Interactive CD explains injection mould design

A Cimatron UK product story

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Oct 14, 2005

Cimatron UK is offering a free interactive CD on injection mould design.

Cimatron UK is offering a free interactive CD on injection mould design.

This is a straight walk through: the user just clicks on the relevant icon to see the product demonstrated.

Cimatron is a leading developer of integrated CAD/CAM solutions for the tooling industry.

Through its data-to-steel philosophy, Cimatron is committed to providing mould, tool and die makers with comprehensive, cost-effective solutions that streamline manufacturing cycles, enable collaboration with outside vendors between users, and ultimately shorten product delivery times.

Cimatron's modular suite of software automates every stage of the tooling process, effectively moving a product from data-to-steel.

Recognised worldwide for its industry-leading CAM system, coined intelligent NC, and powerful design-for-manufacturing CAD capabilities, Cimatron is an integrated solution for a wide range of tooling applications - from rapid prototyping to reverse engineering.

Whether designing a tool for manufacturing or producing safe, efficient and high-quality NC toolpaths for 2.5 to 5-axis milling applications, Cimatron's CAD/CAM solutions for manufacturing equip customers to work with complex parts and complex manufacturing cycles.

Cimatron's "Quick Tooling" is a new class of applications designed to improve, accelerate, and automate the different stages in the tool making process.

The mould design process includes the positioning of the manufactured parts in the mould, building the mould base around them, designing the cooling channels, creating pockets for inserts, designing additional mechanisms (sliders, lifters), position ejectors, and connecting all of the meld components together (using screws, bolts, and pins).

Cimatron E provides a set of tools for mould design, together with general design tools.

The application is easy to learn and has a logical process with a dynamic and user-friendly interface offering unmatched flexibility.

The entire process is displayed in a process guide that presents the various stages of the electrode design and manufacturing process and helps navigate between them.

Cimatron E's comprehensive NC solution consists of market-proven machining strategies that equip the user with unmatched machining efficiency.

During manufacturing, Cimatron E implements 2.5- to 5-axis toolpaths using high-speed milling, knowledge of stock remaining and templates that dramatically reduce programming and machining time.

Additional functions provide fully automatic, feature-based NC processing, and fully flexible control for advanced users.

Cimatron E allows the user to work in an integrated environment, producing NC documents with full CAD capabilities, and an interactive NC guide to take the user through the entire NC process.

Coupled with a process manager and a user-friendly NC assistant Cimatron E completely restructures procedures without having to reselect geometry.