The National Vocational Students Skills Competition Will Take Place in June, Hosting Over 3,000 Students From 23 Provinces.

GIVAT SHMUEL, Israel, May 6, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Cimatron Limited (Nasdaq: CIMT), a leading provider of integrated CAD/CAM solutions for mold, tool and die makers as well as manufacturers of discrete parts, announced that CimatronE has been selected as the designated multi-axis machining software by the China National Vocational Students Skills Competition 2010.

The National Vocational Student Skills Competition (NVSC) is an annual event organized by China’s Ministry of Education that takes place in Tianjin in June. Founded in 2008, the competition is nationwide, with over 3,000 competitors from 23 provinces.

Cimatron has been involved in NVSC and the National CNC Competition, which preceded it, since their inception. This year, CimatronE was selected for the section of the competition entitled, “complex parts modeling, multi-axis programming and machining.” Contestants will be assessed based on their skills in all areas of machining, with emphasis on 5-Axis Programming.

Cimatron has continued its support of the annual competition by collaborating with Wuhan Huazhong Numerical Control Co. (HCNC), a machine tool builder and major sponsor of NVSC, which runs several CNC training centers in China. The collaboration includes three CNC training classes, in March, April and May of 2010.

“We are proud that CimatronE was chosen as the multi-axis machining software for this nationwide competition; working with CimatronE will allow the students to acquire valuable experience which will help them kick-start their careers,” said Lang Yan, Cimatron’s General Manager in China. “We wish all of the students the best of luck!”

About Cimatron

With over 25 years of experience and more than 40,000 installations worldwide, Cimatron is a leading provider of integrated, CAD/CAM solutions for mold, tool and die makers as well as manufacturers of discrete parts. Cimatron is committed to providing comprehensive, cost-effective solutions that streamline manufacturing cycles, enable collaboration with outside vendors, and ultimately shorten product delivery time.

The Cimatron product line includes the CimatronE and GibbsCAM brands with solutions for mold design, die design, electrodes design, 2.5 to 5 axes milling, wire EDM, turn, Mill-turn, rotary milling, multi-task machining, and tombstone machining. Cimatron’s subsidiaries and extensive distribution network serve and support customers in the automotive, aerospace, medical, consumer plastics, electronics, and other industries in over 40 countries worldwide.

Cimatron’s shares are publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol CIMT. For more information, please visit the Company’s web site at: http://www.cimatron.com

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Elliott Matsuura Canada Inc., Oakville, ON, teamed up with CAMplete Solutions, a five axis CAM software developer in Waterloo, ON, on April 7 to bring together experts in five axis machining for a comprehensive seminar for regional customers.

The event was held at CAMplete’s facility, which houses Matsuura and Mikron five axis machines as well as Zeiss measurement equipment.

Frank Bolieiro, vp, sales and marketing, Elliott Matsuura Canada, says that “it made sense to use CAMplete’s facility because the company uses Matsuura and Mikron machines in its shop to develop five axis machining software. Other partners joined us, including Emuge, m&h Probing and Schunk.”

The seminar was offered in the morning and the afternoon for separate customers. In all, close to 40 people attended either the morning or afternoon event.

The seminar included a five axis machining presentation by Vince D’Alessio, executive vice president of Elliott Matsuura Canada, a talk on tooling for five axis machining by Frank Joswig, district manager for Canada for Emuge, Michael Blackburn, co-owner of CAMplete, discussed the company’s five axis machining software solutions and Jean Zangao, regional sales manager for the Americas, m&h Probing, discussed part measuring in five axis machining.

For Ivan Tomis and Aleksandar Grasilovic, programmers with Pilitor, a job shop specializing in the aerospace market, the seminar was an opportunity to brush up on their five axis skills as the company plans to invest in more five axis machines.

“We are a fast-growing company. We already have two five axis Mikrons and these machines work really well. We have other CNC machines, but we want to purchase more five axis machines so we can be more competitive,” says Tomis.

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Methods Machine Tools Inc. released the new RoboDrill Med Cell, a complete pre-engineered, fully-integrated production machining cell that automates loading and unloading of medical device parts. FANUC’s RoboDrill Machining Center is at the core of the system. The Med Cell has full 5-axis machining capability for medical machining applications, including short-run production of parts in materials from stainless steel to titanium.

The Med Cell is served by a high-speed, six-axis FANUC robot, supplied with grippers, a teaching pendant, and several customizable programs.

“Med Cell provides medical manufacturers with a cost-effective, lights-out automation solution to successfully compete in today’s challenging economy,” said Steve Bond, Methods’ national sales manager, RoboDrill, RoboCut and EDM Products.

Med Cell is compact and designed for simple installation, fast setups and changeovers, operator safety and production flexibility. It features an integrated macro chuck, so different parts can be mounted on the same universal chuck base for maximum versatility. The Med Cell is easily configured to handle virtually any part that will fit in its six-in. vise or chuck. The workpiece is pallet-mounted, ensuring that parts remain perfectly aligned when moved through other production operations. The Med Cell incorporates a compact, custom-engineered drop trunnion rotary table that positions the table faceplate close to the RoboDrill table surface, providing increased rigidity and enhanced accuracy.

