Efficient CAD/CAM programming for ambitious 5X machining

…The preparation of CAM machining is now extremely simple…because iMachining has the technology assistants which optimally control all machining parameters. In doing so, it includes the material to be machined, the tool used, the geometry of the model and the CNC machine data…
Special iMachining Story – great success at Carl Zeiss SMT

..now the manager was deeply convinced to change his current CAM software.
iMachining 3D + HSM Finish Results – Fantastic!

Finish achieved was 0.37 Ra Value, which is about half of what was expected!!!
iMachining 2D win at customer Sustiel – 64% saving in Aluminum…

Time saved on the amount of 250 parts : 18 hours
Red Bull Racing Australia – use SolidCAM & iMachining exclusively in their manufacturing facility..

… they hold on to their lead in the V8 Supercars Team Championship!
SolidCAM with iMachining demolishes Competitor CAM

..65% cycle time saving.. Phenomenal tool life.. Excellent finish..
iMachining great success on a Mill-turn Okuma Multus machine.. 58% saving on turbine blade.

…I used iMachining 2D &3D and the cutting time at the end was 34 min, down from original 80 min, which is far beyond the end user’s expectations (58% saving).
Major saving with iMachining 3D, in both steel and aluminum, in Aircraft Industry

57% cycle time saving in Aluminum part and 76% cycle time in Steel part..
iMachining great success at AH Industries

iMachining is the module they use now for all Roughing operations in the machine shop, for all kind of materials, for all kind of pockets, profiles and 3D roughing operations.
iMachining Success at MWE in stainless steel – 76% savings!

..The boss of the company says – that looks like we are working with aluminum!!!
iMachining win at El AL – 65% saving in cycle time in steel ..

..very impressed with the results, the speed of processing and the smooth cutting.
Greg Burns, Burns Machinery Inc. on SolidCAM & iMachining

SolidCAM & iMachining had the quickest return on Investment on anything of significance that I put money into in the last 10 years! What we saved in first month on tool life, paid for the software!
Major cross upgrade of competitor CAM because of 80% saving in SolidCAM iMachining!!

…With the first iMachining cutting attempt, the tool was running very quiet and smooth in a safe process.
Amazing iMachining saving in steel at Australian customer – 70% in Cycle time!

Saving on one part is AU$3000 – Total savings across their entire product range is incredible!
iMachining Success at important Aircraft parts company

Show them iMachining live on their machine – cut one big Titanium part – result was really good. They make parts for Civilian & Military Aircraft, Space Rockets..
3D iMachining WIN in steel – 81% savings

Reduced cutting time from 146 min to 28 min! They were very impressed by the ease and speed of programming of the part..
The V8 Supercar team Triple Eight Racing praise SolidCAM iMachining

We use the new [SolidCAM®] iMachining® techniques for roughing now – full depth and full flute-contact cutting. I’m a big fan of this. It is a lot quicker and the tools last longer – and it’s easier on the machines.
Important saving in cutting magnesium part with SolidCAM iMachining vs Competitor CAM

Machining time reduced from 25 hrs in Competitor CAM to 16 hrs in SolidCAM iMachining..programming time also reduced by 1 hr
iMachining 2D customer is impressed with iMachining 3D results

The results with iMachining 3D were of course much better than whatever they imagined.
iMachining 3D live cutting at Thai Vacuum molding customer – 85% saving in steel…

..Workshop owner could not believe his eyes.
iMachining 3D Success at Micon – 59% saving in steel
Former Milling Time over 24 hours for all 5 Pockets – iMachining 3D time is about 10 hours..
iMachining 2D & 3D impressive results cutting steel and titanium

“It is incredibly impressive seeing iMachining cutting stainless steel 1.4301 – we would have never thought such results were possible”.
Saving 65% in cutting aluminum part with iMachining 2D, at SolidCAM customer Terlidor

..total cycle time saving for the 400 piece series: 73 hr 20 min..
iMachining 3D saves customer 48% in cycle time in aluminum

…after iMachining 2D increased his profit by 300% when cutting steel!
iMachining + HSM cutting Aluminum – 33% saving in cycle time, double tool life, reduce programming time

..reducing machining time from 15 min to 10 min per part.. and from 2 end mills to 1 end mill..
Saving 80% cycle time, cutting titanium with iMachining 2D

..total saving for 75 parts: 16 hr 52 min.. customer was completely excited and amazed
Great win for iMachining in Aluminum – 64% saving!

