DP Technology Corp. offers ESPRIT 2014, the newest version of its ESPRIT flagship product. "ESPRIT includes productivity-enhancing technology for all CNC programmers and for all machining disciplines, and provides machining technology that ensures smarter, more efficient toolpaths and new strategies for greater overall productivity," said a company spokesperson.
This latest version also includes time-saving upgrades and enhancements designed to benefit customers in the areas of tooling, automation, simulation and shop floor collaboration.
Cloud-Enabled CAM Technology
"With the ESPRIT MachiningCloud Connection, programmers can easily find the ideal tooling for any job and save time flipping through printed tooling catalogs," said the spokesperson. "They can access complete and up-to-date cutting tool product data and simultaneously improve collision detection capabilities."
Offering anti-collision technology that protects machine tools and the parts they produce, ESPRIT provides complete anti-collision models of tool assemblies designed to ensure the accuracy of toolpath generation, simulation and verification.
Tooling
Improved features for editing and numbering tools in ESPRIT help simplify tool management and cut programming time. Users can simplify the process of editing cutting tools and their parameters with the ESPRIT Tool Editor, which uses a single interface to edit the data of multiple cutting tools.
With ESPRIT's enhanced ability to Renumber Tools by Operation, users can change tool numbers based on the order of operations in the Operations Manager, rather than the order of the tools in the Tool Manager.
Automation
ESPRIT's automation features increase efficiency by eliminating repetitive and time-consuming tasks.
Users can sort milling and turning operations based on the start-point coordinates of each operation and user-defined sorting criteria using ESPRIT's Advanced Operation Sorting.
With ESPRIT's Turning-Feature Recognition capability, programmers are able to generate features for turning operations automatically on both the left and right ends of a selected solid model or part profile, as features are assigned to one of two work coordinates that are created automatically.
Turning Work Coordinates in ESPRIT 2014 improves on previous versions of the function by adding support for B-axis turrets, coordinate rotation and other options.
With the Custom Setting Caption Manager, users assign meaningful caption names to the Custom Settings on tool and operation technology pages in ESPRIT. According to the company, post developers will find this especially useful because entire Custom Setting Caption schemes can be developed and distributed alongside the post processors that output those custom setting values.
Simulation
ESPRIT simulation and collision-detection tools allow users to see the whole picture and protect their machine tool investment.
With the ESPRIT Station Solid Simulation functionality, users can run simulations that automatically hide and show solid models assigned to automatic tool changer stations in Machine Setup.
With the enhanced Jaw Spinner capabilities, users can simulate turning operations with dynamic spinning jaws to avoid collisions that would not be detected with the jaws in a stationary position.
Collaboration
ESPRIT's improved data-sharing features are designed to make teamwork seamless on the shop floor.
The ESPRIT Excel Report Generator is designed to increase efficiency and seamless communication by exporting machining data from an ESPRIT document and into an organized, ready-to-print report in the form of a Microsoft Excel workbook.
With the new eMerge capabilities, ESPRIT programmers are able to export and import ESPRIT merge packages for merging selected supported elements from one ESPRIT file to another.
The ESPRIT Part Configuration Manager allows programmers to create and manage different part configurations, including the automatic suppression and un-suppression of machining operations, all within a single ESPRIT file.
Productivity
According to the company, the enhanced editing, organizational and measurement features in ESPRIT aid in maximizing simulation and programs for greater productivity.
The ESPRIT Measure Plus feature is designed to maximize programming time by quickly measuring distances without smashing solids or solid sub-elements to create geometry, enable programmers to easily find relative local coordinates without manipulating the model, and more.
The ESPRIT Solid Properties enhancement allows programmers to view the properties of solid models and solid sub-elements to perform additional analysis of solid faces.
"With the ESPRIT Post-Test Automation feature, programmers can rest assured that modifications made to post .asc files are correct and did not cause undesirable changes to NC code output," said the spokesperson.
Tombstone programming is easier with the ESPRIT Tombstone Manager, which defines a tombstone by the number of sides and then duplicates parts, work coordinates and operations. According to the company, the Tombstone Manager makes it easy to program a single part and then make copies on multiple faces with multiple work coordinates.
For more information contact:
DP Technology Corp.
1150 Avenida Acaso
Camarillo, CA 93012
805-388-6000
esprit@dptechnology.com
www.dptechnology.com