Five-Axis CAD/CAM Lends a Hand to Prosthetics Manufacturing
By using a five-axis machine and a complementary five-axis release of Visi 20 CAD/CAM software from Vero, one manufacturer reduced setups and established more cost-effective production runs for complex prosthetic components.

Software Update Offers Advances for Contour Toolpaths
Alphacam 2013 R1 from Vero features toolpath oscillation using a sinusoidal or zig-zag up-and-down movement on contour toolpaths to utilize more of a tool’s effective cutting length.

Updated Software Version Includes Enhancements for Punching
Vero offers an updated edition of its Radan sheet metal CAD/CAM software, 2012R2.

Integrated Software Simplifies Simulation
Vero Software and Spring Technologies recently celebrated the first anniversary of their partnership, which resulted in the integration of Vero’s Edgecam CAM system and Spring Technologies’ NCSIMUL machining simulation software.

Constant-Engagement Strategy Updated
Edgecam 2012 R2 from Vero features improvements to entry methods, ordering and calculation speeds for the Waveform Roughing strategy.

Edgecam 2012 R2 CAM Software Supports Advanced Milling
Edgecam 2012 R2 from Vero features a Waveform roughing strategy and Quill support for advanced milling.

Software Manages Manufacturing Information
Designed to provide high-level data management, traceability and a standardized workflow, MCS DNC Pro from Vero is a link between ERP, CAD/CAM and production for the medical, aerospace and automotive industries.

CAM Used in the Office and on the Shop Floor
Machining Strategist V13 from Vero Software is a multi-axis CAM system designed to optimize HSM roughing and finishing CNC tool paths.

CAM System Optimizes HSM Roughing and Finishing CNC Toolpaths
Vero Software’s Machining Strategist v13 multi-axis CAM solution is designed to optimize HSM roughing and finishing CNC toolpaths for both the office and shop-floor environment.

Merger Creates Third-Largest CAD/CAM Provider
Vero Software, a provider of CAD/CAM/CAE solutions for the tooling industry, has merged with Planit Holdings, a developer of CAD/CAM software for the production engineering, sheet metal, metal fabrication and woodworking sectors.

CAM Update Includes Variety of Applications
Vero’s Visi 19 software for the mold and die industries features an updated GUI with improved user interaction, blending capabilities, improved annotation, advanced profile offset, graphical texture mapping and support for the JT Open File format.

CAM Software Features Updated Compass Technology
VISI 18, the latest CAM release from Vero USA, features updates to compass technology and drilling cycles, consolidated rapid movements and extended origin management.   Compass technology now offers attribute tools that enable users to resolve conditions where general, multi-step features have to be processed in relation t the sequence of attributes associated to any step.

Manufacturing Software for Tool Design and Production
VISI 18 from the provider of CAD/CAM/CAE solutions for the tooling industry includes many new features to speed and simplify tool design and manufacture.

Workstation Graphics Accelerator Compatibility
Vero Software has tested and certified ATI FirePro workstation graphics accelerators to ensure optimized performance and compatibility with VISI 17.

Multi-Axis CAM Generates Roughing, Finishing Toolpaths
Vero Software says its Machining Strategist v11 is a powerful multi-axis CAM solution that generates optimum roughing and finishing CNC toolpaths for both the office and shopfloor environment. The software is a CAD-independent solution that can work with data from various 3D modeling systems.

Update To CAD, CAM, CAE Software
Vero Software’s VISI 17 features enhancements to the company’s CAD, CAM and CAE solutions. CAD enhancements include model thickness analysis, which allows the user to identify the thickest and thinnest areas of the model and validate its integrity.

Collaboration Improves Design Efficiency
Vero Software is collaborating with Cadenas, an external library of 3D standard components. Cadenas PARTsolutions has more than 500 library suppliers, covering thousands of components for multiple market sectors, the company says.

Injection Molding Simulation Software
Vero’s high-end injection molding simulation software has been fully integrated with surface and solid modeling tools; comprehensive two- to five-axis machining strategies with high speed routines; two- and four-axis EDM; and a mold design package. Visi Flow 17 injection molding simulation software uses a custom hexahedral hybrid mesh technology to quickly provide accurate results, the company says.

Exploring Niches With New EDM Technologies
A shop specializing in wire EDM for large mold components now offers EDM “turning” of small, intricate parts. Despite the potential risks involved in early adoption of new technologies, the shop believes this practice gives it a leg-up on the competition and lets it gain experience with alternative machining techniques before offering them to customers.

Updated CAD/CAM Software Packages
The company features updated software packages, including the VISI Rel. 16 and PEPS Rel 7.   VISI 16 includes an updated user interface and enhancements to the CAD for electrode design, surface creation, annotation and product documentation for concurrent design. VISI Mold includes improved cooling circuit design; a

Mold/Die Software Features CAD, CAM Enhancements

Streamlining The Mold Design Process
This company is one of the largest mold makers in North America, serving the automotive and consumer products markets, H.S. Die has a client base that includes Lear, Intier, Collins&Aikman, Deere, Toyota, Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Nissan, Mitsubishi and others.

Stepping Into Solids Machining
Moving from pure surfacing to hybrid solid-and-surface modeling was much easier than this pattern shop ever thought it would be.