Icam Technologies Corporation

CA

Virtual Machine unites ICAM's advanced NC Post-Processing software CAM-POST with graphical machine tool simulation to create a single integrated solution.

Virtual Machine is a revolutionary new product that enables manufacturers to post-process and simulate NC machining at the same time and within the same product. The integration of these two technologies allows for a block-to-block detection and repair of problem areas such as collisions and over-travels. This in turn, limits the need for live testing on the machine tool, saving material, time and money.

Benefits of Virtual Machine

Better NC Tape in Shorter Time: Because of the tight integration between Virtual Machine and CAM-POST, generated NC programs can be post-processed, verified and corrected on the fly.

Short Learning Curve: Virtual Machine is integrated with the CAM- POST user interface, eliminating the need to learn two different products or applications, and in addition there is no need to learn a new CAD system, simply import geometry from your preferred one.

Cost Effective Post-Processor and Machine Model Development:

Virtual Machine works with new and existing ICAM post- processors, whether they are ICAM dedicated posts or post- processors developed with CAM-POST. Furthermore, the machine tool and controller data for both Virtual Machine and CAM-POST are stored and managed in the same database. This eliminates the error-prone and time-consuming alternative of entering the same machine and control data twice when using a non-integrated solution.

Cost Effective NC Tape Proving: Virtual Machine detects and corrects collisions during post-processing and before the part is actually manufactured. Virtual Machine detects errors between all machine and part components: heads, turrets, spindle, tool shanks, tool changers, rotary tables, axis slides, clamps, fixtures, and many other user-defined objects. This process avoids machine tool collisions and will validate machining process without having to stop production on the shop floor for dry runs, reducing scrap material and saving on tool replacement costs while increasing machining time utilization on the shop floor and improving the quality of parts and time to market.

Machine Tool Motion Inspection: Virtual Machine can be synchronized with the CAM-POST interface at any collision or over-travel error, to graphically examine the part program and tape output at the point where the problem occurred. With this powerful tool, errors that could damage the part, the tools, the fixture and the NC machine can be eliminated.

Training Tool: With its well thought out user interface, Virtual Machine is an efficient, safe and inexpensive training tool. It allows NC programmers and machine operators to learn about their machine tools and test their NC programs off-line, in a safe environment, while graphically visualizing the machining sequence along with the corresponding CL and program file.

State-of-the-Art: Virtual Machine uniquely provides a realistic graphic simulation of the machining process during NC post- processing.

'Creating Complex Posts, Faster And Error-Free'

'In keeping with Kohler's long history of quality, it was critical we have posts developed to accommodate our advanced machining practices. ICAM not only met our challenge, they exceeded our expectations.' 'ICAM provided Kohler with an extremely talented Engineer, without whom, we would have continued to make edits after posting. ICAM's CAM-POST is so flexible that together we were able to create highly adaptive posts for our CNC machines. Today we post and forget about it.'

Tracey Rohde, Project Manager Kohler Global Faucets Division

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'We have had ICAM's post-processor since 1996 and in all these years we have received great technical support as well as an excellent product.'

'Our post-processor was designed to cover a broad range of CAD/CAM software at Nemak, such as UG, CATIA, I-DEAS, Cadds5 and Pro-E and it does this very, very well and very fast.'

'The objective of our CAM department is to provide fast solutions to modifications and repairs of tooling, and by using CAM-POST we accomplish this target easily and accurately.'

'We will continue working with ICAM Technologies as a strategic partner for our business.'

Alejandro Valdez CAD/CAM/CAE Manager Corporativo Nemak S. A. de C. V. --------------------------------------------------

'Software Speeds Car Designs From Wind Tunnel To Racetrack'

'We use CAM-POST to generate the NC code for the difficult surfacing involved with the (car) body work. We are currently using Mazak 4-axis vertical milling machines, and we have Mazak 3 and 4-axis lathes.'

'CAM-POST was set up so that we could change different variables, like table travel and maximum spindle speed, for example, to suit the different Mazak CNC machines.'

'We have been using CAM-POST for the past four years, and we have not needed to use any other post-processor, since CAM-POST is able to meet all our expectations.'

Bryan Holzinger, Design Engineer Team Rahal

Caterpillar - Cannondale Corp. - AUDI AG - AT&T - Motorola - 3M - Allied Signal - Cummins Engine - Bombardier - G. M. - Hughes Missile - Ingersoll - McDonnell Douglas - Mercury Marine - Philips - G. E. -

'At Abcor Pty we fabricate parts for all types of industries including Aerospace & Defense, Electronics, Telecommunications and Automotive. We required an NC post-processing solution that could work effectively with our Neos TRICEPT 805 - 5-axis Milling machine - CAM-POST was the answer.' Indy Weerasinghe Abcor Pty --------------------------------------------------

'Special care and planning goes into manufacturing prototypes. We require a wide variety of machines to make these vehicles go from the drawing board to the assembly plant and CAM-POST has the capability and flexibility to suit our manufacturing needs.' Ken Ryntz DaimlerChrysler

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'We had been searching for an NC Post-Processing solution for our 5-axis machines with Siemens Polynomial NURBS controllers for quite some time. The only solution was CAM-POST. After using it, we found CAM-POST to be very powerful and able to solve many complicated CNC machine applications.'

Robert Huang Fair Friend Group --------------------------------------------------

'I really like the sophisticated, flexible, powerful macro language. CAM-POST's reliability helps do away with any possible post-processing problems.'

Bruce Haroldson Fluoroware

'CAM-POST has the ability to make the machine do exactly what you want it to do. Since we have many machines, we save lots of money with CAM- POST.' Jim Barrett, General Motors

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'I like CAM-POST's ability to interface with our CAM systems and ease the development of each machine's NC post-processors, while still being flexible enough to cater to the programming needs of each manufacturing engineer.'

Tim Soeder, Hughes Missile Systems --------------------------------------------------

'A knowledgeable technical support staff is always ready to provide you with answers to your questions. CAM-POST is continually improving to keep up with today's machining.'

Allen McGregor Husky Injection Molding --------------------------------------------------

'ICAM has a key presence in the Aerospace industry with these advanced CAM-POST product and our goal is to integrate this advanced solution in our complex multi-axis manufacturing environment.' Jean-Charles Castellini Socit Anonyme Belge de Constructions Aronatiques (S. A. B. C. A.)

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