(l-r) Jürgen Reingen, Head of Development for FFG, and Martin Prevoma, CEO of Prevoma, with the NBH P 80 from Hüller Hille.
Simulation of the machine model in ESPRIT CAM software. The NBH P 80 is the first model of a series that was jointly developed by companies in the Fair Friend Group. "It was designed for a globalized industry and it covers global requirements with its wide range of applications, large work area, leading ergonomics and dynamics," said a spokesperson.
Toolpath of the mold part simulated on the virtual machine.
Machine tool builder Fair Friend Group (FFG) has chosen ESPRIT CAM (computer aided manufacturing) software from DP Technology to program its machines and will partner with the software vendor.
To choose its CAD/CAM system, FFG created a benchmark and tested four CAM software suppliers against it. "ESPRIT was able to cover our specifications better than any other software we investigated. On top of that, the customer support was very knowledgeable, comprehensive and prompt," stated Jürgen Reingen, Head of Development for FFG.
"FFG wanted to find the best CAM solution to program its new NBH P80 machine," said Martin Biewer, CEO of Prevoma, the German ESPRIT distributor who worked with FFG. "Comparing ESPRIT with other competing systems demonstrated that it was the fastest in programming a wide range of applications."
FFG and Prevoma agreed on a consulting project to demonstrate the software's capabilities. Prevoma set up the machine virtually with ESPRIT and programmed a mold part mounted on a tombstone with 3-axis simultaneous milling. "Within three weeks of starting, we had programmed the part, created a virtual model of the NBH P80 for simulation, built an optimized post-processor and run the finished program on the machine," Biewer said.
FFG has four new machine projects in progress. The objective is to bundle ESPRIT CAM software with FFG machines all over the world.
For more information contact:
DP Technology
1150 Avenida Acaso
Camarillo, CA 93012
805-388-6000
esprit@dptechnology.com
www.espritcam.com
Fair Friend Group
www.ffgeurope.com