Delcam to show latest CAM programs at Fakuma plastics show

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(1888PressRelease) October 12, 2011 - PowerMILL is Delcam’s software for high-speed and five-axis machining and so provides the ideal system for companies making larger and more complex tooling, while FeatureCAM offers fast and easy-to-use, feature-based programming, making it perfect for companies that manufacture simpler moulds or that need to produce prototype tooling in the shortest possible lead times.

The 2012 version of PowerMILL includes a number of new strategies, together with more general enhancements to make programming faster and machining more efficient with the best-possible surface finish. The most important of these new options is flowline machining. With flowline machining, the toolpath is divided between a pair of drive curves in a constant number of passes, rather than having a varying number of passes with a constant stepover. This approach gives a better surface finish on the part and minimizes wear on the cutter and the machine tool.

FeatureCAM 2012 includes a range of enhancements that give faster and easier programming, and produce more efficient toolpaths to give greater machine productivity. Two new strategies are available – back boring and spiral roughing. Back boring allows more parts to be completed in a single set-up, with larger bores able to be produced on the reverse side of the part. Spiral roughing can be used instead of Z-level roughing. It uses a single continuous toolpath instead of a series of levels and so gives a smoother finish with no dwell marks.

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