This feature of CNC Machine Connectivity, which utilizes the Scytec DataXchange machine monitoring solution, supports the analysis of digital twin simulations through the replay of stored, live-streamed data from the numerical control (NC) machine.
New VERICUT® CNC Machine Connectivity Feature Improves Program Accuracy Through Digital Twin Technology
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Shop Floor Automations (SFA), a manufacturing integrator specializing in digitally transformative hardware, software and support solutions, will demonstrate the new Postcheck feature of the VERICUT® CNC Machine Connectivity software at IMTS 2024 from September 9-14 in Chicago, Illinois. This feature of CNC Machine Connectivity, which utilizes the Scytec DataXchange machine monitoring solution, supports the analysis of digital twin simulations through the replay of stored, live-streamed data from the numerical control (NC) machine. Through such replays, Postcheck allows programmers to retrieve archived data from when a part was machined, then rerun that data in VERICUT® to investigate issues that may have occurred during the machining process.
The VERICUT® CNC Machine Connectivity modules were launched as an add-on to the 9.3 release of VERICUT® software in 2022 through a partnership between CGTech and Scytec Consulting Inc. CNC Machine Connectivity aligns digital twin simulations of CNC programs and live production to enable manufacturers to detect, communicate and validate variances in order to produce higher quality parts at faster rates.
“After verifying NC programs and sending them to the shop floor, NC programmers frequently lose visibility into what happened with those programs in the shop. When asking the machine operator or shop foreman about the performance of the NC programs and any necessary changes, their responses can be too vague at times to identify how or where modifications were needed. This means the same issues will likely occur the next time the programs run,” says CGTech director of product management, Gene Granata. “The Postcheck feature of CNC Machine Connectivity closes the loop on the NC programming process by providing engineers and programmers with access to factually-recorded data about how NC machines and programs ran, including exact spindle or feed rate override percentages or emergency stops that occurred, right at their fingertips.”
The new Postcheck feature of VERICUT® CNC Machine Connectivity software allows programmers to document and verify actual jobs at any time and location to increase productivity and program accuracy.
As a reseller of DataXchange and various CNC hardware and software solutions, SFA president Greg Mercurio understands the opportunity CNC Machine Connectivity offers those involved with NC manufacturing.
“This latest feature of CNC Machine Connectivity is yet another example of how today’s technology is tightening the processes and relationship between engineering, programming, quality, estimating and the machine shop and tool crib on the floor,” states Mercurio. “We’re excited to share the range of possibilities with manufacturers at this year’s IMTS.”
For more information about DataXchange machine monitoring or the VERICUT® CNC Machine Connectivity software, visit the SFA booth (#133240) at IMTS 2024, call SFA at 619-461-4000 or visit www.shopfloorautomations.com.
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