Tournage rapide dans un atelier de précision
No matter what the assignment — from a fast-turn replacement part to a long-term prototyping project, Monsees Group focuses on providing customers with a highly manufacturable part that meets expectations, while doing everything possible to drive down manufacturing costs and reduce lead times. The company’s CAM capabilities play a pivotal role in these efforts.
En bref
- Product Used: Mill, Lathe, Design, Multiaxis
- Industry: Aerospace & Defense, Tool & Die, Job Shop
Détails du projet
- Le défi : Éliminer les opérations d’usinage à commande numérique et réduire les temps de cycle.
- The Solution: Mill, Lathe, Multiaxis, Design, Dynamic Motion
- Avantages :
- Facile à apprendre et à utiliser.
- La simulation détecte rapidement les interférences pour un usinage en toute sécurité.
- Fraisage en fraisage fraisage-tournage et Multiaxes puissants.
- Support réactif de la part du revendeur le plus proche.
- La technologie Dynamic Motion™ améliore les cycles et réduit l’usure des outils.
No matter what the assignment — from a fast-turn replacement part to a long-term prototyping project, Monsees Group focuses on providing the customer with a highly manufacturable part that meets its expectations, while doing everything in its power to drive down manufacturing costs and reduce lead times. The company’s CAM capabilities play a pivotal role in these efforts.
For the complex work, they use Mastercam® exclusively, working from computers stationed within five feet of the machines. Programmer/machinists have access to 17 CNC machines in all, including multiple wire EDMS, mills, lathes, and a variety of mill/turn and 5-axis equipment.
Monsees Group has numerous networked Mastercam licenses, including seats of Mill, Lathe, Multiaxis, and Design. Programmer/Machinist, Scott Alexander said, “We have found that the drawing aspect of Mastercam has improved so much that there is rarely a need for the other design software.”
President, Jason Spurling, who does the quoting, frequently uses drawings made in Mastercam Design to create subtle changes that could improve manufacturability (and reduce lead times and costs) without altering the functionality of the part in question. Keeping them in the Mastercam environment helps move the approved design changes into the CAM process fluidly.
Two CAM strategies Monsees Group uses consistently on every job include looking for opportunities to eliminate operations and reducing manufacturing cycle times. This equipment is by far the most heavily used in the shop. “We used to have just lathes, and now with the multiaxis and dual spindles, a lot of parts come off the machine completely finished, and we don’t have to touch them” Spurling said.
Along this line of reasoning, Monsees Group’s 5-axis machining center has become the most productive CNC system in the shop, frequently eliminating five or more operations. Scott Alexander has become very adept at programming to the point that he can get a part started in its roughing cycle and, while the machine is running, write the finishing operations. He routinely uses simulation in Mastercam to ensure that the code generated is correct, and that the next multiaxis operations will run safely, without interruption.
Over the past five years, this lean company has grown by 30%. Jason Spurling is now looking at the acquisition of more skilled people, high-end equipment, and beefed up marketing efforts to accelerate the pace of growth in its specialized niche.
Devis client :
« Lorsque nous devons créer des programmes efficaces pour des pièces complexes et de haute précision, c’est Mastercam que nous utilisons. Ses capacités de surfaçage permettent de transformer presque facilement des modèles complexes en programmes de fraisage en fraisage-Tournage et en programmes multiaxes. Mastercam Design est aussi facile à utiliser que notre programme CAO haut de gamme, et il possède des fonctions qui rendent la préparation des modèles et la conception des solutions de maintien au travail plus rapides et plus faciles. Une fois la pièce sur la machine, les parcours d’outils basés sur la technologie Dynamic Motion réduisent les cycles de 25 % en moyenne et aident nos outils à durer environ six fois plus longtemps. »
Jason Spurling, Président, Groupe Monsees, Rochester, New York
