Sheet Metal Solutions Optimised
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Dedicated tools or the design and manuacture o
progressive & stamping dies: sheet metal solutions
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Survival and competing in a global market may depend on a single
competitive advantage or highly skilled knowledge built over many years.
Vero provide both, combining unique and dedicated applications or die
design and manuacture with a knowledgeable development team striving
to keep Vero at the leading edge o technology.
From the administration oce to the shop foor,
the VISI suite o sotware is unique in that
it covers all aspects o the sheet metal
stamping process - rom model analysis
and quoting, part unolding and blank
development through to 3D
die design, manuacture
and multi-axis laser
trimming.
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Based on the industry standard
Parasolid kernel, exible solid and
surace technology tools combine with
intelligent geometry healing tools to
provide the ideal platorm or managing
the most complex data. The extensive
range o data translators ensures that
engineers can work with data rom
almost any supplier. Very large fles
can be handled with ease and users
working with complex designs will
beneft rom the simplicity with which
their customers CAD data can be
manipulated.
Working within an integrated system,
the jump rom 2D to 3D die design is
oten recognised as the step to help
reduce errors, streamline the design
process and ultimately increase your
competitiveness and proftability.
Deep drawing, linear and non-linear
unolding and ange development are
all managed with a hybrid algorithm
based on a combination o analytic and
FEM solvers. This unique technology
combination allows the user to predict
the stamping conditions and defne
every step o the development process.
In-depth process studies can be
perormed on multiple dierent
scenarios returning valuable inormation
to the designer such as dynamic
nesting, material wastage, material
weight and the relevant shearing orces
required at each stage.
Part complexity, part size, number o
parts and pressing speed all inuence
the type o tooling required. From one-
step press tooling through to transer,
progressive and multi-slide tools,
Vero provide intelligent solutions with
dedicated component libraries.
For one-step tooling, the designer
can confdently predict the orming
impact on thickness distribution
returning valuable knowledge regarding
part ormability. Accurate blank
development allows the designer to
quickly provide reliable quotes.
Multi-slide tooling is an extension o
VISI progress and has been developed
to aid the design and synchronisation
o cams used during the bending
process.
Automated tool design is achieved
through a simple question and answer
process. The user is prompted or all
the relevant settings and the sotware
generates the complete tool assembly
including the die plates, pillars &
bushes, springs, screws and pins.
Wire EDM, laser trimming and 2D
to 5-axis toolpath construction is
perormed directly on the 3D model.
Automated eature recognition or
complex holes and pocketing eatures
on both solid and surace geometry
allows the user to tailor the machining
strategies to ollow proven company
protocols.
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: knowledge drivenautomating the design process using applications based
on extensive research & experience
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: sheet metal solutions
Ever shortening lead times and the increase in global competition have had
a dramatic impact on the die making industry.
VISI Modelling is the oundation or all
o the design tools. Using the industry
standard Parasolid kernel, true hybridsolid and surace modelling provides
a dynamic structure rom where it
is possible to work with either solid,
surace, wirerame technologies (or
a combination o all three) without
restrictions.
Solid modelling has become the
undamental cornerstone o design but
is oten restricted to prismatic or basic
geometry. Solid modelling commands
include boolean technology such
as unite, subtract, extrude, revolve,
sweep, cavity, intersect and hollow.
Suracing technology provides a
dierent set o tools and techniques
or more organic, ree-orm geometry
creation. Surace modelling unctions
include ruled, loted, drive, sweep,
n-sided patch, drape, tangent, drat,
revolved and piped suraces.
These modelling commands combined
with advanced surace editing
tools make it easy to heal imported
geometry or construct the most
complex 3D data.
An extensive range o data translators
including Parasolid, Catia, UG, Pro-
Engineer, Step, Acis, Iges, Solid Works,
Solid Edge, Vda, Stl and DXF/DWG
ensure that users can work with data
rom almost any supplier. The ability toskip corrupt records during the import
process provides a platorm rom
where even the most inconsistent data
can be managed. Very large fles can
be handled with ease and companies
working with complex designs will
beneft rom the simplicity with which
their customers CAD data can be
manipulated.
