Boston, MA February 2019 – One of the ways NCSIMUL MACHINE simulation and optimization software from SPRING Technologies helps aerospace and other manufacturers is by creating “digital twin” process models that facilitate fulfilment of customer demands for higher production rates and unwavering product quality. Those attending AeroDef Manufacturing from April 29 – May 2, 2019 in Long Beach, CA can learn all about this and more in SPRING Technologies’ booth 1839.
Aerospace industry analysts say aircraft production will continue to grow for two decades or more; the worldwide civil aviation fleet alone is expected to double. To meet the continual ramp-up in aircraft output, OEMs and subcontractors alike are employing leading-edge machine tools, tooling and CAM software in the Internet of Things (IoT) / Industry 4.0 environment.
A key element of the Industry 4.0 domain is creation of electronic “digital twin” models of product data and production processes. The virtual models correspond with the physical shop floor processes and allow manufacturing operations to be simulated, tested and altered to avert possible problems and downtime and while also facilitating process optimization. Such cyber-physical systems bridge the gap between the real and virtual worlds
NCSIMUL MACHINE software works directly with ISO NC machining codes to simulate, verify and optimize machining programs based on specific parts, tooling, and machine tool characteristics. Three-dimensional graphics help prevent crashes while complex algorithms and embedded process-based knowledge enable optimization of cutting conditions. Use of the software reduces time spent debugging programs, eliminates risk of spindle collision, tool breakage and scrap, and improves cycle times, process efficiencies and machine utilization.
NCSIMUL MACHINE provides machining verification in three steps: it investigates and corrects coding errors, simulates to detect collisions and correct motion errors, and validates the machining results. The software also monitors production transfers, tool management and machine status. Overall, use of NCSIMUL software can help manufacturers meet delivery schedules, maintain aerospace-level product quality and reduce preparation times up to 70 percent while cutting costs by 20 percent.
Silvère Proisy, SPRING Technologies North American operations manager, said, “AeroDef Manufacturing is the ideal conference at which to show how NCSIMUL MACHINE enables manufacturers to increase the flexibility, speed and profitability of their operations by achieving complete and integrated mastery of Industry 4.0 manufacturing processes.”
About Hexagon
SPRING Technologies is part of Hexagon, a leading global provider of information technology that drives productivity and quality in geospatial and industrial enterprise applications.
Hexagon solutions integrate sensors, software, knowledge and customer work processes into intelligent ecosystems that deliver actionable information. They can be used in a large number of vital industries.
Hexagon (Nordic Exchange: HEXA B) employs approximately 18,000 people in 50 countries, with net sales of EUR 3.1 billion. Visit hexagon.com and follow us on @HexagonAB.
About SPRING Technologies
SPRING Technologies, part of the Hexagon group, is a software company that enables industrial users of CNC machines to reduce manufacturing costs and increase the production capacity of their machines.
Its NCSIMUL® software offers a complete and integrated mastery of the manufacturing process of Industry 4.0. It improves all the stages, from the communication between all the machines of the Workshop and their follow-up, to increase their rate of use, through the management of cutting tools for a reduction of the costs, the verification and the optimization of ISO programs, for the anti-collision and reduction of machining unit cycles, and lastly, the reprogramming in one click of programs from the FAO, for a simple and fast production transfer.
This unique approach simplifies the digital chain and provides the tools and flexibility needed to set up the Factory of the Future.
Founded in 1983 and based in France, Germany, China, Malaysia and the United States, SPRING Technologies works in close collaboration with industrials in the Aerospace and Defense, Transportation, Energy, Industrial Equipment and Medical sectors, which use CAM. Through its international network of resellers, SPRING also supports its customers on five continents. The company was acquired in June 2018 by the Hexagon group.
NCEXPERIENCE, NCSIMUL, 4CAM, OPTITOOL, WYSIWYC and NDOC are registered trademarks of SPRING Technologies.
