Software indipendente dalla macchina per Programmare & Simulare la posa di materiale composito
VERICUT Composite Programming (VCP)
VCP legge le superfici CAD e le informazioni sul contorno degli strati e aggiunge materiale in accordo con gli standard e le specifiche della lavorazione. I percorsi per la posa sono poi uniti per formare specifiche sequenze di stratificazione e vengono quindi tradotti in programmi NC per macchine per la posa automatica di materie composito.
VERICUT Composite Simulation (VCS)
VCS legge modelli CAD e programmi NC, originati sia da VCP che da altre applicazioni che generano percorsi per la posa di composito, e simula la sequenza dei percorsi NC in una macchina virtuale. Il materiale è depositato sullo stampo secondo le istruzioni del programma NC, in un ambiente di simulazione ivrtuale. Il materiale applicato con la simulazione può essere misurato ed ispezionato, per garantire che il programma NC segua i requisiti e gli standard della lavorazione. Automaticamente si può ottenere una documentazione con i risultati della simulazione e con informazioni statistiche.
Fiber Placement Programming
Legge le informazioni sulla forma della superficie e degli strati
Riempie gli strati con il materiale
Post-processa per una macchina specifica
Salva le impostazioni e i dati per successive modifiche
VERICUT Fiber Placement Programming Process
Legge modelli di superfici in formati CATIA V5 o ACIS
Altri formati sono disponibii su richiesta
Legge geometria e informazioni dello strato da FiberSIM, CATIA V5 o altri sistemi
Geometria del contorno Direzione dello strato Punti iniziali
Genera percorsi di stratificazione basati sulle direttive ingegneristiche della produzione
Con proiezione di Rosette ad angoli specifici Paralleli alle curve guida Seguono il naturale percorso della superficie dello stampo Aggiunge spessore alla forma per sequenze successive
Collega i percorsi per creare sequenze di stratificazioni
I percorsi sono collegati automaticamente e manualmente secondo la distanza più breve o la topologia della forma
Inserisce comandi ed azioni specifiche della macchina
Inserisce eventi di avvio sicuro e riavvio
Post-processa percorsi collegati
Output conformi alle specifiche della macchina Eventi specifici della macchina configurabili Output per sequenze con avvio sicuro e riavvio
Fiber Placement Machine Simulation
Deriva dal sotware di simulazione VERICUT leader per l’industria
Le cinematiche della macchine e i modelli dei controlli emulati sono configurabili dall’utente
Legge e simula programmi NC in formato ISO (G-Code)
Può essere configurao per macchine con qualsiasi cinematica e controllo CNC
Legge il programma NC e simula il processo di stratificazione sulla base delle istruzioni del programma NC
Valida il programma NC che verrà eseguito dai macchinari per la posa Aggiunge materiale alla forma sulla base delle istruzioni del programma NC Il materiale è aggiunto in strati/sequenze discrete, ricostruendo esattamente il pezzo come lavorato
Controlla il processo per quanto concerne conformità e direzione del rullo compattatore rispetto allo stampo
Verifica l’orientamento rullo-percorso Verifica la correttezza del percorso rispetto allo stampo e la sequenza strati di materiale precedentemente applicati
controlla la conformità del rullo per scarsa pressione o compattazione eccessiva
Il materiale aggiunto è misurabile e può essere ispezionato per verificare le specifiche delle lavoraizioni
Misura sovrapposizioni, fessure e spessori Rileva violazioni al raggio di sterzata
Electroimpact Selects CGTech to Provide Machine Independent AFP Programming Software
Excerpt from: High-Speed Fiber Placement on Large Complex Structures By: Russell DeVlieg, Kyle Jeffries, Peter Vogeli Electroimpact, Inc.
Programming of AFP machines is critical. Traditionally, the machine tool vendor has delivered AFP programming systems. However machine tool vendors do not generally excel at the type of programming required for an AFP programming system, or at providing updates for new operating systems, CAD software or computing hardware platforms.
Spirit AeroSystems has recognized the need for programming software to be provided by an industry recognized software provider as part of a standard suite of regularly updated and maintained software. The delivery of machines by competent machine tool vendors, with the delivery of programming systems by competent software vendors, mirrors practices in the mature metal removal industry. In that industry machine tool vendors by and large no longer attempt to compete with far more competent programming companies like Mastercam, Gibbs and others.
