VERICUT 7.2 features many enhancements that reduce the time required for manufacturing engineers to develop, analyze, inspect and document the CNC programming and machining process. Along with proactively adding new features, CGTech developers and engineers have focused on implementing hundreds of customer-driven enhancements. The latest release also includes several new features that make commonly-performed tasks simpler and therefore significantly faster. Users will also take advantage of many new performance enhancements and code optimizations, ensuring it will likely run faster and better on their existing hardware.

VERICUT Product/Function Overview:
VERICUT is CNC machine simulation, verification and optimization software that enables users to eliminate the process of manually proving-out NC programs. It reduces scrap loss and rework. The program also optimizes NC programs in order to both save time and produce higher quality surface finish. VERICUT simulates all types of CNC machine tools, including those from leading manufacturers such as Mori Seiki, Mazak, Makino, Matsuura, Hermle, DMG, DIXI, and Chiron. VERICUT runs standalone, but can also be integrated with leading CAM systems such as Catia, NX, Creo Parametric (Pro/E), MasterCAM, EdgeCAM, hyperMILL, Esprit and GibbsCAM.

About CGTech
Headquartered in Irvine, California, CGTech specializes in numerical control (NC/CNC) simulation, verification, optimization and analysis software technology for manufacturing. Since 1988 CGTech’s product, VERICUT® software, has become the industry standard for simulating CNC machining in order to detect errors, potential collisions or areas of inefficiency. With offices worldwide Including Brazil and network of resellers VERICUT software is used by companies of all sizes in all industry sectors. For more information, visit the CGTech website at www.vericut.com.br, call (5511) 4119-0907, or email info.brazil@cgtech.com

M.C. Molds, Inc. (Williamstown, MI) is a blow mold manufacturer for the commercial bottle and medical industries while also specializing in the design and build of machine-specific trim tooling from concept through final product. The company has been using VERICUT CNC machining software from CGTech (Irvine, CA) for the past 18 years to ensure its customers receive the highest quality product.

An inside look at the hand manipulation of the single programmed part to cut multiple cavities. VERICUT was used to verify the datum shifts and quality of the product before sending to the machines to run.

It was M.C. Molds President Bob Palazzolo who decided upon VERICUT after looking at several packages. According to CNC Programming Leader Bob Tuite, the department uses SURFCAM, Power Mill and WorkNC along with VERICUT to ensure quality of the machined product. “When I first started here, I could not understand the need for using VERICUT,” Tuite recalls. “I had been operating machines and programming for more than 35 years. I was used to sending single programs or looping, merging of multiple programs and tool pods to the operators. It took only a couple weeks for me to realize the importance of this VERICUT verification software.”

According to CGTech Marketing Communications Manager Bryan Jacobs, “VERICUT interactively simulates the material removal process of an NC program. This information can then be used to correct inefficient motion or programming errors.

VERICUT’s unique algorithm provides fast, accurate results and performance does not degrade with increased cuts, so it can process programs with millions of cuts and virtually any type of material removal technique.

“The program supports G-codes and provides multi-axis support for milling, drilling, turning, grinding and EDM machines; simultaneous mill/turn on different spindles and workpieces; and automatic workpiece transfer to pick-off or sub-spindles,” he adds.
The CNC department at M.C. Molds programs a single cavity at zero and then datum shift to make multiple cavity molds, Tuite states. “We not only program 2D and 3D, but also program 3+2 and full five-axis programs,” he elaborates. “For most of our jobs we do not run rough, semi and finish toolpaths; we only rough and finish. By doing so, we eliminate one more process—cutting our machining time down by at least 33 percent.”

But skipping the semi-finishing pass means the programmers must be very aware of how much material they are leaving following the roughing process. “If, after running the program through VERICUT, there wasn’t any red appearing onscreen to show a problem, they believed it must be good to run. However, it didn’t mean it was programmed right.”

M.C. Molds’ CNC Department uses VERICUT to process toolpaths. Pictured (left to right) is: Pete Pokryfki, Roy Holbrook, Seth Stover and Bob Tuite.

Although VERICUT was simulating exactly what was programmed, Tuite believes that philosophy began to reflect negatively on VERICUT on the shop floor. “What looked good in VERICUT didn’t always mean what was happening in the shop—when it comes to things like cutter pull etc.—was right,” he says. “By not watching some of the toolpath in VERICUT, the programmer really doesn’t see if he has possibly left too much stock in the corners to finish.”

