50% faster engine disc machining

At Seco Tools’ forthcoming Inspiration Through Innovation event (Alcester, 9-10 October), Edgecam, which is part of Hexagon’s Production Software stable, will highlight its latest CAM capability with a live demonstration of machining an Inconel aero-engine disc.

The Edgecam demonstration of cutting an Inconel 718 aero-engine disc on a DMG Mori CTX 1250 CNC machine using Seco tooling, Schunk work holding and Houghton coolant, will illustrate the latest manufacturing techniques, waveform turning and advanced materials. At surface speeds of up to 300 m/min, Edgecam will show that its process results in cycle time savings of over 50%.
For further information www.edgecam.com

Record sales growth at NCG CAM

In the summer of 2019, NCG CAM Solutions Ltd celebrated 10 years of trading, a milestone boosted by a record 41% growth in sales compared with the previous 12-month period.

NCG CAM has therefore decided to share its success with potential customers, by offering a 41% discount to all multi-seat orders of NCG CAM perpetual licences until the end of December 2019. Much of the company’s growth is down to the growing number of customers looking for perpetual licensed CAM software, as an alternative to being forced down a subscription route.
“After having worked with our software since it was first developed as DEPOCAM 22 years ago, it’s a really exciting time,” says Estelle Dunsmuir, sales and marketing director at NCG CAM. “Customer care and support is of the utmost importance, so passing our success down to clients is a must. As well as offering this special discount until the end of December, we’ve also recruited two additional software developers, to introduce even more functionality to our software, also giving more
value to customers.”
Again in line with the company’s 10-year anniversary, NCG CAM v17 is scheduled for imminent release, and will be the first version with the new ribbon-based user interface (UI). It is expected that the new UI will further increase sales growth.
For further information www.ncgcam.com

Momentum builds for IInEX 2019 exhibition

First established in 2000, the latest edition of IInEX (formerly TIIE – Tehran International Industry Exhibition) will get underway next month in Tehran, Iran.

On 10-13 October at the Tehran International Permanent Fairground, the country’s leading show for machine tools, metalworking technologies, welding, materials handling, metals production and associated equipment, will host around 180 exhibitors. The show is entering its second year as IInEX, following the show’s rebranding in 2018.
For further information https://is.gd/topihe

CAMplete TurnMill V9 from ETG

The latest CAMplete TurnMill V9 is now available. Dedicated exclusively to Nakamura-Tome’s line of turning centres, the latest version includes enhancements to 3D rendering, simulation improvements, and additional post processing support. TurnMill is sold and supported in the UK via the Engineering Technology Group (ETG).

Improvements include the introduction of realistic 3D rendering, including metal shading, reflection modelling, advanced lighting modelling and edge drawing, all of which help to highlight important geometric features. Further related improvements can be listed as: enhanced highlighting mode to more clearly show selected objects in 3D; 3D SpaceMouse support that works directly with the driver control panel UI; and hardware driver support for a wider variety of video cards, allowing users to run TruePath effectively on their existing laptop.
Concerning simulation improvements, the addition of collision mode pausing and interpolation view allows the user to precisely examine all points of motion, even between programmed points.
The system’s post-processing support has also been the subject of development, with a revamped post-processing engine providing more flexibility than ever before for Mastercam and Gibbscam. In addition, intelligent decision-making limits wasted motion and provides optimal efficiency, while users can now produce full multi-tasking programs from single-tasking CAM projects.
For further information www.engtechgroup.com

£65m NMIS

Scotland’s economy secretary Derek Mackay recently visited the AMRC to gain a deeper understanding of what could be achieved with his government’s plans for the £65m National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS).

The Member for Scottish Parliament toured the AMRC to see what NMIS might look like when complete, and to learn from AMRC founder and executive dean Professor Keith Ridgway on how it has become a global centre for research and manufacturing excellence in less than two decades.
For further information www.amrc.co.uk