The Edgecam application in foreign aerospace domain

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Limited company of technology of the satellite in British Sa (software of SST) use Edgecam undertakes process designing to the complex part of high-powered data, wait with the crucial equipment that requires at assembling aviation boat place. The first SST is England can be a client quickly group offer low cost the professional organization of small-sized satellite. The group of optical and effective load of this company, serve as base with Sevenoaks, use Edgecam software produces effective load (decision satellite whether the core system that finishs dimensional job successfully) crucial component. The equipment application of this group includes a satellite to monitor disaster area. Advanced programmer / operator Bob Pearce says: "Just think, when rescuer along the road advancement discovers the bridge in front was destroyed suddenly, this is very bad. Satellitic picture can show linear way, win valuable time to them, in order to save more life. " the one part satellite that this group still is British GPS network supplies effective load equipment. Pearce says, combine the Edgecam module of Solid Machinist and advanced milling treatment, undertake all hands change the complex job that the operation cannot realize, wanting the way that knows the work is varied. "This system provided the function that searchs a feature automatically, improved thick car treatment and; of function of fine vehicle treatment are additional, if the model needs a change, can download new model afresh, change a course at the same time. " material basically is titanium, aerospace aluminium and of mixture pottery and porcelain and material with carbon element because cover with tiles (low expand alloy) . "We must produce more and more complex part. Because we pursue the research of optical domain, client need is better more accurate into picture, so our product must match to it ceaselessly. Although at present we can satisfy their requirement, but sooner or later our technology the precision that can satisfy their place to need no longer. Nevertheless software does not have this problem -- the development demand that I believe completely to Edgecam will suit grow increasingly ceaselessly. Bottleneck can appear in numerical control machine tool to reach its to machine precision respect only. " at present, edgecam is used at a Ha Si 4 axes milling machine, machine on average every time need 10 knives about, installation has 20 knives in in library of automatic cutting tool. Pearce likes the process designing ability with extensive to 5 axes machine tool software, he upgrades in what join Edgecam user group many skill were acquired in grooming. The spare parts is average dimension is 300mm, ply makes an appointment with 50mm, but the platform that SST created 3/4 rice will place a satellite, in order to protect load share. Production manager Geoff Cooper says: "Almost all product is custom-built, every product is different, often involve a large number of different point of view, a when dimensional application needs to consider main factor is to pass become metallic cutting " model antrum " come as far as possible reduce spare parts weight. " Pearce since programmer is machine operator. "Because involve many tool, as a programmer, the function that knows a machine adequately is very main. Because major part is very small, in the certain level in machining a process very difficult clip is held, I need to know to undertaking next before which a few faces can be machined. As important is to know option of what process designing is practicable for a handlers. " before designing a group to begin to design a new part, they and Pearce decide first-rate machines a way, undertake designing with SolidWorks next. Final design draft is stocked central database, bob Pearce inputs his environment of Edgecam Solid Machinist in. After choosing good cutting tool, cutter track was generated, generate treatment contrail next, input to Haas milling machine. Another of Edgecam outstanding function is imitate emulate. "Any interference collision can be in emulation environment show, can produce times in interference collision alarm. This can make me clear observe where has interfere and cut too, ensure avoid to collide. When check cutting tool and machine tool when me and machining parameter for cutting tool and workpiece setting, thank emulator, it lets me believe firmly this is one does not have collision plan, I can begin to machine. I can begin to machine.. CNC Milling CNC Machining