A New Standard for NC Program Optimization to Achieve Constant Chip Thickness

Irvine, CA – CGTech has released a white paper titled “True Constant Chip Thickness Machining: The New Standard of NC Program” to discuss a method of creating optimized NC programs to limit chip thinning and excessive forces on CNC machines and cutting tools.

The goal for efficient CNC machining is to achieve a constant chip thickness that meets manufacturing standards. Maintaining a tool’s ideal chip thickness through an operation ensures that the tool is being used to its full potential. While it’s easy to tell when an NC program pushes a machine or a tool beyond its capabilities through tool breakage, collisions, undue machine wear, there are no equivalent signs for NC programs that are under performing.

Unoptimized and underperforming NC programs can lead to unnecessarily long cycle times, excess wear on cutting tools, and poor surface finishes on machined parts. While adaptive milling and other optimization techniques have attempted to address the issue of chip thinning, none of these achieve constant chip thicknesses throughout the whole cut.

The white paper covers:

• How NC program simulation software exposes the problem of variable chip thicknesses
• The issues with existing adaptive milling techniques
• Why spindle speeds and feed rates are critical for NC program optimization
• How to use optimization software to establish a new standard for NC programs

“Anyone doing CNC programming and machining should pay attention to the capability to create ideal NC programs for optimal CNC machining,” says Pete Haas, CGTech Product and Cutting Specialist. “True constant chip thickness will become the new standard in the manufacturing industry.

The white paper is now available to download for free on CGTech’s website: https://go.cgtech.com/e/838013/hip-thickness-white-paper-html/3ytfs/288829435?h=Miozl0KCDD5kWI_VQTc-3ni_wdHtsF1a7DDexU_7h8s

About CGTech
CGTech’s VERICUT® software is the standard for CNC simulation, verification, optimization, analysis, and additive manufacturing. CGTech also offers programming and simulation software for composites automated fiber-placement, tape-laying, and drilling/fastening CNC machines. VERICUT software is used by companies of different sizes in all industries. Established in 1988, and headquartered in Irvine, California; CGTech has offices worldwide. For more information: visit the CGTech website at cgtech.com, call (949) 753-1050, or email info@cgtech.com.

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