Electroimpact recognized CGTech, with their Vericut Suite of software, as being very capable to provide machine independent AFP programming software. For over 2 years Electroimpact has been in a non-exclusive partnership with CGTech to develop AFP programming software called the "Vericut Composite Programming and Simulation Suite". Major aircraft manufacturers and their partners have tested this programming software over the last 2 years, and it will be used by Spirit Aerosystems to program these new AFP machines. The software will be updated and maintained by CGTech. For further information on the programming system contact CGTech.
The addition of a mathematically rigorous programming system has been demonstrated to eliminate end placement errors sometimes seen on machine tool manufacturer-developed programming systems. These programming system errors appear most frequently in tow convergence areas. They occur less frequently at ply boundaries.
Airbus is selling so well that the demand to increase build rate has never been higher. BAE Systems (Filton, UK) needed a simple way to improve throughput - it found the answer in VERICUT.
With VERICUT, engineers at Stellex Monitor modeled the Sidewinder and Spar Mill machines.
Tell Tool of Westfield, Mass., has integrated VERICUT CNC simulation software into its numerical control program prove-out process.
VERICUT enabled us to start ordinary production after a minimum of time. Since this product is new for Volvo Aero Norge and our company had never before had parts with similar machining complexity, it is difficult to estimate the amount of cost saving.
Before implementing VERICUT, the company experienced the usual time-consuming and expensive manufacturing problems related to NC program prove-outs such as scrap loss, broken tooling, and a danger of occasional machine crash.
Over the last two years, AH has used Machine Simulation to speed the implementation of several new 5-axis machine tools.
VERICUT showed the NC programmers leftover or heavy stock." And the software detected a couple of places where the depth of cut was too large and tools were shanking out," said Collings. They then went back and corrected the errors in the tool path before
Dassault, Seclin initially purchased VERICUT in order to reduce the number of manual prove-outs using polystyrene material, which represented a significant expense in terms of time and money.
VERICUT enabled the designers and programmers see exactly what they were building as and in-process model in different stages of the machining cycle.
We utilized VERICUT to verify the CNC programs for cutting the tooling before they were sent to the machine control,
To protect their investment, they have been using VERICUT since 1996. They have two people to verify the accuracy of their G-code files.
"When we first started using OptiPath we concentrated on the feed rate option; now we use the constant chip thickness capability. With jobs up to 200 hours long, 50% saving is significant – like having another machine tool."
The entire process took less than two hours and no manpower was required, whereas, creating the same pattern manually (the old way), would have taken one of our designers several days.
The verification process stays ahead of the actual machine position in the NC code being verified. Opera-tors can see errors before they occur.
The bottom line? Using VERICUT has made Supreme's existing machine tools more productive. Enthusiasm is up, delivery times have been reduced, and pricing is more competitive.delivery times have been reduced, and pricing is more competitive.
Using VERICUT to compare the electrode burn with the mold cavity ensures that we have all the correct clearances in the electrodes and that we have 100% clean-up." says Allen.
If I was using VERICUT at the time I would've caught the problem, and had a chance to fix it before it damaged the part.
Now I rarely see the potential crashes because the students find and correct them before I review the work. Catching those costly problems is a non-event now!
VERICUT can change speeds and feeds according to cutting conditions including difference in material and tooling. It is done automatically; the programmer does not have to make even one manual insert into the code."
Flying shrapnel from shattered cutting tools and components is avoided by using VERICUT to test student programs before they are run on NC machines.
The NC programmers at Ingersoll also rely on the simulation software to prevent mistakes when programming complex, five-axis parts.
After creating the NC programs in Mastercam, they began simulating the machining process in VERICUT by simulating the G-code data. There often can be a difference between the motion as programmed and the code after it's run through the post processor
After selecting VERICUT for third-party verification, each NC programmer attended two days of basic training where they experienced first-hand the type of results they could expect to achieve.
The program simulates milling, drilling, turning, wire EDM, and mill/turn machining operations using both G-codes and CAM output.
VERICUT provides simulation capabilities for the all the 3-5 axis and wire EDM parts, with focused control over the orientation of our 5-axis machine tool including the cutters used on that machine.
The inspection probe is created as a tool in VERICUT so the complete in- cycle gauging sequence is checked for collisions.
The bottom was machined first. This effort took about 24 hours from start to finish. By using VERICUT software from CGTech, Elliot was able to test the NC program for any problems before it was ever cut on the machine.
Cosworth Racing Integrates Walter TDM Tool Management into Manufacturing Systems
With data exported from NX, Vericut simulates the cutting process on the shop floor utilizing the machine G-code to detect any issues prior to NC Program release.
