Entries Tagged: Virtual Machine Tool

by Markus Erlmann | 28 Oct 2009

It’s all about integration. Imaging you are running a job shop using highly flexible machine tools. You manufacture in small lot sizes and need to adjust your NC programs quite often due to product changes. How do you keep track of all the product changes? And how do you ensure, that the updated NC programs and information about the required tools are transferred from the planning department to the right machine tool on the shop floor?

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Tags: NX | tecnomatix | Tecnomatix | NX CAM | SINUMERIK | Part Manufacturing | Virtual Machine Tool | Sinumerik |

by Markus Erlmann | 09 Sep 2009

Are you fascinated of the simulation of a complex machine? I am. Ten years ago I started as a Product Manager for our machine tool simulation solution. During that time we emulated the machine controller and controlled the virtual machine on the computer. Using an emulated machine controller was an issue as not the full functionality of the controller was available.

This year at the EMO in Milan (Italy) Siemens presents the next step of the virtual machine tool. Together with our customer Index Werke and our colleagues from Siemens Drive Technology we developed the virtual machine which connects the virtual and physical world.

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Tags: tecnomatix | Tecnomatix | productivity | Productivity | CAM | virtual machine | NC Simulation | EMO | Virtual Machine Tool | Production Center |

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