Small gaps between suraces on
imported models can be automatically
healed, preventing the time consuming
process o rebuilding very small suracepatches. Where suraces are corrupt
or missing VISI will automatically create
the edge curve geometry making it
easy to rebuild new aces using the
comprehensive suracing suite. To
ensure the new suraces are within
tolerance, the new and the old suraces
can be compared to check or min/
max distance and curvature deviation.
Closing a surace model to produce
a solid body eliminates construction
problems later in the design process
and immediately brings the benefts
o solid modelling unctionality to the
user. The ability to seamlessly switch
between solid and surace technology
provides unlimited reedom.
Model AnalysisVISI Analysis oers a suite o dedicated
tools or the analysis, validation andpreparation o model geometry. When
working with imported data, the
quality o the model is an important
consideration and can have a dramatic
eect on the project success.
Finding potential problems at an early
stage within the project lie cycle will
greatly simpliy the task o the designer
and generate huge time and cost
savings urther downstream or both
tool design & manuacture.
Technology benefts include :
Model Comparison Analysis
Model Curvature Analysis
Drat Angle Analysis
Model Thickness Analysis
Edge Smoothing - Simplifcation
Complex Bend Relie
Redundant Body Detection
Small & Sliver Face Detection
Seed Face Selection
Invalid Body Repair
Body Memory Diagnostics
Solid Intererence Checking Data Tipping Charts
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: developing automationormability analysis > process study > 3D tooling
An intelligent mix o automated and user-driven tools combine ormability
analysis, process studies and strip design which act as the guideline or
tool construction. Helping simpliy the decision making process will reduce
the potential or error and greatly improve manuacturing productivity.
The prediction o an accurate blank
development, including the relevant
material requirements and the correctpressing conditions provide a clear
understanding o the job complexity.
With just a ew clicks, VISI Blank is
able to calculate the development
area and report the stamping orce
and distribution map o the geometry
thinning.
VISI Blank is designed or estimators,
engineers, sheet metal product
designers and tool and die makers
to optimise the development o sheet
metal components and provide
valuable analysis o material behaviour
during the stamping process.
For the estimator - A quick blank
development can be achieved
in minutes, highlighting potential
manuacturing problems, determine
material costs and help streamline the
production process.
For the designer - VISI Blank helps
determine areas o a component
design which may need to be modifed
to provide lower manuacturing costs.
For the toolmaker - VISI Blank is an
invaluable tool or identiying areas o
a component that will require to bedrawn as opposed to multiple orming
operations.
For a more detailed analysis, VISI
Progress provides urther technology
or quoting such as nesting, strip
study and the automatic calculation o
trimming punches.
Process defnitionA single sheet metal component may
contain a number o dierent stamping
operations including coining, deepdrawing, linear and non-linear unolding
and shearing. VISI Progress manages
all scenarios using a hybrid algorithm
based on a powerul combination o
both analytic and FEM solvers.
Partial blank development onto 3D
geometry using binders and the
automatic development or cylindrical
drawing eliminate hours o manual
calculations and dramatically reduce
the possibility o error.
Strip CreationStarting with the developed blank, it
is possible to quickly ormulate a 3D
strip layout. Automatic blank alignment,
rotation and optimisation help plan
a more efcient strip. Punch design
becomes more eective with the use o
the automatic 2D strip plan, which also
provides a amiliar working environment
or designers used to working in 2D.
A variety o automatic and semi-
automatic tools assist in the creation o
trimming punches, that once created
can be dynamically moved to dierent
stations on the strip using a simpledrag & drop concept.
Placement o 3D orming stages into
the strip is a seamless process and
one that can be easily updated to
accommodate a reduction or increase
in the number o stages. At any
point it is possible to edit all the strip
parameters including strip width and
pitch or essential modifcation when
required.