“We have so many jobs come through here, as well as many changes to existing jobs,” Tuite adds. “We use it to verify that we are putting out to the floor exactly what is being called out on the prints, and work orders. For example, if a customer wants to increase the volume of parts the mold produces, we will pull up the original file and run the new changes over it to verify the programs are cutting when and where it was intended.”

VERICUT is relatively easy to learn—and run, according to Tuite. He was able to train himself and employees in a few weeks’ time. “It’s very hands-on,” he emphasizes. “Honestly, to be able to go home at night and not have to worry about the program failing or a major crash or any type of problem is a great relief to us all,” he emphasizes.

Simulation Advantages
Tuite notes that although the initial programming time is about the same, the welding and scrap has decreased 75 percent— plus his operators have more confidence that what is coming to them is exactly what was intended. “We watch to see if we possibly need to optimize our roughing and reroughing strategies, as well as tool and toolholder collision checking,” he explains. “Although most CAM software programs out there have cutter lengths holder checks, VERICUT also offers a real-time optimizing of tool and holder lengths,” he comments. “The software automatically adjusts tool lengths to holder to verify the proper tool length is sent to the operator. VERICUT is our final line of defense to making a quality program and product. It is icing on the cake as far as processing toolpaths for the build of molds.”

“We use and rely on VERICUT to verify datum shifts, cutter path manipulation, and most of all quality,” adds Palazzolo. “I am happy to attest that VERICUT, the software and people have been very helpful with regards to our—and our customers’—success.”

Article published in MoldMaking Technology, May 2013

The new 47,000 sq. ft. building looks vacant, but there is a new 60 pallet cell system on the way shortly

Paul Hogoboom Jr. started working with his dad in the garage in 1979 and is now president & COO

P & J Machining Inc. was founded in the family’s garage by Paul Hogoboom Sr. in 1979. He was a machinist his whole life and was plant supervisor at Marine Iron Works in the port of Tacoma when he started working nights in his garage on an old Bridgeport type mill. “I started in the garage in 1979 with my dad at night” explains president/COO Paul Hogoboom Jr. “Before that I was building custom windows for Anderson Windows, but I’ve been with P & J ever since.”

P & J moved from the garage to their current location in Puyallup, WA in 1986. Since then they have expanded four different times and now have multiple buildings totaling 70,000 sq. ft. of aerospace manufacturing, offices, and support systems. Building #2 runs lights out for 14 hours a day thanks to cell technology and simulation software like VERICUT.P & J has come a long way from those days in the garage, but the motto of “Quality and Delivery Make the Difference” remains true as ever. In a 12 month time period P & J shipped 143,514 parts with only 167 rejects. This is considered by Boeing (their largest customer) a 99.9% acceptance rate. They accomplish this amazing feet by the utilization of leading edge technology for their manufacturing and support equipment. P & J continues to cut the per part cost by using technology and innovation to compete on a global economic level. Lean manufacturing practices are the name of the game, and P&J excel at it thanks in part to their Matsuura and Toyoda cell systems from Selway Machine Tool Company.

Every machine and every tool is modeled in VERICUT to ensure accuracy on the shop floor.
P & J has a 99.9 acceptance race thanks in part to the software.

P & J is accredited AS9100 and is a 100% aerospace manufacturing company doing nothing other than parts for commercial aircraft. A considerable portion of their business comes from Boeing, but they have a diversified work load and a broad customer base including: GKN, Spirit, Sell GMB, AEROSUD, Arnprior and Fuji Heavy Industries, Inc. (Eclipse Air parts) just to name a few. They are a direct supplier for the 787 Dreamliner, manufacturing a large variety of parts ranging from seat supports to floor stanchions. Although they stock very few parts for customers, P&J Machining is fluent in the creation of shipping kits or groupings of parts to fit their customer’s needs for contract and sub-contracted machining. This process can be accomplished in several ways according to customer demands.

Derek Jackson demonstrates the sophistication level of the VERICUT software in a simulation.

