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New powerful capabilities released as part of the GibbsCAM SolidSurfacer module.
Moorpark, CA - August 25, 2008
Gibbs and Associates, developer of GibbsCAM® software for programming CNC machine tools and a Cimatron company, announced today that the new Advanced 3D with HSM enhancement for GibbsCAM SolidSurfacer will be demonstrated at IMTS 2008. The enhancement introduces a complete range of advanced 3-axis milling functionality with support for high-speed machining (HSM). IMTS is being held at the McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois on September 8th - 13th, 2008.
''The new 3-axis surface machining capabilities provide more control and flexibility in toolpath generation with integral high-speed machining support,'' states Bill Gibbs, founder and president of Gibbs and Associates. ''We continue to expand on GibbsCAM's world class production machining capabilities. The new functionality is in keeping with GibbsCAM's tradition of uniquely blending ease-of-use and powerful capabilities, a combination that can't be beaten in production machining.''
Advanced 3D with HSM enhancement for SolidSurfacer® includes:
• Toolpath strategies optimized for high speed and hard material machining
• 3D rest or material-only machining
• Support for tapered tool shapes
• New types of finishing processes including constant step-over and steep-shallow combination
• Multi-surface flowline machining
• Improved toolpath quality with smooth corners, stepovers and arc fitting
• Improved use of boundaries and precise control of machining area
• Enhanced entry/exit control with blends and optimized clearance moves
• Direct machining of imported STL files
• Automatic Core/Cavity detection for inside out or outside in milling
• Operation splitting for tool wear and for optimal length out of holder
• Multi-threaded for multi-CPU machines and to support batch toolpath generation
• Automatic filleting of a surface to avoid sharp concave corners
Enhancements introduced across the entire product line with the latest release of GibbsCAM will also be demonstrated at IMTS 2008.
For more information about GibbsCAM, GibbsCAM's production machining capabilities or to see the capabilities introduced with GibbsCAM 2009, go to the GibbsCAM booth, #D-3001. Information about GibbsCAM is also available at the company's website, www.GibbsCAM.com. For information about CimatronE, Cimatron's solution for tooling manufacturing, please visit the Cimatron booth at IMTS, D-3037, or go to the company's website, www.cimatron.com.
About Gibbs and Associates and GibbsCAM
For over 20 years, Gibbs and Associates has been a leader in providing cutting edge CAD/CAM technology, while maintaining its signature ease-of-use and productivity. Powerfully Simple, Simply Powerful is the guiding philosophy at Gibbs. Gibbs believes in empowering the NC programmer, machinist, and manufacturing engineer, not eliminating them. Gibbs' goal is to introduce manufacturers to new technologies and new ways of working that makes their machining easier and their businesses more profitable. To achieve this goal, Gibbs creates tools that are naturally intuitive, graphically interactive, extremely visual, associative, and just plain enjoyable to use. Gibbs provides a total quality solution with the service and support successful customers require.
The current GibbsCAM product line supports 2- through 5-axis milling, turning, mill/turning, multi-task simultaneous machining and wire-EDM. GibbsCAM also provides fully integrated manufacturing modeling capabilities that include 2D, 2.5D, 3D wireframe, surface, and solid modeling. GibbsCAM's data exchange capabilities are able to access the broadest range of native and industry standard CAD data formats.
GibbsCAM has received Microsoft's ''Designed for Windows XP/2000'' and ''Works with Windows Vista'' certifications. GibbsCAM is either offered or endorsed by a number of leading worldwide control and machine tool manufacturers, including GE Fanuc, Infimatic, Siemens, Doosan Infracore, Haas, Index, MAG Fadal, Mazak, Mitsubishi, Mori Seiki, and Tornos. Gibbs and Associates distributes its products worldwide through a network of international Resellers.
In January 2008, Gibbs and Associates merged with Cimatron Ltd, and is now operating as a wholly owned subsidiary. For more information about Gibbs and Associates and its CAM software packages, call 1-800-654-9399, or visit the company on-line at www.GibbsCAM.com.
About Cimatron
With over 25 years of experience and more than 40,000 installations worldwide, Cimatron is a leading provider of integrated, CAD/CAM solutions for mold, tool and die makers as well as manufacturers of discrete parts. Cimatron is committed to providing comprehensive, cost-effective solutions that streamline manufacturing cycles, enable collaboration with outside vendors, and ultimately shorten product delivery time.
The Cimatron product line includes the CimatronE and GibbsCAM brands with solutions for mold design, die design, electrodes design, 2.5 to 5 axes milling, wire EDM, turn, Mill-turn, rotary milling, multi-task machining, and tombstone machining. Cimatron's subsidiaries and extensive distribution network serve and support customers in the automotive, aerospace, medical, consumer plastics, electronics, and other industries in over 40 countries worldwide.
Cimatron is publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol CIMT. For more information, please visit the company web site at: www.cimatron.com
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