ModuleWorks to Demonstrate Real-Time Simulation on a CNC Control

CAD/CAM simulation solution to be shown at Euromold

At Euromold 2013 ModuleWorks will show their real-time simulation CAD/CAM software on a CNC control system.

The demonstration will be performed on Bosch Rexroth’s PLC integrated IndraMotion MTX, a system with the right performance and specs to integrate real-time simulation.

Scaling ModuleWorks’s simulation software to a CNC control wasn’t easy due to the slower processing power and reduced memory.  The development team at ModuleWorks believe they have addressed this challenge allowing for G-Code programs that can be verified on the fly in the control’s environment. This is key to ensure correctness and safety when modifying designs on the shop floor.

The ModuleWorks simulations will also be incorporated into the ISG-kernel software so that it can be extended to CNC controls for tools, robots, plasma/jet cutters, and textile, packing, or wood working machines. The simulation capabilities will provide technicians offline control solutions.

ModuleWorks’s Marketing Manager Jens Beissel said, “It is always good to have our partners exhibit with us at these major trade shows. It shows how our component technology can be applied to provide solutions to real world manufacturing challenges. We’re delighted to have Bosch Rexroth and ISG with us at Euromold to show these innovative solutions”.

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