ADDITIONAL PRODUCT NEWS

UGS PLM Software Announces UGS NX CAM
Express Version 5

UGS PLM Software announced the release of UGS NXâ CAM Express Version 5 software. The latest release features an enhanced user interface, pre-configured mill-turn environment, new machine kits and breakthrough Free Flow Machining technology.  

UGS NX CAM Express is the full function, CAD neutral numerical control (NC) programming application in the UGS Velocity Series™ portfolio. It helps manufacturers increase the value of their machine tools by tailoring the programming system.  

UGS NX CAM Express V5 introduces Free Flow Machining, a new approach to generating toolpaths. The approach uses patent-pending technology to follow the natural topology of the part to be machined. Free Flow Machining is a major advance over traditional methods that are driven off the basic geometry of each surface.  

Other new features include:

• New finishing toolpath “streamlines” process 

• User interface update improves interaction

• Pre-configured environment expanded for mill turn

• Machine Tool Kits extended for new tools  

CimatronE Version 8 Now Available 

Cimatron Technologies’ newly released CimatronE Version 8 features progressive die design, mega mold design, NC-preview, automated drilling, and enhanced 5-Axis production. 

The new release is rich with advanced capabilities that help toolmakers and manufacturers of complex discrete parts improve productivity and deliver higher quality products quicker and at lower cost.

CimatronE Version 8 introduces hundreds of enhancements as well as significant new capabilities, including:

• A new application for progressive die design

• Automated drilling capabilities

• NC-Preview functionality

• Concurrent mold design and the ability to handle
  mega-size molds

• Enhanced 5-Axis Production application

DTR QuickShot Offers Real-Time View of Shop Floor 

DTR, a Consona business unit and leading provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and services for plastics processors and manufacturers, announced a strengthened partnership and integration with SYSCON-PlantStar to enhance the production monitoring capabilities of its core solution, DTR Plastics™ ERP. 

South Bend, Ind.-based SYSCON-PlantStar, a provider of manufacturing execution systems (MES, or production and process monitoring systems) for plastics manufacturers, has partnered with DTR to create DTR QuickShot. This integrated ERP and MES solution provides a sophisticated, Web-based, graphical user interface for the real-time picture of the shop floor including: production, cycle time, up- and down-time, scrap, job schedules, material usage, tool change schedules, machine utilization, and production efficiency. All DTR QuickShot-collected information is seamlessly integrated with the MRP and financial data within DTR Plastics ERP. 

“Even today, many plastics manufacturers are still dealing with islands of information, paper-based errors, and manual data entry,” said Perry Williams, general manager of DTR. “We’ve partnered with a leader in next-generation ‘MES’ production monitoring solutions to provide our customers with a low-cost, but highly sophisticated 360-degree view of their manufacturing operations. This fully integrated, real-time view is an important step for plastics manufacturers who are looking to take their businesses to the next level.”

CGI CSS 300 Cross Sectional Scanning Inspection 

Crump Group Incorporated (CGI), an innovator in the world of 3D inspection equipment, announces their CSS 300 Personal Inspection System.

The system combines CGI's Cross Sectional Scanning technology with their Spec.Check™ inspection software into a turnkey solution ideally suited for capturing the most complex internal and external geometry of small injection molded parts. It offers a superior alternative to many technologies for first article inspection, reverse engineering, failure analysis and tooling qualification.