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.
CATIA V4 とベリカットの素晴らしいインターフェイスに続いて、CATIA V5インターフェイスも、バージョン5に移行した CATIA ユーザーに、滑らかでアップグレードしたパスを提供します。 
EdgeCAM インターフェイス を使うと、モデル、工具、NC プログラムの情報が、EdgeCAM からベリカットへ簡単に送られます。Pathtrace の PDI 開発ツールで開発されたので、EdgeCAM の NC プログラムをシームレスにシミュレーションできるよう、ベリカットのセットアップが単純化されています。ベリカットは EdgeCAM から起動しますが外部で走るので、検証・最適化をしながらも EdgeCAM で作業が可能です。
このモジュールにより、Walter Tool Data Management (TDM) のデータを使って NC プログラムのシミュレーションと検証ができるようになりました。インターフェイスは TDM から工具リストを抽出し、ベリカットの工具を作成します。進行中の TDM へすぐつながり、どんな中間ファイルも作成されないため、使われる工具情報は常に最新のものになります。 
このインターフェイスを使うことによって、Pro/E のユーザーは、CAD/CAM の環境からベリカットを起動して作業することができます。ベリカットは Pro/Engineer の NC メニューから起動され、インタラクティブにもバッチモードでも実行できます。選択された操作や NC シーケンスのツールパス動作、工具の詳細、基準点、現在加工中の材料モデル、治具モデルが、自動的にベリカットに送られます。ベリカットセッションは外部処理として実行されるので、ツールパスを検証している間も Pro/Engineer で作業ができます。 
CGTech の NX®のインターフェイスでは、簡単に NX 内から直接ツールパス検証ができます！NX インターフェイスでは、ツールパスファイルが加工操作にリンクされ、希望する操作からツールパス動作を簡単に選択できます。全てのツールパスと工具情報は自動的にベリカットに転送されます。設計、材料、治具のモデルも、正しい方向で、自動的にベリカットに転送されます。ベリカットは NX の外部で動作します。そのため、ツールパスを検証する間、NX で作業を続けることができます。
hyperMILLからベリカットを起動します。hyperMILLの工具定義、材料・治具・設計モデルの形状は自動的にベリカットに転送されます。このインターフェイスはOPEN MIND社から提供されます。
PowerMILLからベリカットを起動します。PowerMILLの工具定義、材料・治具・設計モデルの形状は自動的にベリカットに転送されます。このインターフェイスはDelcam社から提供されます。 
このインターフェイスは、GibbsCAM のプラグインからベリカットを起動します。GibbsCAMの工具定義、材料・治具・設計モデルの形状は自動的にベリカットに転送されます。ベリカットの処理はGibbsCAMとは独立して行われるため、NCプログラムを検証中でもGibbsCAMの作業を継続して行えます。