..they did not believe that we can cut with the full depth of the tool and with the milling speeds generated by iMachining..
iMachining success with special Tool from Mapal

…iMachining was very successful with this part, working really well – fast, controlled and machining gently.
Nate Stuart, 034motorsport: “Absolutely loving iMachining, or rather my operator is!”

…he’s always impressed how quickly we’re chewing new parts thanks to it – it cut our steel times way down, and tool life is way up.. the times are dramatically reduced..
Huge aluminum part cut with SolidCAM, mainly with iMachining..

..aluminum part for Bloodhound SSC, which is a jet and rocket powered car designed to go at 1,000 mph and is a mix of car and aircraft technology…
iMachining 3D benchmark in Cadron Aviation: saving 56% in cycle time, cutting deep in Aluminum

The programmer could not believe that even though they have to fix the part with vacuum fixation, the part can be cut at such high speed.
Jeff S.: “iMachining is incredible at removing large amount of material in hard to reach areas such as the magwell and fire control pockets.”

…thanks to the InventorCAM team, in 3 months time I have learned to run a Haas VF3SS and a rudimentary CAM program without any CNC background
iMachining amazes customer with its outstanding capability in cutting steel, on an old CNC machine!

..customer extremely impressed – could not believe that these feeds and speeds are possible for such a machine!
Terence Sammon, Mico Industries, Grand Rapids, MI:”The SolidCAM software is very powerful.”

..I had some of the ‘conventionally’ trained die makers watch a block I programmed with iMachining and their jaws hit the floor when they saw how fast material could be removed on D2 tool steel!
Kevin Kluver, Alexandria Industries: “It has also saved me at ton of machine time in the tooling area using the iMachining feature”

…SolidCAM is easier to use with the programming and just being able to set work coordinates faster and much easier
iMachining 3D win at Menes – 85% saving

….Chief programmer Igor said: “I hope we get such results every day – we will have great savings in costs with iMachining 3D!!”
Amazing cutting with iMachining at EPS – Big Aluminum Electronic box – 345×175 with 115 mm depth

..the big challenge in this part was the depth, and the need to work with very long tools..
iMachining saves 66% in cutting time in Aluminum..

…iMachining of Aluminum at level 8 turbo – owner said never in his 40 years of experience in CNC, did he encounter such high speeds and depth
Two iMachining Test Cuts at existing SolidCAM customers – savings of 66% & 75% in time

..both of them will buy iMachining..
iMachining unbelievable power brings SolidCAM customer back to subscription

..production manager so impressed with the iMachining cutting, he asked for a quote for 2 iMachining modules and renewing subscription for all their 5 SolidCAM seats..
Rob Montgomery, Mechanical Products Inc, Lombard IL, USA, “time saved is incredible”

..first part cutting steel took about 5 min using iMachining, compared to the 2-3 hrs we were spending before to make the same part
Jason Near, Rotary Airlock, LLC, Rock Falls, IL, USA “Every day we don’t use SolidCAM iMachining we are losing money!”

“You can quickly recover the entire cost of SolidCAM and iMachining in tooling cost savings alone.”
Rotary Airlock in US uses iMachining to reduce Inconel cutting time from 60 min to 3 min!

..they went from 60 Minutes down to 3 minutes on their first test…at least twice the tool life
iMachining at Maini Aerospace – 58% Savings in Aluminum against Competitor CAM

…Competitor CAM – 200 min, iMachining – 84 mins
Successful cutting trial at Ducom on Magnesium Grade AZ31B-H24 – iMachining saves 65% in Machining time

..customer was using another CAM system & desperately looking for reduction in machining time with safe toolpath
iMachining success story of cutting Inconel at Kline,Oilfield Equipment, Inc

… the result was a 500 percent increase in tool life and an 86 percent reduction in cycle time.
iMachining at Adin – replacing competitor CAM after 52% saving in steel

..material is steel 4140, and they need to supply 600 pieces…plant manager decided to purchase SolidCAM+iMachining
iMachining halves cycle times and makes cutters last 5 times longer for mill-turn

..Jay Dixon realized that the SolidCAM iMachining module could make a big difference to the ease of machining on his Mazak Quick Turn Nexus
Jay Dixon, Dixons Surgical Instruments Ltd., UK “incredible tool life, faster cycles, lighter cutting loads”

..”The user interface is very clear and simple, and programming iMachining is faster than traditional strategies.“
iMachining success story at SolidCAM customer – reduce time from 90 min to 8 min only!

..difficult material 1.4828 (X15CrNiSi20-12).. used in devices to inspect exhaust systems ..heat resistant up to 1000 deg..nearly no wear in tool!