Paul Hogoboom Jr. is not a machinist, but does have some training thanks to his dad purchasing a CNC mill in 1987. “My dad walked up to me one day and said I just bought a CNC mill and you are going to program it,” explains Paul Jr. “I had to ask what that even was.” Paul then took a crash course in programming at Bates Technical College, and they were on their way in the CNC age. P & J originally started out with a Mori Seiki mill and expanded to an entire fleet of Mori Seikis before adding Haas, Matsuura, and Toyoda into the mix. “I first began investigating lights out technology in horizontal manufacturing during the late 90’s,” describes an excited Paul. “They were using it in the semiconductor industry. I took a few tours and picked a few brains before buying our first system in 1998 from Selway Machine Tool Company. That first cell system was a Matsuura 600 HG Horizontal 45 Taper Cell Center with 27 pallets. It was expanded a few years later after it had reached capacity to one additional machine and another 33 pallets. It currently runs unmanned for 18-20 hours a day, six days a week. It has the equivalent of 40 years of use on it in a standard one shift 5 days a week scenario. Soon a pair of Niigata HN63Ds were added to the mix, and eventually two Toyoda FH 550 50 Taper Horizontals with a 45 pallet system were added in 2007. Each Toyoda is equipped with a large ATC (Automatic Tool Changer) with 308 independent tools per attached mill, giving their programmers and machinists a large degree of flexibility to mix fast track jobs concurrently with their multi-year contracts and regularly scheduled part shipments.

P & J is 100% aerospace and works with all types of hard and soft metals.

P & J moved into the their new 47,000 sq. ft. building last year and immediately set up a Niigata 630 cell to specialize in hard metals. “We work a lot in titanium,” describes Paul. “Our plan is to take our lights out program in aluminum and apply that to hard metals. The most difficult part is tool management, but we have a great crew of experienced guys who are proofing it out on the 2 pallet system before getting it to run all night on the 6 pallet setup.” P & J doesn’t purchase a machine to do a specific part or job, but instead looks at their overall versatility and how it can apply to different applications. “The only way we can compete on the global scale is through technology.” explains Paul. “Thats why we focus so much on lights out operations, and why we put so much time and money into the software department, and the programers.” Through the use of VERICUT software P&J verifies programs in the office by running simulations before they get to the production floor. They are able to catch errors in the office instead of setting up the first part on the machine and finding out there is an issue.

Paul and Cell shop Supervisor Rick Nelson discuss some of the parts being manufactured on the Toyodaand

“We have models of all the machines, and tools” clarifies Jerry Miller, lead programmer at P & J. “For example our Haas VF4 machine is modeled all the way down to the bolts and zerk fittings.” Fellow programmer Derek Jackson adds “The closer it is to the real thing the more accurate our simulations are compared to the real world machining.” VERICUT software by CGTech is used to simulate CNC machining in order to detect errors, potential collisions, or areas of inefficiency. VERICUT enables NC programmers to correct errors before the program is ever loaded on the CNC machine, thereby eliminating manual prove-outs. Together with the OptiPath module P & J has reduced run time by 15% and operates at the 99.9% acceptance rate. The programming department runs some pretty quick Windows 7 equipment with similar processor power to that of a gaming machine, but some of the real skill is from the programmers themselves. Jerry and his team are highly trained in MasterCam and VERICUT and utilize the software to the top end of its capabilities. Although Jerry hasn’t run a machine in twenty years, both he and Derek have real world experience as machinists. That insight adds another layer of know-how that translates directly back to the overall bottom line.

With Mount Rainier looming out the lobby window it is easy to see how the sky is the limit for P & J Machining Inc. Paul Hogoboom Jr. keeps the founder’s core values alive through technology and making sure that quality and delivery still make the difference.

P & J’s Toyoda cell system has 45 pallets.

308 tools in the ATC for each of the two Toyoda Mills in the cell.

Article published in CNC West, May 2013 [PDF]

Hove, England – CGTech will showcase its expanded range of software applications for the aerospace industry on stand 2B-F172 at the Paris Air Show, Le Bourget, Paris on June 17-21, 2013.

VERICUT Machine Tool Simulation Applications
CGTech’s VERICUT is widely used in aerospace and defence to improve the efficiency of all types of CNC Machine Tools. VERICUT is CNC machine simulation, verification and optimisation software that enables users to eliminate the process of manually proving-out NC programs. VERICUT simulates all types of CNC machining, including Multi Axis Milling, Drilling and trimming of composite parts, water jet cutting,  robotic machining and mill/turn Centres. VERICUT runs standalone, but can also be integrated with leading CAM systems used in aerospace including Dassault Systemes CATIA, Siemens PLM NX, Delcam PowerMill and Open Mind HyperMill.

VERICUT Composites Applications
Throughout the show, CGTech will be demonstrating VERICUT Composite Applications: VERICUT Composite Paths for Engineering (VCPe), VERICUT Composite Programming (VCP) & VERICUT Composite Simulation (VCS).

