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“Metal Kofler/Tyrol is the first once again!”
Austria’s 1st hyperMILL VIRTUAL VIRTUAL Machining Center has recently gone into operation in Tyrol. WESTCAM is of course involved. Read here what the CNC simulation solution can do and what it offers.
CNC code-based simulation for safe and more efficient processes
Increasingly complex components and ever-increasing deadline pressure are forcing manufacturing companies to make optimum use of their machines. Machine downtimes or even costly machine damage, production losses and therefore critical delays must be effectively minimized.
hyperMILLVIRTUAL Machining Center is the CNC simulation in the CAM software hyperMILL. The perfect virtual image of the machine reality is based on real NC data.
Real operation in the Stubai Valley
The first hyperMILLVIRTUAL Machining Center has just been installed at Metall Kofler in Fulpmes/Tyrol. Kofler specializes in the manufacture of basic tool holders and special tools. The company has a high-quality machine park. Among others with several GROB G350 machines.
The latest machine is equipped with an automation cell. Austria’s first hyperMILLVIRTUAL Machining Center was put into operation on this machine. Together with the specialists from OPEN MIND and WESTCAM, a real adjustment of the machine was reproduced. This means that the exact behavior of the machine is mapped in hyperMILL. The programs created are simulated on the NC code and checked for collisions. The virtual machine (VM) shortens the run-in time and increases process reliability.
Networking between the machine and hyperMILL enables unparalleled process control/optimization: a significant step for Industry 4.0.
1 | Machine and material removal simulation
2 | Networking with the machine
3 | Remote control for starting and stopping
4 | Each program line is simulated
5 | Intuitive operation
6 | NC code display
The WESTCAM team would like to thank Metall Kofler for the trust they have placed in us and the excellent cooperation!
