PRESS RELEASE
Illustrations available upon request
For
Immediate Release
August 2011
Contact: Michelle Nemeth
Phone: (860) 875-5006
Fax: (860) 872-1565
Michellen@mastercam.com
Mastercam’s
OptiRough Toolpath Slashes Roughing Time
Tolland,
CT – OptiRough is a new technique designed to remove large amounts of material
quickly using its successful dynamic milling motion. Large, aggressive cuts are
followed by fast, smaller up-cuts, safely delivering a fully roughed part
faster than ever.
Mastercam’s
new 3D surface high speed OptiRough toolpath supports cutters capable of
machining very large depths of cut.
A
single OptiRough toolpath can cut material in two directions: on step-downs
(-Z) and step-ups (+Z). This highly efficient, bi-directional cutting strategy
removes the maximum amount of material with the minimum of step-downs,
significantly reducing cycle times.
Below
is a graph comparing traditional roughing vs. OptiRough:
|
TOOLPATH TYPE |
CUTTERS |
# of TOOLPATHS |
TIME |
|
OptiRough |
1 |
1 |
00:05:17 |
|
Roughing Pocket |
3 |
3 |
00:14:53 |
“The beauty of OptiRough is that you don’t need any special tooling to
use it. It simply uses the tools you have now, but in a much more efficient way,”
says Gary Hargreaves, VP, Business Development.
For more information on Mastercam’s OptiRough toolpath, or to see a
video showcasing OptiRough, please visit http://www.mastercam.com/Products/Mill/Default.aspx
and navigate to the What’s New tab.
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