Visitors will have the opportunity to receive a thorough overview of the steps needed to get from a CAD designed composite part to CNC programs that drive automated composite machinery. There will be updated information on projects that highlight the implementation and use of machine independent off-line NC programming and simulation software for AFP machines including robot AFP cells.

In addition, CGTech will demonstrate its new programming and simulation software for Automated Tape Laying (ATL) by showcasing programming and simulation of an mTorres ATL machine.

VERICUT Drilling and Fastening Applications
VERICUT Drilling and Fastening is a new software application for simulating and programming auto-drilling and fastening machines. These machines are used to assemble large aero-structures and it is essential to avoid programming errors and collisions at such a late stage in the aircraft manufacturing process. VERICUT allows the user to programme drilling and fastener assembly operations in a virtual machine tool environment and provides simulation to check for a variety of potentially disastrous error conditions. Like all VERICUT software the new module interfaces to leading CAD/CAM/PLM systems such as Dassault Systemes CATIA and Siemens NX, and is independent of the assembly machine manufacturer.

About CGTech
Headquartered in Irvine, California, CGTech specializes in numerical control (NC/CNC) simulation, verification, optimization and analysis software technology for manufacturing. Since 1988 CGTech’s product, VERICUT® software, has become the industry standard for simulating CNC machining in order to detect errors, potential collisions or areas of inefficiency. With offices worldwide Including UK, Germany, France and Italy and network of resellers VERICUT software is used by companies of all sizes in all industry sectors. For more information, visit the CGTech website at cgtech.co.uk, call +44 (0)1273 773538, or email info.uk@cgtech.com

EDITOR’S NOTE:  Electronic image attached showing multi axis machining on a MAZAK Machining Centre and Tape Laying on an mTorres ATL machine.

CGTech, VERICUT, and OptiPath are registered trademarks of CGTech.
AUTO-DIFF and X-Caliper are trademarks of CGTech.

Irvine, California – CGTech, the developer of VERICUT NC verification, optimization, and simulation software, has announced a series of “Quick Start” training video sessions. The sessions, currently being made available at no cost to current customers, have been designed to quickly teach a new VERICUT user the fundamentals of running a VERICUT simulation by utilizing one of several available VERICUT CAM Interfaces. Each set of training files includes videos, documentation, sample files, and exercises for the user to follow along.

“VERICUT can be easy to use, and many users are up-and-running very quickly with a minimal amount of training,” said Bill Hasenjaeger, CGTech’s Product Marketing Manager. “We recognize that some customers will not get training by a CGTech Technical Support Engineer. The Quick Start sessions provide another option for training that is available anytime it is convenient for our customer.”

Sessions are currently available to current customers using CATIA V5 by Dassault Systems, NX CAM by Siemens PLM Software, Creo Parametric by PTC, Mastercam by CNC Software, hyperMILL by Open Mind and Edgecam by Vero Group. Additional training sessions are currently being prepared for users of Cimatron’s GibbsCAM, DP Technology’s ESPRIT, Delcam’s PowerMILL, and Vero Group’s Surfcam.

Each of the Quick Start guides follows the same structure. The user will first learn how to output CAD/CAM manufacturing data from their CAM system to VERICUT. Next, they learn how to monitor their simulation session and then inspect the cut stock. The final session shows how to create VERICUT process documents. Please contact CGTech to learn more about accessing the VERICUT Quick Start training sessions, or visit http://bit.ly/VCquickstart

About CGTech
Headquartered in Irvine, California CGTech specializes in numerical control (NC/CNC) simulation, verification, optimization and analysis software technology for manufacturing. Since 1988 CGTech’s product, VERICUT® software, has set the standard for simulating CNC machining in order to detect errors, potential collisions or areas of inefficiency. CGTech also offers machine-independent off-line programming and simulation software for automated composite, drilling, and fastening machinery. With offices worldwide, VERICUT software is used by companies of all sizes, universities/trade schools, and government agencies. For more information, visit the CGTech website at cgtech.com, call (949) 753-1050, or email info@cgtech.com

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Hove, England – CGTech will showcase its expanded range of software applications for the aerospace industry on stand 265A in the UK pavilion at IDEF13 in Istanbul, Turkey.

