CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
6 August 2012
Events News
ICAM Introduces SmartPATHTM at IMTS 2012
ICAM Technologies Corporation (ICAM) is pleased to announce that it will be introducing SmartPATHTM at IMTS 2012 at booth E3217.
ICAM's SmartPATHTM is unique software designed to automatically optimize machine tool motions and positions based on standard toolpaths generated by CAD / CAM systems. On average, customers can expect up to 35% reduction in RAPID motion time.
RAPID positioning motions generated by CAD / CAM software do not take into account machine tool kinematics, workpiece setup and travel limitations and therefore, they are often unsafe and inefficient.
SmartPATHTM, however, identifies non-optimized and unsafe positioning motions and automatically replaces them with minimized safe motions based on actual machine tool kinematics, physical travel limits, axes positioning rates and the dynamically changing in-process stock.
SmartPATHTM Benefit Highlights
- Reduces manufacturing cycle time by minimizing machine tool motions and positions
- Allows operators to quickly and easily migrate a part program from one CNC machine to another
- Ensures safe collision-free multi-axis machine tool paths based on actual machine kinematics
- Maximizes part accessibility and the machine's working envelope
"SmartPATHTM sets ICAM apart in the market," says Brian Francis, ICAM's Director of Research and Development. “NC programmers can now optimize the use of CNC machines by shortening machining time, allowing for the full use of the machine axis range and reducing the part programming time inside the CAM system"
About ICAM Technologies Corporation
For over 40 years ICAM Technologies Corporation has been specializing in the development and implementation of advanced NC post-processing solutions for manufacturers in major industries worldwide. To further strengthen its position in the marketplace, ICAM has introduced Virtual Machine®, an integrated machine tool simulator with the provision for G-Code verification driven with Control EmulatorTM. ICAM customers benefit from dramatic improvements to CNC machine tool performance, NC programmer productivity and manufacturing process efficiency.
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