unmanned’ Production

To safeguard against long unattended machining cycles, hyperMILL now allows tool breakage monitoring to be activated in the tool database to make it part of the machining program. This information is processed during NC generation on the virtual machine. The generated NC program includes the corresponding control macro call.

Tool Synchronization with the Hummingbird MES

In the new version, tools from the hyperMILL tool database can be synchronized with the Hummingbird MES at the touch of a button. This means that tools used for CAM programming are automatically transferred to the Hummingbird tool management system. All other processes such as machine setup, measuring, tracking and the use of tools in machines are mapped in the Hummingbird MES, thus ensuring a consistent exchange of information within the company.

Strong for the Future: CAD for CAM Technologies Under a Single Name

OPEN MIND has always been known for its pioneering CAD/CAM solution, which seamlessly combines CAD functionalities with CAM programming. Bringing these two sides closely together results in considerable time savings in workpiece processing and shows that CAM without CAD is no longer viable today. To make this even clearer, hyperMILL will combine CAD and CAM under a single name from version 2024 onward.

For more information about OPEN MIND, visit website.

TSMC Certifies Ansys Multiphysics Platforms

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PITTSBURGH, PA, May 1, 2024 – Ansys announced the certification of its power integrity platforms for TSMC’s N2 technology full production release. Both Ansys RedHawk-SC and Ansys Totem are certified for power integrity signoff on N2 process, delivering significant speed and power advantages for high performance computing, mobile chips, and 3D-IC designs. RaptorX is now certified for TSMC’s N5 technology — crucial for modeling on-chip electromagnetic integrity in radio frequency systems, 5G, telecommunications, datacenters, and 3D-IC heterogeneous silicon systems.

TSMC and Ansys join forces to enable faster, lower power semiconductor designs

Ansys has also collaborated with TSMC on an AI-enabled analysis optimization flow using Ansys optiSLang and Ansys multiphysics solutions, including RaptorX, RedHawk-SC, and RedHawk-SC Electrothermal.

“The significant power and performance boost delivered by our most advanced 2nm process technology is driving customers’ needs for accurate and comprehensive multiphysics analysis,” said Dan Kochpatcharin, head of design infrastructure management division at TSMC. “Our latest collaboration with Ansys delivers power integrity solutions for our most advanced process technologies that are pivotal to enable customer designs, and we have extended our partnership with Ansys to include RaptorX to manage the growing influence of electromagnetic effects in high-speed circuits.”

“The Ansys multiphysics platform boasts strong technical solutions for power integrity and high-speed electromagnetics,” said John Lee, vice president and general manager of the semiconductor, electronics, and optics business unit at Ansys. “Our collaboration with TSMC empowers our joint customers with the most advanced multiphysics simulations and analyses, enabling them to design some of the most innovative and advanced chips in the world.”

About Ansys

When visionary companies need to know how their world-changing ideas will perform, they close the gap between design and reality with Ansys simulation. For more than 50 years, Ansys software has enabled innovators across industries to push boundaries by using the predictive power of simulation. From sustainable transportation to advanced semiconductors, from satellite systems to life-saving medical devices, the next great leaps in human advancement will be powered by Ansys.

For more information, visit www.ansys.com.

Boston Micro Fabrication Launches BMF Biotechnology

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SAN DIEGO, CA, May 1, 2024 – Boston Micro Fabrication has introduced BMF Biotechnology Inc. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, BMF Biotechnology Inc. is dedicated to developing and commercializing innovative BioChips (organ-on-a-chip platforms) through cultivating large-scale tissues in vitro, helping accelerate new drug and cosmetic development.

The A10 BioChip (Photo: Business Wire)

BMF is known for its innovative and unique high precision micro-printing platforms for product designers and engineers in fields like medical device, electronics, optic/photonics and life sciences who require a high level of feature resolution and demanding dimensional tolerance.

BMF Biotechnology’s BioChips offer a powerful platform for studying health and disease biological mechanisms, evaluating drug and cosmetic safety and efficacy, and predicting patient responses. Robust tissue models, such as tumor models for assessing drug efficacy, kidney models for evaluating drug safety, and skin models for cosmetic assessments have been consistently cultivated.

“Building on success that BMF has had with other self-driven innovations such as the UltraThineer veneers, the launch of BMF Biotechnology Inc. represents a significant leap forward in our ability to harness the potential of 3D BioChip technology,” remarked Dr. Jennifer Sun, chief scientific officer of BMF Biotechnology Inc. “With our innovative technology and approach, we aim to empower researchers with the tools they need to translate scientific discoveries into tangible therapeutic solutions that improve patient outcomes.”

To help fully realize the power of the BioChips, BMF Biotechnology is now recruiting collaboration Partners.

About Boston Micro Fabrication

Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) enables highly precise, micro-scale 3D printing across healthcare, the life sciences, electronics, and machining industries. Using the company’s proprietary PμSL (Projection Micro Stereolithography) technology, the microArch system printers produce the industry’s most accurate and precise high-resolution 3D prints for product development, research, and industrial short run production. Founded in 2016, BMF has offices in Boston, Shenzhen, Chongqing and Tokyo with a research and development center in San Diego.

For more information on BMF, please visit www.bmf3d.com.