VERICUT Machine Tool Simulation Applications
CGTech’s VERICUT is widely used in aerospace and defence to improve the efficiency of all types of CNC Machine Tools. VERICUT is CNC machine simulation, verification and optimization software that enables users to eliminate the process of manually proving-out NC programs. VERICUT simulates all types of CNC machining, including drilling and trimming of composite parts, water jet,  robotics, mill/turn and parallel kinematics. VERICUT runs standalone, but can also be integrated with leading CAM systems including Dassault Systemes CATIA, Siemens NX, Delcam PowerMill and Open Mind HyperMill.

VERICUT 7.2 will be on display during the show featuring a range of aerospace applications.

VERICUT Composites Applications
Throughout the show, CGTech will be demonstrating VERICUT Composite Applications: VERICUT Composite Paths for Engineering (VCPe), VERICUT Composite Programming (VCP) & VERICUT Composite Simulation (VCS).

visitors will have the opportunity to receive a thorough overview of the steps needed to get from a CAD designed composite part to CNC programs that drive automated composite machinery. There will be updated information on projects that highlight the implementation and use of machine independent off-line NC programming and simulation software for AFP machines including robot AFP cells.

In addition, CGTech will demonstrate its new programming and simulation software for Automated Tape Laying (ATL) by showcasing an application on an mTorres ATL machine.

VERICUT Drilling and Fastening Applications
VERICUT Drilling and Fastening is a new software application for simulating and programming auto-drilling and fastening machines. These machines are used to assemble large aero-structures and it is essential to avoid programming errors and collisions at such a late stage in the aircraft manufacturing process. VERICUT allows the user to programme drilling and fastener assembly operations in a virtual machine tool environment and provides simulation to check for a variety of potentially disastrous error conditions. Like all VERICUT software the new module interfaces to leading CAD/CAM/PLM systems such as Dassault Systemes CATIA and Siemens NX, and is independent of the assembly machine manufacturer.

About CGTech
Headquartered in Irvine, California, CGTech specializes in numerical control (NC/CNC) simulation, verification, optimization and analysis software technology for manufacturing. Since 1988 CGTech’s product, VERICUT® software, has become the industry standard for simulating CNC machining in order to detect errors, potential collisions or areas of inefficiency. With offices worldwide Including UK, Germany, France and Italy and network of resellers VERICUT software is used by companies of all sizes in all industry sectors. For more information, visit the CGTech website at cgtech.co.uk, call +44 (0)1273 773538, or email info.uk@cgtech.com

EDITOR’S NOTE:  Electronic images attached showing aircraft wing rib machining and the new ATL application.

CGTech, VERICUT, and OptiPath are registered trademarks of CGTech.
AUTO-DIFF and X-Caliper are trademarks of CGTech.

(Irvine, California) – CGTech (booth 326), the developer of VERICUT CNC simulation software, will be presenting feed rate optimization strategies at amerimold 2013. The presentation will demonstrate the difference between high speed machining vs. high-efficiency machining.

Some think of high speed machining as simply running a CNC machine at maximum feed rates and taking multiple shallow passes. However, this strategy is often less efficient than taking fewer passes at slightly greater depths. Achieving the shortest cutting time is related to feed rates, but that is only one of many factors. High-efficiency machining — cutting a part in the least amount of time — is the real goal. Cutting at a greater depth is often more efficient, but the cutter may encounter an overloaded condition causing breakage or exceeding the horsepower on the machine. The key to achieving high-efficiency machining is to vary the feed rates to achieve the desired result for each cutting condition encountered. The presentation will provide an overview of the steps required to achieve the benefits of high-efficiency machining by utilizing software to automatically optimize NC program feed rates.

About CGTech
Headquartered in Irvine, California CGTech specializes in numerical control (NC/CNC) simulation, verification, optimization and analysis software technology for manufacturing. Since 1988 CGTech’s product, VERICUT® software, has become the industry standard for simulating CNC machining in order to detect errors, potential collisions or areas of inefficiency. With offices worldwide, VERICUT software is used by companies of all sizes, universities/trade schools, and government agencies. For more information, visit the CGTech website at cgtech.com, call (949) 753-1050, or email info@cgtech.com

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Additional images are available upon request.

CGTech, VERICUT, and OptiPath are registered trademarks of CGTech.
AUTO-DIFF and X-Caliper are trademarks of CGTech.

