Unlike many other CAM packages that focus on milling, ESPRIT 2016’s principal improvements have been aimed at its lathe tools. In this release, ESPRIT has added a new high-speed lathe roughing technique named ProfitTurning. ESPRIT distinguishes ProfitTurning from other lathe operations because the technique doesn’t just consider the geometry of the part as it develops a cutting strategy, but also takes into account the physics of the operation. While ESPRIT isn’t explicit about what it means when it says “physics,” one has to imagine that it means the deflection, vibration, etc. that can affect lathe operations.
Whatever the case may be, ESPRIT insists that with its new strategy, hard materials such as titanium and Inconel can be cut with great chip control and a 50 percent reduction in cycle times.
Turning to its CAM operations, ESPRIT 2016 boasts an enhanced feature-recognition tool that can detect and correct any unseen defects in a user’s CAD model. ESPRIT 2016 also offers an advanced hole recognition feature that can automatically detect a variety of complex holes, including holes with curvature angles. Once detected, these holes can be named and their geometry measured, making it easier to create solutions for milling operations.
When it comes to cutting, ESPRIT’s latest release also features support for barrel tools across 3-5-axis cutting cycles. For those with cloud-enabled ESPRIT 2016 licenses, users will have access to MachingCloud app, a repository of optimal cutting solutions that can be imported into any CAM program and employed at will.
Aside from its conventional cutting tools, ESPRIT 2016 also includes several improvements to its 5-axis operations. Now, users can worry less about catastrophic plunge movements along swarf cycles or hidden defects in parts that require spiral finishing. Additionally, spiral roughing commands can now be sped up with an option to increase feed rates during non-cutting motions. ESPRIT 2016 also increased 5-axis simulation speeds to make the process of CAM programming much faster.
Finally, ESPRIT has also improved its wire EDM tools in ESPRIT 2016. In this latest edition, rough-cutting stock has been made easier and an emphasis on prolonging tool life has been implemented. To achieve these enhancements, ESPRIT’s designers have introduced an “Optional Cut-Off Clearance” feature to reduce the amount of grinding between tool and stock and an “Optimize First Cut-Off” feature to protect cutting wires from rethreading where pre-drilled thread holes are absent.
To learn more about the ESPRIT 2016 update, visit ESPRIT.