PC-based software saves time at MACH

At MACH 2006 Renishaw is showing two new PC-based software products, Productivity+ Active Editor Pro and Renishaw OMV, which offer significant time savings for users of machine tool probe systems.

At MACH 2006 Renishaw is showing two new PC-based software products, Productivity+ Active Editor Pro and Renishaw OMV, which offer significant time savings for users of machine tool probe systems.

To highlight the ability of these products to integrate with existing design and manufacturing software, Renishaw will demonstrate them within the specialist CAD/CAM pavilion, on Stand 5773.

Productivity+ GibbsCAM plug-in, a well established module within the GibbsCAM system but with additional new functions, will be demonstrated by UK distributor GS Productivity Solutions on stand 5667.

Productivity+ Active Editor Pro is part of Renishaw's new generation of easy-to-use probing and process control software, which targets the entire spectrum of machine tool probe users.

It can be used to develop powerful probing routines for both contact and noncontact laser probes, including tool setting, tool breakage detection, part setup, part inspection and probe qualification.

The software is an all-in-one, independent solution for producing probing cycles remotely from the machine tool, via a CAD interface that allows features to be identified with a single click, and a drag-and-drop interface that uses the measured data to update machine parameters.

It removes the need for specialist knowledge of probing macro commands, which vary by machine controller, a time-consuming way to produce probe routines.

The full range of standard prismatic features are supported using the same intuitive GUI and programming structure as the other editor products in the Productivity+ range.

For machine tool users requiring powerful inspection software, Renishaw OMV is a verification package that gives powerful co-ordinate measuring machine (CMM) style 3D verification against a CAD model.

The software is targeted at manufacturers of complex and large parts, such as mould tools, and combines freeform and geometric features.

A straightforward point-and-click approach means that the user can see the inspection path as it is generated, and make changes if required.

Using Renishaw OMV for inspection allows manufacturers to detect errors earlier and correct them before the parts are removed from the machine tool.

The ability to check that the part is reaching specification at various stages of the manufacturing process will save time, reduce the amount of scrapped components and increase confidence.

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