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25 October 2004
Product News
ESPRIT 2005 on View at EuroMold 2004 in Frankfurt, Germany, December 1 - 4
DP Technology will be demonstrating the latest release of their CAM software, ESPRIT, at EuroMold 2004, in Frankfurt, Germany, December 1-4 at booth J160-H159. ESPRIT 2005 contains many new features that build upon the previous release, ESPRIT 2003. For example, the new release has updated dynamic solid simulation, as well as several features strengthening 3D machining.
The latest release of ESPRIT has numerous enhancements supporting greater 3D machining productivity, including new options for dynamic solid simulation. This feature provides simulation of the entire machine setup, including part, fixture and machine tool. The user can accurately preview the machining process, including the true movements of the machine axes in real time. This feature also provides full collision checking between any parts of the machine, stock, or tooling. Now a user can see exactly what will happen during the machining process before ever cutting a chip, therefore reducing time wasted doing test runs and avoiding costly errors.
Another significant advancement in ESPRIT 2005 is the addition of high speed surface roughing. This feature provides for intelligent analysis of part geometry, adaptive morph roughing passes and high speed spiral moves. This minimizes repositioning moves, optimizing productivity because ESPRIT will adapt to the shape of the cutting passes to blend the inner and outer part profiles. This can be particularly useful for mold-making in that it is now possible to rough the surface of the mold at a greater speed using ESPRIT 2005's new Morph Move and Spiral Move. These features enable the user to form a mold without interruption for repositioning.
The new high speed surface roughing capabilities are complemented by the introduction of automatic 3D feature covering for all 3D FreeForm milling operations. ESPRIT 2005 allows for holes, pockets and other openings to be machined as a separate operation. Then, when machining the entire surface, these openings will be passed over as if they didn't exist, because the new settings can create covers for them automatically. This allows the surface to be machined without interruptions, which can increase productivity.
In addition to enhancements in 3D milling, Euromold attendees will see ESPRIT's extended capabilities including pre-packaged programming for multitasking mill-turn machines, and Adaptive Machining powered by patent pending KnowledgeBaseT technology.
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