3D shearing and orming simulation
can be visualised at any point tovalidate the perormance o the strip
design.
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Multi-SlidesProgressive die tooling is a popular
process or producing sheet
metal parts although it is not the
only technology in this feld. The
undamental concept o one toolproduces all is not always an
advantage and in some cases a
transer tool process provides a better
solution. However, a combination o
these two technologies can provide the
best o both worlds. Multi-Slides is an
example o this combination where the
progressive die tool remains in control
o the cutting and drawing operations,
whilst the bending cycle is perormed
by special multi-slide tooling.
Starting rom the unolding steps,
every fnger can be designed using a
series o quick 2D sketches. These
sketches are used to obtain the
number o movements, stroke value
and the orientation o each fnger. This
inormation is then used as input data
to compile a computation table. On
completion o the computation table, a
kinematic simulation o the entire cycle
can be perormed.
This enables the designer to check
the synchronisation level, possible
intererences among moving parts andthe optimisation level by checking the
value o the unused angular sector.
At any point during the design cycle,
it is possible to obtain the operation
diagram which is especially useul or
tool review or analysis. Geometrical
construction o each required cam is
an automatic process and the resultingorms can be output as a 2D profle
or a 3D solid, each with their own
relevant annotation. The fnal cam orm
is constructed rom tangent arcs /
segments (no spline curves) and ready
or wire EDM or milling operations.
3D Tool DesignThe tool assembly allows the designer
to quickly construct a solid based
layout o the required die set plates
along with the relevant pillar and bush
combinations. Each assembly canbe stored as a tooling template and
subsequently applied to another strip
layout, automatically adapting the tool
to the dimensions o the new strip
design.
VISI Progress supports standard
component libraries rom all leading
suppliers including Misumi, Futaba,
AW Precision, Fibro, Strack, Danly,
Rabourdin, Mandelli, Sideco, Intercom,
Bordignon, Dadco, Dayton, Din, Kaller,
Lamina, Lempco, MDL, Pedrotti
Special Spring, Superior, Tipco, Uni,Victoria and others.
Each component has a ull list
o editable parameters enabling
essential adjustments to suit individual
tooling requirements and come with
manuacturing data attributes and a ull
parts list itinerary.
Automatic punch extrusion ensures all
clearances are correctly designated
in each plate throughout the tool
assembly. Clearance parameters
related to each plate type can be
eectively managed by the use o
templates that can be applied to any
punch at any time. Parameter driven
construction o punch heels, support
stems and punch holders assist the
rapid design and manuacture o non
standard punch shapes.
A complete set o 2D detailed drawings
can be generated directly rom the
solid tool assembly. This includes ully
editable 2D and isometric section
views, automatic plate dimensioning
and hole-type position tables.
Any change to the solid model will
result in a modifcation to the 2D
view along with any ully associative
dimensions.
Automatic milling and drilling cycles areproduced directly rom the 3D model
using advanced eature recognition
rom Compass Technology.
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: design > manuactureintelligent toolpath creation
VISI creates accurate and reliable toolpaths on the most complex geometry.
Intelligent toolpaths will reduce cycle times on your machine, improve
productivity and continuously produce high quality components.
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: laser technologymulti-axis laser trimming
The ability to apply laser cutting to a sheet metal component ater it has
been ormed has implications or a variety o applications. Multi-axis laser
cutting can replace many drilling, milling and cutting operations resulting in
reduced costs and improved precision.
The implementation o multi-axis
simultaneous laser cutting machinery isbecoming increasingly common among
manuacturing organisations around
the globe. These complex and versatile
machine tools, long established or
use in the aerospace and automotive
engineering sectors, are becoming
standard equipment or many small to
medium size tool rooms. Availability
o quality, aordable CAM sotware
to program these machine tools has
certainly contributed towards this rise
in popularity.
Laser cutting has many advantagesover conventional mechanical cutting.
