(Siemens PLM Software: Plano, TX) -- NX CMM Inspection Programming, the latest addition to the NX part manufacturing software, delivers reductions in inspection programming time as high as 80 percent and ensures fast responses to design changes.
The off-line inspection programming application works in the context of a 3-D solid model environment that includes the coordinate measuring machine (CMM) and the part. Driven by automation, inspection features and probing paths are generated directly and automatically from the product and manufacturing information (PMI) data attached to the 3-D design model. Integration with Teamcenter software ensures that the correct revisions of parts are programmed and executed on the shop floor.
The application is complete with simulation and collision avoidance to help validate CMM programming decisions, and machine and probe library content to significantly improve CMM programming efficiency. Inspection programs automatically update to CAD model design changes. Programs are output in the DMIS format. Custom postprocessors can also be created for specific CMM languages.
For more information, visit http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/products/nx/nx7/CAM/cmm_inspection.shtml
NX CMM Inspection Programming software generates
collision-free programs directly from a CAD model.
For more than 160 years, Siemens has built a reputation for leading-edge innovation and quality. Each year more than $6 billion is invested in research and development; and every day while working in close cooperation with customers, more than 30 inventions are transformed into new products, systems, and solutions. With 428,000 employees in 190 countries, Siemens in the United States employs approximately 60,000 people throughout all 50 states with nearly 8,000 of those dedicated to research and development.
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