The six-axis FANUC robot is fully integrated, so the Med Cell automates loading and unloading, and minimizes (or eliminates) numerous production problems. The high-speed FANUC LR Mate 200iC Robot is provided with grippers, a teaching pendant, and several easily customizable programs. The package also includes fully interfaced inbound and outbound conveyors and guarding that are customized to receive the integrated macro chuck.

The heart of the Med Cell is the RoboDrill Vertical Machining Center, which is designed for long, continuous use in full 5-axis machining via powerful CAMplete software (optional) for exotic materials and designs. RoboDrill offers a 14-tool (or optional 21-tool) tool changer, 10,000 or 24,000 RPM spindle, torque to 56 ft-lbs, rigid tapping to 5,000 RPM (8,000 RPM optional), accelerations (in X, Y, and Z axes) to 1.5 G, rapid traverses to 2,125 IPM, feed rates to 1,181 IPM (2,362 IPM optional), high-speed reverse tapping, thread milling, 1,000 registerable programs, and 54 work offsets. In addition, the industry-standard FANUC 31i control is operator-friendly and easy to use.

The Med Cell can be modified for use in turning applications, too, in conjunction with a Nakamura CNC lathe. An optional graphite machining package is available, and a vision system can be added to identify parts of differing sizes.

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CNC Machines

A new range of linear drive high (HSM) - and ultra-high-speed (XSM) 3- and 5-axis machining centres have been launched by EDM and CNC Milling machine tool specialist GF AgieCharmilles.

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The 3- and 5-axis (Mikron) machining centres equipped with linear motors are aimed at precision component manufacturers. The machines provide better control and reliability over the milling process with consistently high surface finishes, increased productivity and improved part accuracy.

The 3-axis machines (HSM 400 LP and XSM 400 LP), and the 5-axis models (HSM 400U LP and XSM 400U LP) were launched at EMO 09 and are the ‘next generation’ of milling machines, designed for the high-speed machining of a variety of materials – steel, aluminium, titanium, hardened alloys and exotics.

A rigid and ultra-stable bridge structure, and polymer concrete construction that minimises vibration and significantly reduces thermal drift. Independent (water) cooling systems on all LP machines’ axes also help to reduce thermal displacement and distortion.

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Equipped with Tsudakoma TN161 or TN201 rotary turning tables, DNM400-31iA5 Vertical Machining Center features 36.2 x 17.1 in. loading area, while DNM500-31iA5 Vertical Turning Center has 47.2 x 21.2 in. capacity. TN models incorporate double-lead worm gears that mesh full length of teeth. Powered by 30 hp spindle motor capable of driving CAT 40 tools at speeds up to 15,000 rpm, both machines generate up to 1,655 lb thrust along X and Y axes, and 3,611 lb along Z axis.

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Vertical Machining Centers offer 5-axis capability.

Often talking of horsepower and 0-to-60 times, we forget the machines like the five-axis CNC mill machine that make it all possible. Watching one mill a concept car from scratch should help us pay homage.

We often talk about horsepower, 0-to-60 times and the graceful curve of a hood. It’s time now to pay homage to what makes it all possible, the five-axis body mill.

The first numerical controlled (NC) machines were built in the 1940s and 50s and based on existing tools modified with motors that moved the controls to follow points fed into the system on paper tape. These early servomechanisms were rapidly augmented with analog and digital computers, creating modern computer numerical controlled (CNC) machine tools that have revolutionized the design process.

In the last decade, CNC has evolved into a magnificent confluence of speed and accuracy. Used to be (in the 90s) if you wanted a surface with complex curves, you had to model it in clay, scan it into a server and assign approximate mathematics, which would then be transferred to approximate soft tools and then eventually approximate hard tools.

Nowadays, you model a piece in I-DEAS or Catia, export it to MasterCAM, which automatically builds a three-dimensional cut path, which is uploaded to the five axis CNC and in a matter of minutes or hours you have a mathematically accurate 3D representation of whatever you just imagined at a workstation. And that’s just the tiny stuff. We’re not even talking about stereolithography via UV-cured immersed resin baths or printed infrared polymer powder. We’ve come a long way baby.

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Fareham-based Searle Manufacturing, a producer of heat-exchange products, has invested in two further Baykal press brakes with two-axis CNC backstop from Press and Shear Machinery.

This time they are equipped with an additional computer-controlled axis on the backstop that speeds set-up between batches, resulting in less machine idle time and higher output.

The latest models, both of 1500kN (150 tonf) capacity with a three-metre bending length, have synchronised control of the hydraulic cylinders, Y1 and Y2, plus a programmable X-axis (backgauge depth), R-axis (backgauge height) and Z-axis (sideways movement of backgauge fingers).

