Zone: CAM for Production Machining

Programming From Memory

Go beyond crib books. Using a CAM-based knowledge library does more than just speed programming—it can also make machining more
consistent throughout the shop.

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CAD/CAM Systems Drive Efficient Porting Routines
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8/18/2010 Modern Machine Shop: New plunge roughing routines in GibbsCAM software have dramatically increased productivity at these Midwestern discrete parts manufacturers.
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8/18/2010 Modern Machine Shop: One software developer offers some guidelines for evaluating any CAM system's ability to perform this technique effectively.
Software/Tooling Partnership Promises Easier HSM
8/12/2010 Modern Machine Shop: High-efficiency parameters are calculated automatically—partly using a slider that lets the programmer set the level of aggressiveness.
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6/22/2010 Production Machining: A shop’s first steps into programming with CAM can be intimidating. But this company found success in fearless flexibility and the right software to fit its applications.

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CAM for Production Machining

CAM software for production is focused on programming machining centers, lathes and turn/mill machines to execute a variety of typically simple machining operations in the most efficient sequence possible. Milling, pocketing, slotting, drilling and OD and ID turning are all examples of operations that might apply to the machining cycle for a particular production part. CAM software for production also often features tools for software automation, or knowledge-based machining. Many of the decisions necessary to machine a production part are repetitive, involving assigning particular tools and parameters for particular varieties of drilled holes or milled features. CAM software with some knowledge-based functionality can allow the programmer to input his “knowledge” about tool, process and parameter preferences for certain fundamental types of machined features, so that the software can recognize those features in the future and program them automatically, saving the programmer time.