For example, the trimmed edges
have a very good fnish; as a result
no grinding is necessary. There is no
wear on a laser as there would be on
a conventional contact tool and the
heat generated is ocused in a very
narrow region around the cut; as a
result, thermally induced warping is
minimised.
Laser machinery accommodating
multiple cutting axes demand a high
level o accuracy in laser path not tomention the ability to avoid collisions
between the head, parts and fxtures.
Generating a complex yet sae, multi-
axis laser path is made easy or theuser. The sotware can be used either
automatically or interactively. Feature-
fnding tools quickly identiy areas to be
machined to which the user can apply
appropriate cutting technologies.
Cutting operations can generally be
divided into two areas: inner and outer
trims. Outer trims are the external
orms o the part whilst inner trims
represent the internal cut-outs and
other eatures to be machined. User
interaction is available or all toolpath
types to allow or manual creation andrefnement providing a great amount o
control over how each inner or outer
trim is handled; or example, creating
micro-joints to hold the material in
place until processing is fnished
becomes quick and uncomplicated.
The toolpath can also be edited in
terms o how the cutting nozzle is
angled towards it or how it handles
jigs and fxture eatures. Options
include surace normal, fxed angle,
and ollow ace. On any trim, at
any position the user can introduce
change points where changes inorientation or in technology can be
applied.
Once the tool path is constructed,
accurate simulation is available or themovement o the laser head, machine
bed and any defned fxtures all
o which are checked or collisions
between them. Instant eedback
is provided about whether or not a
specifc move is possible - either in
terms o machine head movement
limits or accessibility. Any collisions
that are detected are highlighted
both on the model and via on-screen
messages. The trim-path parameters
can be edited directly or, in the event o
a collision, automatically corrected at
any time; ensuring that your tool pathis both sae and using the optimum
strategy to reduce processing time.
The single most important product
o any CAM system or any CAM
operation is code to run the machine
tool. This must be generated to a
high standard and be technically
accurate. Veros Multi-axis laser has a
comprehensive range o proven post
processor solutions or the majority o
multi-axis laser machines in use today.
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: 2D, 3D & 5 Axistoolpath generation directly rom the 3D model
Vero have been providing world class
CAD/CAM solutions since 1988 and
VISI Machining oers all you need to
increase productivity, maximise cutting
capacity and reduce delivery times.
Remove any data conversion issues by
seamlessly transerring the geometrical
data rom the tool design directly to thecam environment.
Using VISI Machining it is possible to
machine directly rom the 3D model
or rom 2D construction data. A
combination o intelligent toolpath
automation, user-defned cycle
templates and powerul editing tools
ensure the operator is always in
control.
A highly graphical interace guides the
user through machining parameters,
cutting conditions and holders orselected tooling providing a practical
and intuitive CAM solution.
Automatic eature recognition detects
complex holes and pocket eatures
directly rom the solid model. Extraction
o diameters and depths rom the
model makes it easy to enter drilling
parameters and eliminate the possibility
o MDI errors.
For every library component added to
the tool design, CAM eature data is
applied to the model ready or eature
recognition. I any inclined eatures are
detected, a new datum is created or
each setup and automatically fltered
against the physical machine limits.
I a non standard eature is ound, it
is possible to orce the system to use
a particular machining process or
existing cycle; providing an open and
confgurable system or automatic platemanuacture.
Cutter radius compensation capability
provides practical CNC code or use
on the shop oor. When the cutter
cannot machine tight internal radii,
the system will automatically create
residual stock geometry (defned by the
previous tool) and enable re-machining
with a smaller diameter tool.
The system will automatically avoid
user defned clamps and fxtures
during machining operations. Obstaclemanagement ensures collision
avoidance, and helps to reduce
the cycle time on the machine by
eliminating unnecessary Z retract
moves. Optimisation o the toolpath
ensures the shortest distance or tool
travel and reduces cycle times oering
maximum productivity.