They also have automatic beam crowing, which compensates for machine deflection when processing long material.

All axes are controlled by the Delem DA66W CNC system.

In practice, the additional CNC Z-axis means that the operator no longer has to walk around to the back of the machine to physically move the position of two hinged backgauge fingers along the bending line.

They normally need to be adjusted to suit the size of material prior to each new production run.

With batch quantities at Searle frequently as short as five-, 10- and 20-off, and rarely more than 100-off, mainly from 1mm to 1.5mm gauge galvanised steel but also from stainless steel and aluminium up to 3mm thick, savings on machine set-up time are considerable.

Modifications to its standard APHS 3108×150 machine include the fitting of lockable front support arms, as the free moving type makes it difficult for one operator to present larger sheet to the tooling without the arms moving along the rail.

Another change to the standard specification was to provide a radius on the ends of the backstops, which also helps when handling large material and facilitates the production of tapered bends.

All programs for the Baykal press brakes at Fareham are written on the shop floor from drawings, rather than being downloaded from Searle’s CAD/CAM system.

This is because the majority of components require only simple folds and in any case, the varied throughput of standard products would tie up the CAD/CAM resource, which is devoted to more complex work and custom-built products.

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CAMARILLO, CA, Jan 8, 2009 - Computer-aided-manufacturing (CAM) industry leader DP Technology, maker of ESPRIT CAM, has signed an agreement to become an official partner of Salvadeo S.r.l., a forerunning Italian builder of machine tools.

The agreement has arrived on the heels of a lengthy benchmark testing process, throughout which the machine-tool builder came to appreciate the combined power and ease-of-use of ESPRIT Mold for all 3- and 5- axis continuous milling machining needs. “It is a strategic synergy between two important companies that complement each other,” said Bruno Monelli, DP’s Italian director of sales, of the agreement.

About ESPRIT Mold

ESPRIT Mold is an automated, robust and easy-to-use high-speed 3-axis and 5-axis CAM system. Utilizing knowledge of in-process stock, remaining material and integrated simulation and verification, ESPRIT Mold delivers fast, safe and reliable programming for a wide variety of 3D machining applications. ESPRIT Mold is a member of the ESPRIT family of CAM systems, which also includes ESPRIT SolidMill, ESPRIT SolidTurn, ESPRIT SolidMillTurn and ESPRIT SolidWire.

About Salvadeo S.r.l.

In collaboration with MECOF S.p.A., a leader in the design and manufacturing of machine tools, Salvadeo S.r.l., which was founded in 1944, specializes in the assembling and manufacturing of CNC machines. Among the company’s accomplishments is the design and production of the “GENESI,” a 5-axis milling machine designed for light materials and the prototyping sector.

http://www.tenlinks.com/news/PR/dp_technology/010809_salvadeo.htm

This vertical Nd:YAG laser drilling machine for 12” cube parts (300 × 300 × 300 mm in X, Y, Z), the model VLD-300, was developed by Mitsui Seiki (Franklin Lakes, NJ) in collaboration with several aerospace engine component manufacturers who expressed a need for a higher-speed, more accurate laser-drilling machine than was currently available.

It’s common for some workpieces, primarily jet engine high-temperature-alloy parts, to require about 3000 smalldiam cooling-airflow holes-each at a different angle-to be drilled in a noncontact manner. Laser drilling is often the best option for speed, and to minimize material stress. Inconel, Waspalloy, Hastalloy, and nickel-based titanium alloys are the typical materials.

After three years in R&D, the VLD-300 offers positioning accuracy and repeatability in X, Y, Z axes of 0.00004” (0.001 mm). The A axis positioning accuracy is ±6 arc-sec; repeatability is ±3 arc-sec. On the C axis, accuracy is ±4 arc-sec, and repeatability is ±2 arc-sec. Cutting feed rate in X, Y, and Z is 0.004-787” (0.1-20,000 mm), and acceleration rate on the X, Y, and Z-axes is 1.5 g.

The company says the machine’s design uses Mitsui Seiki’s traditional machine tool building methodology, applying a laser rather than mechanical drilling tools. It reportedly incorporates a fairly simple, effective beam delivery system. The optic system has just one axis of motion, Z, and one bending mirror for easier maintenance and simple beam alignment.

Mitsui Seiki partnered with a European laser company to produce the Nd:YAG version of this new machine. The VLD-300 is designed to also work with CO2, diode-pump, and fiber lasers for different aerospace and other industry applications, such as certain electronics, medical, and automotive parts.

The VLD-300 has a cast-iron bed and linear motor drives. Combined with an interior work area of smooth, highly sloped surfaces, a dust collection system prevents cutting debris from contaminating the work zone and equipment. The Nd:YAG system offers a focal length of 200 or 300 mm with a height sensor for scanning and work-offset probing. The machine is described as “automation ready” for devices such as pallets and robotic loading/ unloading equipment. Circle 200

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