Vericut provides boost for major machining company

EMGE AŞ, a major machining company in Türkiye with more than 40 CNC machines on site, is now benefiting from the introduction of Vericut verification, simulation and optimisation software. This astute investment is helping the company to drive higher levels of efficiency and reliability in its extensive machining operations, which see the manufacture of around 1.5 million parts per annum from materials that include aluminium, steel, titanium and composites.

“After introducing 5S, Kaizen and lean production strategies, we decided to invest in Vericut as a means of reducing set-up times in our production processes,” explains Emre Uluhan, a mechanical engineer with responsibility for EMGE’s NC Programming Department. “This decision enables us to detect potential machining errors beforehand, simulate multiple operations in a single file, and execute them swiftly and reliably. Additionally, we can create specific simulation templates for new machines added to our inventory.”

Before Vericut, the process of simulating and verifying operations at EMGE was vastly different.

“We previously had to create separate simulation files for each operation, which led to inefficiencies due to the time required,” he says. “In contrast, using Vericut means we need just a single session to simulate programs of parts produced using multiple set-ups. Vericut operates so quickly and reliably that we observed an increase in our production efficiency from the very first moment of using it.”

EMGE reports a reduction in processing times for first article inspection (FAI) parts of 50% thanks to the confidence provided by Vericut simulations.

“I would recommend Vericut to any manufacturer that wants to prioritise machine efficiency, reduce part processing costs and avoid material wastage due to high material costs,” concludes Uluhan.

More information www.vericut.com

CAMIO 2024 promotes safety and productivity

British CMM manufacturer LK Metrology has released the latest version of its measurement, programming, simulation, analysis and reporting software. CAMIO 2024 features upgraded performance in several key areas to enhance safety, increase productivity in the quality control department and shorten the leadtime from component production to completion of inspection.

‘Clearance box’ is a new path planning aid that simplifies and speeds programming by automatically adding clearance moves to prevent the sensor, whether a tactile probe or laser scanner, colliding with the workpiece when moving between measured features or during head repositioning. Working alongside this feature is ‘auto sensor selection’, which raises the efficiency of an inspection program by minimising the total number of probe positions required to measure a part without the programmer having to work out the optimum sequence.

To enhance the user experience, displayed CAD features automatically become semi-transparent, allowing easy access to the drag-and-drop tools when configuring the measurement strategy. A further improvement is a new design of manual measurement window incorporating large counter displays to make each contact more noticeable when manually measuring features. This is particularly advantageous when operating CAMIO remotely or at a distance from the PC screen, such as when inspecting large workpieces.

Finally, a new stand-alone utility enables users to copy settings from one CMM running CAMIO 2024 to another. This capability is useful to users with multiple CMM installations, whether in the same location or spread across different sites, where settings require duplication to harmonise quality processes. Copying CAMIO settings also creates a valuable back-up for data security.

More information www.lkmetrology.com

Access to Sinumerik 840D via Data FEED OPC

Softing Industrial Automation is releasing the latest version (V5.35) of its dataFEED OPC
Suite, which offers comprehensive support for machine tools controlled by Sinumerik 840D
CNC systems as well as the integration of web services.

The dataFEED OPC Suite combines software solutions for OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA)
and OPC Classic communication, alongside IoT cloud connection in a single product. With
the new Sinumerik 840D support in the dataFEED OPC Suite V5.35, users can read axis, tool
and program data as well as alarms from the NC section. Furthermore, it is possible to read
status, program sections and alarms from the PLC section. Users can also read the drive
data. Data is recorded without affecting the machine configuration.


The suite enables the provision of production data via the MQTT or REST protocols and their
transfer to IoT cloud or big data applications on platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Amazon
AWS and Siemens MindSphere. The data is subsequently available for various applications
such as condition monitoring, predictive maintenance and evaluation.
Another new feature of version 5.35 is the web services functionality, which enables direct
access to production data via web client applications such as Web Browser, Postman or
Client for URL (cURL) and its integration into IT solutions.


“The new support for Sinumerik 840D CNC systems and the web services feature add two
important features to our dataFEED OPC Suite,” explains Andreas Röck, product manager at
Softing Industrial Automation. “We see great potential to make the suite accessible to a
wider range of users, especially concerning the support of Sinumerik 840D. With this
development, we’ve reached another milestone in fulfilling our claim of providing an all-in-
one solution for secure and robust OPC communication and IoT cloud integration.”
For more information www.bit.ly/451HzBc

Higher AM efficiency and reduced costs

Stratasys, a specialist in polymer 3D printing solutions, is launching two new software
packages, GrabCAD Streamline Pro and a new version of GrabCAD Print Pro for PolyJet.
The first version of GrabCAD Print Pro for FDM and SAF has increased hardware usage
among some customers by 30-50%. Customers can better organise the front and back end
of moving and processing parts, giving them more opportunity to scale up their additive
manufacturing (AM) capabilities. They can also accelerate time-to-market by facilitating
rapid design iterations and reducing dependency on physical prototyping; reduce costs by
eliminating expensive tooling and moulds needed for traditional manufacturing; and
remove geometric complexities that are not feasible with conventional methods.

These new software packages help customers across multiple industries, including
automotive, aerospace and healthcare, take advantage of the complete Stratasys offering of
solutions across hardware, software, and materials.


The new GrabCAD Streamline Pro is a comprehensive workgroup software suite, powered
by GrabCAD Print. Designed to connect people, parts and printers, GrabCAD Streamline Pro
reduces the effort in managing a company’s entire fleet of Stratasys 3D printers from one
platform. It creates the opportunity for secure, centralized software workflows for efficient
part production at any scale, regardless of the number of printers or types of parts printed.
Building off the successful launch of GrabCAD Print Pro for FDM and SAF, Stratasys is
bringing the GrabCAD Print Pro package to its PolyJet technology. With GrabCAD Print Pro,
manufacturers have advanced capabilities to allow for more large-scale AM. GrabCAD Print
Pro also has advanced features that support workflow automation, which leads to more
sustainable repeatability, more consistent part accuracy and reduced prep time.
For more information www.stratasys.com

Vericut takes pole position at F1 team

Long before a racing season concludes, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 team is
already thinking about improvements to the following year’s car. This complex process sees
the majority of car components redesigned. In production, the team relies heavily on
Vericut verification, simulation and optimisation software from CGTech, a core production
engineering resource at Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 team for over two decades.


Robert Brown, machine shop manager at Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 team, says:
“It’s changed the nature of how we work. Now, as soon as a decision is taken to carry over a
component type, we can use some of our spare ‘summer capacity’ to manufacture the carry
over, meaning we can focus on redesigned performance parts when they start arriving in
time for the following season.”


Production engineer James Peddle explains some of the major benefits: “To ascertain the
time required for the machining element of making a component, we simply use the output
time calculated by Vericut. The machine kinematics in Vericut’s virtual environment are such
that we’re confident the time reported will match the real run time.”

Today, producing complex redesigned components economically and safely is seemingly
unthinkable without the help of Vericut.
“Primarily it would be unsafe and massively labour intensive,” states Brown. “I think the
days are gone when you can just read the X, Y, Z co-ordinates of the G and M codes on the
screen – not with the complexity of parts today. At peak times, one operator will be
responsible for multiple machines, running brand new CNC code. Ensuring the machines run
safely without using Vericut? Forget it.”
For more information www.cgtech.co.uk