NCSIMUL Tool
The smart, high-performance CNC machining verification / simulation software experience.
Cutting tool management
NCSIMUL Tool allows you to manage your tool flow, scheduling, and inventory of cutting tools.
Product capabilities
Features at a glance:
You operate at least 5 machining centres. You are looking for ways to respond even faster to demand, keep control of costs and improve the management of your cutting tools :
Challenges:
- You're scratching your head for ways to make savings on your NC machines
- You keep entering the same tool data into multiple programs
- The tools you see in theory don't match the tools in the workshop
- You are constantly looking for missing tools when it's time to start production
- You are not making the most of the cutting knowhow in your company
- Your tool turnaround time is less than optimal
Benefits:
- Rationalize your tool inventory and turnaround time
- Integrate your tools into your global production process
- 95% of tool uptime while you prepare
- 50% time savings on tool preparation
- 30% less tools in inventory
- 15% less value wasted on unused inventory
- 0% dead or unsupported tools
- Global management of the tool flow: elements, assemblies, test and inspection systems, 3D CAM models, inventory, stats, supplier data, documents and cutting parameters…
- Single repository for nominal and physical tools built into the global production process.
- Analysis and rewrite function for the ISO program before loading on to the machine: renumber calls, write compensation and special codes for tool measurement on the machine.
- Scheduling of tool preparation and automatic renewal based on inventory / production flows.
- Control and/or interface with automated controllers, measurement bench, laser measurers, etc.
- Interfaced with leading CAD/CAM software: CATIA, Edgecam , Esprit, NX, TopSolid CAM, etc.
"With NCSIMUL TOOL we have succeeded in reducing our cutting tool costs while optimizing preparation efficiency and making our machine-tools more productive."
Franck COPIN
CAM/Process engineering Manager
AREVA