Intelligent 3D toolpaths can be
created or the most complex parts
with toolpaths tailored towards high
speed machining and designed to
minimise the number o retracts,
maintain a constant tool load, minimise
any sudden direction change and
automatically smooth the CNC code.
The underlying technology makes it
easy to successully program high
speed machine tools using VISI.
Adaptive clearance toolpaths allow the
tool to rough the part in a unique way- by roughing out rom bottom to top.
The principle behind this method is to
machine large steps using the ull ute
length o the tool with a small stepover
and then machine the intermediate
levels back up the part. The tool
remains on the part as much as
possible and the toolpath automatically
switches to a trochoidal type motion
when necessary. This ensures there are
never any ull width cuts guaranteeing a
constant tool load. Tool wear is spread
evenly across the cutting suraces
and the centre o orce is hal-way upthe tool, reducing deection and the
potential or vibration.
Using adaptive toolpaths, the cycle
automatically adjusts or efcient and
sae machining; improving cutting
conditions and allowing higher
machining speeds to be maintained.
The result is savings o up to 40%
in actual cutting time or roughing
operations.
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High-speed fnishing requires the same
undamentals as high-speed roughing -
consistent tool loading, lighter cuts,
minimising any sudden direction
changes, optimising NC code and
reducing stress on the machine tool.
Many o the strategies can improve
the productivity o older CNCs withdramatically reduced air cutting time
and both roughing and fnishing
toolpaths with smoothing arcs help
maintain a continuous machine tool
motion.
Finish machining strategies are largely
defned by the geometrical shape.
Traditional toolpaths such as ISO-
machining, Raster, Waterline, Radial,
Spiral, Oset and Curve machining are
supported by intelligent combination
routines that automatically adapt
the toolpath to suit the geometrical
orm. Combined strategies allows
steep areas to be machined using a Z
waterline method and shallow areas
to be machined using 3D constant
stepover. This strategy operates as a
one stop fnishing routine including a
helical option which creates a single
continuous toolpath or steep areas
with no lit o - eliminating witness lines
and greatly improving surace fnish.
Small eatures on a part will usually
require rest machining with a smallertool to completely fnish the detail. Rest
machining will reliably detect areas
let by previous tools, so that they can
be re-machined. For very fne details,
this process can be repeated as many
times as required making it possible
to successully machine with very
small cutters. The toolpath can work
rom the outside to the centre or rom
the centre to the outside providing
a smooth and owing toolpath and
minimising the number o retractmovements which helps to eliminate
shock loading on the tool and keep
eedrates as high as possible.
All toolpaths are gouge checked
against neighbouring suraces to
eliminate the possibility o a tool
collision. In addition, small smoothing
radii are automatically added to
internal corners, stopping the tool
rom dwelling in internal corners which
can cause the tool to pull into the job
creating an unexpected gouge, which
would not be detected by toolpath
verifcation.
To maximise the deployment o the
sotware, VISI uses multi-threading
technology to allow multiple operations
to be calculated at the same time and
batch processing to allow jobs to be
queued or unattended calculation,
out o normal working hours. To
urther speed up the preparation o
programs, individual operations can
be post processed separately so
that machining can start on roughingoperations while fnishing operations
are still being calculated.
Many complex stamping dies contain
deep drawn areas and small radii
which need to be machined with small
diameter tooling. Generally this would
involve the use o tool extensions or
longer tools, which would increase the
risk o deection and provide a poor
surace fnish. By approaching thisrom a dierent angle, the head can be
lowered and the collision detection will
automatically tilt the tool and holder
away rom the work piece. The major
advantage o this strategy is the use
o shorter tools which will increase
tool rigidity, reducing vibration and
deection. As a result, a constant
chip load and higher cutting speed
can be achieved which will ultimately
increase tool lie and produce a higher
quality surace fnish. In more shallow
areas, larger bull nose cutters can be
used with a small lag angle. The major
advantage o this approach is a lower
number o toolpath passes which also
reduces machining time and improves
surace fnish.
