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News Release from: Walter GB | Subject: Cyber Grinding tool grinding software
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 19 September 2000
Software saves on cutting tool design
The launch by Walter GB of 'Cyber Grinding' tool grinding software promises savings in cutting tool design and production by allowing non-standard new tools to be designed and 'manufactured' off-line.
The launch by Walter GB of 'Cyber Grinding' tool grinding software promises savings in cutting tool design and production by allowing non-standard new tools to be designed and 'manufactured' off-line The result is that time-consuming and costly prototypes, test batch work and interruptions to production can all be eliminated
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 7 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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'Cyber Grinding' is a three-dimensional simulation package that allows the grinding process to be precisely simulated on-screen, for verification and optimised tool design, grinding result, operation sequence and grinding wheel paths.
The process commences with the display of the tool blank profile, cylindrical, conical or stepped form.
Each separate grinding operation can be shown in a different colour, with any unforeseen or likely collisions being clearly highlighted.
Any grinding process can be easily modified at any time.
The resulting 3-D representation of the finished tool, with appropriate data, can be either emailed to the customer for approval - who can turn and view the 'virtual tool' from any direction - or transferred directly to the HMC control system on Walter's five-axis Helitronic Power tool grinders, for immediate production.
Supplied as a CD-ROM for easy installation on a PC, 'Cyber Grinding' aids the rapid development of tooling by allowing the easy and quick modification of any aspect of the proposed tool and accompanying grinding wheels and operations.
Also depicted is the entire grinding process, including the machine view and axes movements, and measurement points can be used to check tool parameters.
Quick positioning is gained by using the mouse to make the grinding wheel 'jump' to any point and indicate the precise grinding position.
Further time savings are on offer with the Turbo Grinding function, which permits a direct route to a finished tool without presenting detailed simulation processes.
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