What exactly is Vericut and how is it helping manufacturing companies become more profitable?
Since 1988 CGTech's product, Vericut software, has been the industry standard for simulating CNC machining in order to detect errors, potential collisions, or areas of inefficiency. Vericut is an advanced solids-based software program that interactively simulates the material removal process of an NC program. It enables users to eliminate the process of manually proving-out NC programs. It reduces scrap loss and rework.

The program also optimises 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 DMG/Mori Seiki, Mazak, Makino, Matsuura, Hermle, and Chiron. It runs standalone, but can also be integrated with leading CAM systems such as Catia, NX, Creo Parametric, Mastercam, Powermill, EdgeCAM, Hypermill, GibbsCAM and more.

Earlier this year, CGTech announced the availability of its new ‘Vericut Reviewer' iPad App. How does this App help manufacturing professionals?
The new Reviewer iPad app helps reduce errors in the workshop by visually communicating CNC machining processes to the shop floor. It gives machine operators greater confidence when running new or complex machining operations and improves efficiency by quickly referencing current production jobs in meetings, in the factory, during hallway discussions -- virtually anywhere.

At a trade fair in Mumbai, you also demonstrated the OptiPath module that is known to be a beneficial technology for die and mould applications. Tell us more.
Vericut is a true knowledge-based machining system: through the simulation process, it learns the exact depth, width, and angle of each cut. And it knows exactly how much material is removed by each cut segment. With that knowledge, OptiPath divides the motion into smaller segments.

Where necessary, based on the amount of material removed in each segment, it assigns the best feed rate for each cutting condition encountered. It then outputs a new tool path, identical to the original but with improved feed rates. It does not alter the trajectory. OptiPath has been well received in India.

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