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.

: the complete process...making progress

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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.

: sheet metal solutions

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: knowledge drivenautomating the design process using applications based

on extensive research & experience


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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

GL50 3AW

tel.+44 (0) 1189 22 66 99

[email protected]

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