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18 September 2009

Product News

Edgecam 2010 R1 Turns up the Performance

Planit Software’s Edgecam Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) software, Edgecam 2010 R1, offers performance and efficiency gains for turning centres and CNC lathes.

Improving the machining efficiency of turned and mill-turned parts, Edgecam 2010 R1 continues the enhancing and updating work started in 2009 R2. Now, all the Turning Operations interface with pictures and improved functionality, making every turning operation more intuitive for the user.

Offering significant efficiency gains with single point cutting, the Finish Turning cycle minimises the user input by automating all finishing strategies. For example, following a roughing operation, or the application of a cutting tool too large to access certain design features on the part, the Finish Turning cycle will now automatically detect remaining stock on the component and write the code to machine just those areas with a finishing tool. This removes the need to manually select start and finish points or run through ‘air cutting cycles’.

Grooving is often considered the most troublesome turning operation. Addressing this, Edgecam 2010 R1 features additional controls added to the Rough Grooving cycle. These are designed to improve material removal rates and prolong tool life. A new peck across option allows grooves to be generated in incremental layers, which improves the chip flow effectively stopping the swarf stringing together and forming a ‘bird’s nest’ on the cutting tool. Improved feed rate controls have also been added to the castellation cutting operation, making this highly efficient turning method even quicker.

The much anticipated Microsoft Windows 7 operating system will be officially released on October 22nd 2009. Even though Edgecam 2010 R1 will be released before this the software will be supporting this new operating system. Windows 7 makes the most of powerful 64-bit PCs, the new desktop standard.

Edgecam offers a complete solution for milling, turning and mill-turn programming with ease of use and sophisticated toolpath generation. Edgecam is a principal brand of the Planit group – recently ranked by CIMdata as the world’s fastest growing CAM vendor (CIMdata NC Software Market Assessment Report), with most industrial users. For further information visit: http://www.edgecam.com

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