An extensive library o post processors
is available to suit most machine
tools and all post processors are
ully confgurable to suit individual
requirements.
Confgurable set-up sheets are
automatically generated as eitherHTML or XLS fles; including
inormation regarding datum position,
tooling, cycle times and the entire
cutting envelope limits.
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: wire edma cut above the rest
Wire EDM technology is an integral
application or the manuacture o
stamping and progressive tools.
Trimming punches, complex apertures
and plate holes are commonly
machined using this technology.
Vero provide an intuitive environmentor the comprehensive programming
o all wire EDM machine tools -
supporting an extensive list o wire
EDM machines rom leading machine
tool manuacturers; including JOB
and Script or Agie, CMD and CT
Expert or Charmilles, Brother, Fanuc,Hitachi, Makino, Ona, Sodick, Seibu
and Mitsubishi. The advanced
postprocessors arent just limited to
the use o generic G and M codes;
special posts are easily confguredto suit dierent machine models and
confgurations.
Wire EDM is extremely accurate and
enables the machine to cut internal
corners with very small corner radiibased on the wire diameter and spark
gap. It becomes easy to cut square
apertures without the need o splitting
the die or producing accurate pin
holes in a plate ater heat treatment.
Strategies or all types o EDM
machining are supported including
2-axis, 2-axis with taper and ull4 axis machining with geometry
synchronisation.
Support or unmanned or overnight
machining is possible by leavingthe slugs attached while all o the
preliminary cuts are taken. Numerous
strategies are available to cut the
part; or instance, taking all o the
rough cuts beore fnishing, in which
case all rough cuts are taken whileleaving the tags attached, then the
tags are removed, and fnally the trim
cuts are taken. Alternatively, take the
rough and fnish cuts while leaving
the tag in place and then removingthe tag and skimming this area.
With apertures that decrease in
size, slug management is more
complex. Complete no-core
pocket destruction cycles andull 3D simulation guarantee valid
slug removal.Additional support orcam and gear profle generation is
delivered to DIN/ISO and AGMA
standards.
The completed wire path can be
simulated using rendered solid model
graphics, including fxtures and target
parts. Any collisions that are detected
are highlighted both on the modeland via on-screen messages. As
slugs become detached by cuts, the
simulation advises the programmer
that this is the case and graphically
removes the part, emulating the exactcutting process on the machine tool.
Toolpath verifcation tests whether
the completed part is removable romthe component and also provides
the capability o part comparison.
By comparing the target model and
cut part, any potential rest material
or gouge issues are automatically
highlighted.
By using the complete solution rom
Vero, not only will programming time
be minimised, but also the cut-path
will be ar more efcient, saving urther
time on the machine tool. Add in
the comprehensive simulation and
proofng tools and you have a system
that not only streamlines day-to-day
production, but also reduces costly
errors and eradicates the need or
dry-runs, giving you an important
competitive advantage.
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: automotive stampingSMIRT - designed explicitly or the die stamping industry
Born through encouragement rom the automotive industry to provide
a sotware solution to address the issues o building stamping dies,
Veros products provide an environment in which those involved in the
design, installation and use o large scale stamping dies can manage the
development and manuacture o these incredibly complex tools.
Stamping dies are incredibly complex
assemblies, containing a large number
o parts that typically ollow a traditional
workow, particularly when youre
dealing with dies or body in white
parts.
Each die house will generally have its
own 3D design system or the design
o stamping dies. The SMIRT products
are not meant to replace these, but
act as a mechanism through which
everyone involved in the process
(rom concept to installation and
maintenance) can access that data.
SMIRT provides a common
environment, specifcally tuned or
the die industry that allows users
to interact with live 3D data or
inspection, process planning, costing,
manuacture and critically, during the
development process, review.
SMIRT lets die makers, pattern
makers, machinists, oremen and other
users extract the inormation they need
to build a die directly rom a solid
model without the need to generate
plots or drawings - a true paperless
environment.
