Software for gear cutting on machining centres
Posted on 04 Feb 2018 and read 3624 times
Halesowen-based Sandvik Coromant has extended the functionality of its InvoMilling software.
The latest version of this CAD/CAM solution for NC programming offers even more possibilities when manufacturing gears — including straight bevel and herringbone types — on universal five-axis machining centres (
www.sandvik.coromant.com).
InvoMilling exploits machine-tool kinetics to produce gears and splines to quality standard 6 or better (according to DIN 3962).
The company says that after entering the required gear data, the software defines the optimum machining strategies and generates a CNC program that allows the production of different gear profiles using just a few standard tools.
It also offers features to simulate milling paths. Another new function in the latest version of InvoMilling is flank correction, which applies to tip relief and crowning in both the flank and profile directions, as well as helix and pressure angle corrections.