The Visual Basic software of the interface of API application process designing that uses Esprit CAM system and Microsoft is founded special outside the ability that receives an order, already reduced STP company to be used at the process designing time of thread machining substantially. Someone says, the meaning of life depends on the join between the thing. To STP company (be located in a Texas to rest Si Dui city) really such. STP company is engaged in oil and join of natural gas industry technically thread machining production, this company realizes, want to retain its market competition ability, be about to try hard ceaselessly, strive for it is more cheap to must be mixed weller, more quickly than other company treatment. Support DP company (be located in city of California city Camarillo) Esprit CAM software, needed the program that a few hours write in the past, the time that needs a few minutes only now can be finished. Production engineer Mr Victor Davila of STP company says: "After using Esprit software, go up from theory for, I can with typing so rapid rate writes a program. " graph a model that whorl of this kind of 1 VAM is STP company machines example Mr Davila to say, he is in the practice of 18 years of production in the past, the time that has 10 years about is using Esprit software. In fact, his this one experience decided to replaced the CAM system previously to also have crucial effect with Esprit system 2008 to STP company. Thenceforth rises, this company is aimed at the spare parts treatment of the industry such as oil and natural gas, write a program all the time with this one system, include among them link up with, drill pipe, weather strip and all sorts of material, arrive from 4140 carbon steel and chromium steel stainless steel and material of chromic ferronickel alloy, to major spare parts production, rely on a lathe of 10 two axes, great ability to machine machining center of a milling machine, vertical and lathe of a vertical. Although thread machining is task of a of this workshop special and professional production, but thread machining exercise uses manual process designing, also be complex work with what cost, mr Davila says. He listed the example of a production of STP company, treatment is used one kind at whorl of SLIJ2 VAM of connective of platform of oil artesian well. This kind of cone-shaped whorl is comprised by many administrative levels, include complex geometrical form, detail and weather strip. "If scale becomes blueprint, can all sorts of dimension need to notice, when writing a program, meet your person feel confused and disoriented. This may need to expend the process designing time of a few hours. " to simplify process designing, the interface of applied process designing that Mr Davila uses software (API) with software of Microsoft Visual Basic, the order is received outside designing appropriative for Esprit system. This one outside receive a program to make its can pass automation process designing, implementation is custom-built turn treatment. If do not have such automation, mr Davila will must use handiwork to draw the step such as tool of line, clipping, choice and operation. "Through using software of Visual Basic 6 and technology of automation process designing, the means that I never can have thought of with me uses Esprit system. " the guidance plus local agency, make he passed this one course smoothly, "In the past, normally need costs a program that my 2~5h writes, need short 5min only now. " graph 2 the order is received outside using what turning of a special aperture machines, can make the internal diameter of this STP firm work and external diameter process designing are operated, do not be in accomplish sth fact is over to go up inside 1min, mr Davila often needs to use software of Microsoft electron form to go to geometrical data input in CAM system only. "I can input a number, dog everything what I do and change are variable, " he says, "It has better control character. " this one function is particularly useful to the spare parts treatment of a variety of dimension, be like SLIJ2 whorl. The account that adds this whorl complexity often depends on its different length and weight. As the change with conduit profound wall, its dimension also produces change subsequently, mr Davila says: "Odd with respect to 5in (1in=25. 4mm) SLIJ2 this kind of whorl, haply has 20 kinds of different kinds. I once needed to write such 4 programs, if do not have macroinstruction, I have to write 4 all this programs, write each program, need 2h about. And as a result of me can one-time input all variable, because this this one process cost my 20min only. " now, as it happens and the job that duplicate process designing are contrary, mr Davila and other personnel are OK and free the ground is dedicated the activity that has additional cost more at be engaged in. Final proof understands this one program to have the advantage that reduces process designing time to integral operation. CNC Milling
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