In a traditional stamping die there are
two basic subsystems, the upper
and the lower die, as well as ancillary
assemblies and mechanisms. SMIRT
can extract this structure inormation
directly rom the CAD assembly, then
use attribute or metadata mapping to
extract the die-specifc inormation. All
o the SMIRT products use a common
stock list as the central repository or
all o the metadata attached to the 3D
model sets.
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At this pre-production stage, SMIRT
makes it possible to have die data
available throughout an organisation so
that true concurrent engineering can
be made possible by people having
up-to-date inormation in a consistent,
usable ormat. Typically, at this stage
in the workow things are uid, but
are likely to change, so the ability to
provide live eedback is essential.
SMIRT includes an array o mark-up
and redlining tools, which allow anyone
with the appropriate permissions to
highlight revisions. These are stored
in small, easily transportable datasets,
called display fles and help make
project collaboration in a paperless
environment very eective.
When the die gets to the completion
stage, the fnal SMIRT dataset iscreated and all those involved in the
process can inspect and review it or
completeness. Once the design is
signed o, SMIRT DieBuild, is used to
plan out a step-by-step road map
or the build process which or these
types o dies, can be very complex.
At the same time, the fnalised data
can be used by purchasing or material
ordering and on the shop oor to start
production. The major beneft is that
everyone is using a common dataset
and application, whether thats to pullo dimensions or volume calculations,
create a list o outsourced components
or review the die building process.
Tooling manuactureOnce the die moves toward
manuacture, SMIRT is used to create
tool paths or planar aces and hole
drilling. Automated eature recognition
makes it possible to extract complex
holes assemblies with drilling methods
automatically applied rom a user
defned data base. Collision checking
(tool, tool-holder and head against thework piece) is perormed while creating
the tool path on every cutting or rapid
movement. I a collision is detected,
an alert ag is displayed and the
intererence is highlighted to allow the
user make the necessary changes
A simple drag & drop concept is used
to generate milling methods to machine
pockets, slots, hole diameters or entire
suraces. Editing tools can be used
to set the step-down height, strategy,
defne plunge milling parameters, break
and erase tool paths. The machinist
can move the cutter ree-hand over
the surace or choose advanced
constraints to better control the milling
operation. Special constraints can
be activated to ollow vertical walls,
execute planar profle milling, set the
tool path overlap and control the tool
motion direction.
I an angled ace is selected, no
additional work is required as indexing
heads are managed and the correct
milling plane is automatically validated
against the machine constraints and
set accordingly.
SMIRT can be used either on a
workstation on the shop oor or even
reside on the machine controller,
helping to reduce any potential error
involved with manual data input.
Die buildingAll operations are completely integrated
and provide the shop oor with a
graphical outline o the complete die
build process - this allows all personnel
to build the die ollowing a tested and
proven road map. Any variations in the
build process are quickly identifed and
brought to everyones attention.
Once the build is complete, the
inormation is readily available or a
thorough review providing valuable
data to improve the building process
or subsequent builds.
Task completion check o updates
real time project inormation stored on
the server allowing managers to see
the current status o all work currently
running throughout the shop.
Die costing
Produce accurate cost to buildestimates or a single die or a complete
line o dies using input/output methods
that links CAD data with ormulas,
standard components, castings, and
rate structures.
Simply import your part or product
data rom an assortment o CAD
supported ormats and immediately
perorm easibility studies by using the
tools provided. Identiy and quickly
estimate 2D, 3D, & profle machining
cost estimates based upon actual
profle and machine suraces (MFA) oraccurate and consistent quotes.
By taking a common sotware platorm
and covering the process rom design,
through manuacture, assembly and
into installation, the system oers those
within this industry real advantages.
SMIRT is highly tuned or the stamping
die industry and the benefts that could
be derived rom its adoption are sel
evident.
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Vero Software Limited
Hadley House
Bayshill Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
United Kingdom
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