Software speeds automated bending cell operation.
Press Release Summary:
CAMformER(TM) 2004 for ROBOformER(TM) converts 2D and 3D CAD drawings to finished automated press brake programs. Optimal bending sequences, gripping maneuvers, and robot trajectories are calculated. GraspDesigner manages grasping devices used to hold parts during bending, while AutoRegrip allows for automatic regripping movements while being held by press brake. CollisionDetect facilitates collision detection when determining ideal robot and part trajectories.
Original Press Release:
New CAMformER(TM) Software Makes the Salvagnini ROBOformER(TM) Even Faster and Easier to Use
HAMILTON, OH (August 9, 2004) - The Salvagnini Group has released the 2004 version of Camformer software for its flexible, automated press brake bending cell, Roboformer. With the addition of several new design features, the industry's most efficient bending software is now even faster and easier to use.
Camformer is the industry's only totally off-line software program capable of converting two and three-dimensional CAD drawings to finished automated press brake programs in minutes. Optimal bending sequences, gripping maneuvers and robot trajectories are automatically calculated in less than 10% of the time it takes to program competitive robotic press brakes. The robot never requires teach-points, making Roboformer ideal for both prototyping and direct from drawing to production applications. For designs of even the most complex geometry, the first part formed is always a good part.
The previous version of Camformer featured the automatic creation of 3D press brake bending programs from two-dimensional drawings. The 2004 version adds several new applications: GraspDesigner, a new drawing tool; AutoRegrip, a new robot gripping sequence; and CollisionDetect, an improved trajectory definition.
GraspDesigner is a powerful graphic tool that makes it quick and easy to manage all sorts of grasping devices - the vacuum cups, profiles, flanges, and frames used to hold parts during bending.
AutoRegrip is a tool for applications where the part is of sufficient strength to allow for automatic regripping movements while being held by the press brake.
CollisionDetect is a tool that reduces the time required to analyze collision detection by 50% in the process of determining ideal robot and part trajectories. For example, a part with 30 bends can now be programmed in less than 20 minutes.
Roboformer + Camformer is ideal for companies seeking to stay competitive inside a lean manufacturing environment that requires smaller lot sizes, high quality, and faster deliveries. Not a robotized press brake, Roboformer is an integrated and automated bending cell that takes the error out of sheet metal bending.
For more than 30 years, Salvagnini has served the global metalworking industry by designing, manufacturing, marketing and servicing flexible sheet metal processing systems, machines, process software and tooling for the lean manufacturing factory. Major product lines include punching and shearing, automatic panel bending and laser cutting systems. And as the originator of automation in the sheet metal fabricating sector, Salvagnini offers complete material handling capabilities, including Automatic Storage and Retrieval Systems (ASRS), robotic loading/unloading, conveying and parts manipulation. More than 2,500 Salvagnini systems are in operation in more than 50 countries around the world.
To find out more about how the Roboformer and Camformer can contribute to your lean manufacturing environment, contact Salvagnini America, Inc., 27 Bicentennial Ct., Hamilton, OH 45015. Phone: (513) 874-8284. Fax: (513) 874-2229. Website: www.salvagnini.com
William Bossard
Salvagnini America, Inc.
(513) 551-1335
bill@salvagnini.com