CGTech will exhibit version 7.2 of VERICUT CNC machine simulation and optimization software at the EASTEC show:

EASTEC
Booth E-5344
West Springfield, MA
May 14-16, 2013

VERICUT 7.2 features many enhancements that reduce the time required for manufacturing engineers to develop, analyze, inspect and document the CNC programming and machining process. Along with proactively adding new features, CGTech developers and engineers have focused on implementing hundreds of customer-driven enhancements. The latest release also includes several new features that make commonly-performed tasks simpler and therefore significantly faster. Users will also take advantage of many new performance enhancements and code optimizations, ensuring it will likely run faster and better on their existing hardware.

VERICUT Product/Function Overview:
VERICUT is CNC machine simulation, verification and optimization software that enables users to eliminate the process of manually proving-out NC programs. It reduces scrap loss and rework. The program also optimizes NC programs in order to both save time and produce higher quality surface finish. VERICUT simulates all types of CNC machine tools, including those from leading manufacturers such as Mori Seiki, Mazak, Makino, Matsuura, Hermle, DMG, DIXI, and Chiron. VERICUT runs standalone, but can also be integrated with leading CAM systems such as Catia, NX, Creo Parametric (Pro/E), MasterCAM, EdgeCAM, hyperMILL, Esprit and GibbsCAM.

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About CGTech
Headquartered in Irvine, California CGTech specializes in numerical control (NC/CNC) simulation, verification, optimization and analysis software technology for manufacturing. Since 1988 CGTech’s product, VERICUT® software, has become the industry standard for simulating CNC machining in order to detect errors, potential collisions or areas of inefficiency. With offices worldwide, VERICUT software is used by companies of all sizes, universities/trade schools, and government agencies. For more information, visit the CGTech website at cgtech.com, call (949) 753-1050, or email info@cgtech.com

EDITOR’S NOTE:  Additional images are available upon request.

CGTech, VERICUT, and OptiPath are registered trademarks of CGTech.
AUTO-DIFF and X-Caliper are trademarks of CGTech.

March 13, 2013 — During February 2013, CGTech UK heldits Reseller Sales Kick-Off Meeting (RESKOM 2013) in Prague, Czech Republic. The developer of VERICUT software also celebrated a quarter-century of leading the development of numerical control (NC) program simulation and analysis software at the event.

With an increase in global sales in 2012, strong growth figures were also unveiled for the year’s business
activities. The company has enjoyed further continued global growth with the early performance indicators pointing to even greater success from its extensive reseller network in 2013.

As a global engineering software business, 40 per cent of CGTech’s sales come from the USA, 36 per cent from Europe and 24 per cent from Asia-Pacific. The company provides both direct local support as well as expert reseller support to the various manufacturing economies around the world, and new offices were recently open in both Brazil and India.

A gala Awards dinner was organised during RESKOM 2013, to celebrate the landmark occasion and to highlight the importance of the reseller network to CGTech. Speaking at the ceremony, managing director CGTech UK, John Reed, said: “Many of our resellers have been with us for over 10 years, and in 2012 some new ones were established by extremely experienced people that will, I am sure, contribute significantly to our further growth. With the strength and continued development of VERICUT, and the depth of knowledge held by the reseller network, I believe our sales will increase even further this year.”

Three awards were presented for outstanding achievements in 2012, the first was presented to Axiom Tech based in the Czech Republic, collected by Sales Director, Milan Tuma, the next was presented to Bee Pitron of Russia, which was accepted by Vladimir Emelianenko, and CSoft, also based in Russia, with the award received by Alex Khanin.

The company began when founder and president, Jon Prun, recognised a need to verify NC tool path programs without wasting valuable CNC machining time on a prove-out part. CGTech then created VERICUT software: the world’s first widely available, productive method to test NC machine tool paths, without using a machine tool. VERICUT revolutionised NC program verification by simulating material removal using a 3D solid model. It has flourished through an era when software companies have come and gone, achieving 25 years of innovation and steady growth.

Since its initial release, VERICUT has been constantly developed in-house by a large team of CGTech software engineers who have many years of experience in the mechanical CAD/CAM industry. In addition to regular enhancements to its core algorithms, products have been added to optimise feed rates and simulate the kinematics of complex multi-axis and multi-spindle CNC machine tools. CGTech has also recently released new products for companies using automated composite machinery, and drilling and fastening machines.

Resellers sent delegates from Russia, Poland, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland and Turkey to the focused business event, to see first-hand how the improved capabilities and enhancements in the most recent version of VERICUT, V7.3 can improve their customers’ manufacturing operations. And, to provide technical feedback from customers in many demanding industry sectors, such as aerospace, telecommunication, oil, gas and petrochemical as well as medical device and implants.