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Specialized 5 Axis Toolpath Generation...
Flexible Toolpath Designed for 5-axis Machining.
With molds, you can machine them in many ways. With ESPRIT 5-Axis, you can machine them in the best way. ESPRIT 5-Axis support includes many routines for machining parts with short tools to optimize feedrates, reduce toolpath blending issues, and attack the part from all angles.
Photo: 5-axis Impeller Finishing and Roughing |
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- Impeller - rough, finish milling
- Blade - rough, finish milling
- Autotilt - use shorter tools
- Composite - Flexible 5-Axis
- Multitask - 3/5-axis on lathe
- B-axis - 4D or full 5
- Undercuts - Lollipop tools
- Engraving - 5-Axis evngraving
- Swarf/Flank - aerospace work
- Porting - auto industry
- Cavity - 5-axis cavity milling
- Machining STL Files Directly
- Hardmilling CAD CAM made easy
Download the ESPRIT 5-Axis Overview introductory brochure/flyer. |
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Impeller Machining...
Automatically rough and finish cut impellers simply and easily...
ESPRIT 5-Axis has specific routines to rough and finish impellers. These complex surface geometries require specifically designed machining processes to easily and accurately produce high-quality finished parts.
Photo: Impeller Finishing Passes with smooth climb lead-in and lead-out |
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- Automatic roughing between the blades with collision detection.
- Automatic finishing cycles
- Automatic stock generation procedures
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Blade Machining...
High speed roughing and finishing of difficult blade profiles...
ESPRIT offers unique roughing and finishing options to reduce cycle times from conventional software programs that are not 5-axis oriented specifically for blades.
Photo: Thin profile leading and trailing edge blade program ran fast and produced beautiful finishes on difficult to control multi-task machines. Mazak i-Series Multi-task Machine. |
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- Unique blade roughing strategy.
- Pinch milling (patented)
- Finish algorithms adjust based on machine kinematics and capability
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5-Axis Composite Machining...
A powerful and flexible toolpath for any surface combination.
ESPRIT 5-Axis offers the user the ability to CNC program any milling of hardened materials with undercuts or complex geometries in one simple step. The user is not limited to machining single surfaces at a time, or from specific work planes. Machine the whole part with the flexibility of one toolpath, or a specific multi-surface approach.
Photo: 5-Axis Punch, negative undercut walls. Kitamura MyTrunnion Machine. 63 HRc. |
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- Full Composite 5-axis Milling
- 5-Axis Milling of undercuts
- 5-Axis Machining of single and multi-surface areas
- Auto-tilt 3D toolpath automatically
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5-Axis Autotilt to Convert 3-Axis to 5-Axis...
Need to cut with short tools?...
In many cases, the part can be cut with 3D toolpath types, but only with long tools. To avoid slowing down feedrates and reducing finish quality, the ability to kick the tool out into 5-Axis machining when a tool holder avoidance is necessary, is crucial to accurately machining with high-precision and high-feedrate.
Photo: Bottle Mold. Makino V33 Machine. 2 inches by 2 inches. 50 Hrc. |
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- Convert 3D toolpath into 5-axis
- Support short tool use
- Automatic collision avoidance
- Superior toolpath data output
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Z-Level Machining...
For roughing or finishing.
This cycle identifies near vertical and near horizontal areas and allows the operator to choose different cutting strategies for each area. Z-Level Machining offers both roughing and finishing options using one or two tools in a single cycle. It is an excellent cycle for HSM, providing very smooth, continuous tool path.
Photo: 5 axis Mold. Mori Seiki NMV5000 Machine. 8 inches by 8 inches. 34 Hrc. |
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- Z-Level machining, climb, conventional, uni-direction, bi-direction, optimized for near horizontal and near vertical zones
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Rest Material Re-Machining...
Automated milling of un-cut stock areas.
Re-machining of uncut areas of your part is automated through the Rest Material cycle. Select a cutter and ESPRIT will automatically remove all possible remaining material using any one of a number of cutting styles. Choose from Pencil Tracing, Lace Cutting, Parallel Flowline, and Spiral movements. This maximizes part quality and minimizes bench work.
Photo: 5 axis Mold. Mori Seiki NMV5000 Machine. 8 inches by 8 inches. 34 Hrc. Half roughed, half finished. |
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- Rest Material and automatic re-machining of un-cut areas with pencil tracing, parallel flowline, or spiral cutting
- Automatically recognize un-roughed areas
- Multiple 5axis machining strategies including: pencil milling, contouring, regional, swarf/flank, and autotilt which will convert any 3axis toolpath into 5axis.
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High Speed Machining...
Built into every ESPRIT machining cycle.
Every ESPRIT machining cycle includes a number of HSM options to insure the creation of smooth, continuous movements while maintaining constant loads on the cutting tools. Whether it is high Speed Machining to cut hardened materials, minimize cycle times, or both, ESPRIT supplies the tools to get the results you need. Choose from sharp corner smoothing, loop style bridge movements, ramp and helical entry into material, spiral style cutting with constant overlaps, tangency entry, constant Z-Level cutting, and many more. Included within the Universal Post Processor is HSM optimization for NURBS and Spline curve G-code output. |
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- High Speed Machining (HSM) support and G-code optimization
- High-speed solid simulation and verification including as-designed versus as-machined comparisons
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