learning cam report

MANAGE YOUR PROGRAM REPORT
on the circulation of manufacturing process was from cad data to cam and result some nc-code for transfer to cnc machine.
for many programmer they use sheet from excel and give that data to machine operator.
this have an error when the programmer fill the wrong data to excel report.


now if you want your machining process safe, please use your automatic setup sheets creation on cam software like powermill does.
powermill gives the solution to make report automatic loading the data like rpm, cutting condition, and the safe overhang of tools.

how about my custom sheets? does powermill can support it?

absolutly yes.... you can create your own setup sheets.

• you just set up your sheet on excel with your custom design.
• save as web page. here you modify the name to *.html
• open with html editor like front page or dreamweaver.
• add " <> " on repeat data line and " < /summaryrow> " for the end.
• paste that file on powermill installation.
  
• try to export with powermill.

For more detail, please contact your delcam support or you can email me so we can share anything about cad/cam.

learning reverse engineering

concept to reality in a single solution

where i can doing single solution for manufacturing process?

before we going further, may we knowing market research. this is key for R & D process.
there is 2 major thing:

1. 1.Psychographics-role in society target audience - young mothers, must also appeal to mother:

• stable on surface
• hygenic-interchangeable head
• cost effective-rechargeable
• Product needs-appeals to child - like toy

1. 2. demographic

• we can emagine the custom tooth brush were created by hand craft. then we must combine with standart part like standart head and motor drive.

this the scheme:

• step 1: get the basic idea for the concept
• step 2: make a handmade model
• step 3: make it to the drawing, there is 2 type; by manual measurement then draw it or you just scan your part
• step 4: editing the scan data to be surface or solid modelling
• step 5: modification your design with adding some texture to differentiate your product to competitor
• step 6: make manufacturing process

the type of scan data were point cloude or stl. majority is stl data. delcam support the stl data and also give dmt data
the scanner machine are:
1. portable scanner (with laser or probe)
2. foto scanner
3. cmm scanner
4. cnc scanner

for the type from common user are: roland scanner, faro arm, konica minolta scanner, etc.
after we get the stl data, then we input to delcam copycad.
then we can modify to surface or solid.

then we can analyse the deviation of reegineering process.

adding some texture from relief / another stl to solid/ surface.

delcam powermill-provides the solution for Tribrid manufacture effortlessly handling combinations of solid/surface and triangle data.

if you had any information, or you can add your command bellow.. thanks. ;)

art machining

boost your productivity

since i use artcam jewelsmith product, i got more advantage that you were believe or not. my production increase by 40%. it because with artcam we can design our product and edit into cad design with artistic style.



on 2007 i have join at delcam seminar at jogjakarta, then i ask delcam to doing some demo on my project... i really happy when delcam doing very quicly to design my logo and machine that on to roland machine.

artcam doing any design including basic shape (line, arc) and make into shape then have a new methode of machining. i use flip machining to make jewelry part. this automatic machining 1st side then after finish then continue to machining 2nd side. i use a conical cutter 10 degrees for finishing so make handmade limitation.


i believe that home made jewelry will grow up with combination using artcam and roland machine.

learn turning

What's featurecam?

Featurecam is CAM software from delcam that have many function such as 2D machining, 3D machining, Turn, Mill/ Turn, Wirecut.

From that many feature from featurecam, we now can learn turning. What's turn? Turning is the machining process of hard material or soft material with lathe machine. There is 3 type of machine, that is manual machine, NC machine, and CNC machine.

the turn machine component:

a. chuck : component to clamp the workpiece. this is not like table as milling machine because this part will turn at the main spindle.

b. live centre : component to clamp work piece at tail stock, this is to get long part to be cutting was centre as well.

c. steady rest : component to make long part have a precission cilyndrical. that's mean long part doesn't blend at the midle.

d. turret : component to clamp the turning tools. depend on machine type, there is 12 slot – 16 slot. there is upper and lower turret, also some have milling option.

e. cutting tools: tools to cut material to make the shape that we wanted.

how abaut the relation abaut this software and the machine??

this is the benefit of using the software.... the idea is when we whant to make a complex shape of turn part, it is very difficult. we must calculate the point of the shape otherwise we design firts at cad software such as autocad to get the point. and then we enter the point to the machine. ;

ups.. it is possible to have an error???

yes..

to solve this problem we can input our design from major software like autocad, solid works, etc to this software.. featurecam will calculate the turning process, choosing cutting tools, cutting condition automaticly. also check the undercut and the gouging for the machining safety.

you don't need to input the point of nc code, because this nc from featurecam can loaded into machine by cable connection or usb data. so no human error in this case..

featurecam also save your time. some of case you may run the machine in dry run mode to ensure the safety of maching process. featurecam has gouging and collision checking to make sure your programming was right. it means that not only save from programming time but also your machining process. so you can increase your productifity and save your money.