Geometric Technologies, Inc.
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| subsidiary of Geometric Limited since 2005 | |
| Industry | CAM Software |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Headquarters | Scottsdale, Arizona, USA |
Key people | Sameer Kondejkar, President |
| Products | CAMWorks |
| Website | www.camworks.com |
Geometric Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Geometric Limited, and known until October 2007 as TekSoft, Inc.[1] supplies CAMWorks, a Computer Aided Manufacturing(CAM Software) product. Currently it sources its High Speed Machining strategies from an unnamed third party that "devotes 10–15 programmers to developing just this module".[2] The company's first product was ProCAD/CAM (introduced in 1984),[1] which was largely discontinued by 2006 due to the difficulty in managing 20-plus year-old DOS-based code.[3]
CAMWorks is a fully integrated computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) solution designed to operate within SolidWorks. It uses its knowledge base (called TechDBTM) and Automatic Feature Recognition (AFR) tools to help in the machining processes.[4]
Automatic Feature Recognition – An interesting feature in CAMWorks is the AFR technology which analysis the solid model geometry and identifies mill features such as holes, slots, pockets and bosses; turning features such as outside and inside profiles, faces, grooves and cutoffs, and wire EDM features such as die openings. This recognition feature helps in reducing the time spent by the designer to feed in data related to his machining.
The features that cannot be found automatically or that need to be defined for your specific machining requirements can be defined effortlessly using the Interactive Feature Recognition (IFR) wizard.
Knowledge base - is a self populating data base which contains all the information about the cutting tools and the parameters used by the operator. It also maintains information regarding the cutting tools available in the shop floor. This data base within CAMWorks can be customized easily to suit the user and the shop floor’s requirements. The database can be utilized for all the manufacturing processes viz. milling, turning, mill turn and wire EDM. This data base helps in storing the best practices at a centralized location in the tool room. Thus, eliminates the non uniformity in the NC codes between two users.
The machining modules included in CAMWorks are:
▪ 2½ Axis Mill - includes automatic roughing, finishing, thread milling, face milling and single point (drilling, boring, reaming, tapping) cycles to machine prismatic features
▪ 3 Axis Mill - includes 2.5 axis capabilities plus routines to machine complex, contoured surfaces routinely encountered in mold making and aerospace applications.
▪ 2 and 4 Axis Turning - includes automatic roughing, finishing, grooving, threading, cutoff and single point (drilling, boring, reaming and tapping) cycles
▪ Mill-Turn with 5 axis Simultaneous machining support - includes milling and turning capabilities for multitasking machine centers. Supports C, Y and B axis machining at compound angles and 5 axis simultaneous machining.
▪ Multiaxis Machining - 4 axis and 5 axis machining - includes high-performance automotive port finishing, impellers, turbine blades, cutting tools, 5 Axis trimming, and undercut machining in mold and die making
▪ Wire EDM - 2.5 Axis and 4 Axis cutting operations automate the creation of rough, skim and tab cuts
CAMWorks is being used by manufacturers across aerospace, automotive, electronics and medical industries.
CAMWorksXpress, (the lighter version of CAMWorks) is an easy to use 2.5D CAM package that runs seamlessly inside SolidWorks®, and provides the high powered features required for machining parts efficiently.
References
- 1 2 "About Geometric Technologies".
- ↑ James R. Koelsch (September 2007). "Medical manufacturers make money by marshalling the resources in their software". Society of Manufacturing Engineers.
- ↑ "Knowledge-Based Machining Helps CAM Users". Society of Manufacturing Engineers. January 2007.
- ↑ Sherry L. Baranek (2009). "CAM Software Aids in Quick Turnaround Tooling". MoldMaking Technology.