Germany-based
Tebis will be showcasing the latest Tebis 4.1 Release 10 of its industry-leading CAD/CAM software solution at
EMO Hannover 2025, taking place 22-26 September (Stand B30, Hall 6).
Enhanced with many new features and extensions, the centrepiece of the release is the revolutionary Tebis SmartOps Technology, which enables end-to-end automation of CAD/CAM processes — many of the tasks users have to master in design and manufacturing planning are significantly accelerated and simplified and can also be reproduced at any time. Tebis specialises in serving industries with complex manufacturing processes, such as mould and die, and model making, as well as aerospace, automotive, and general mechanical engineering.
The Tebis milling functions have also been significantly improved. For example, machine movements can now be controlled even more efficiently, ensuring shorter machine run times and longer tool life, and various design and reverse engineering functions are even easier to automate than ever before.
Tebis SmartOps are intelligently linked CAD/CAM operations that can be automatically performed based on templates. Whether simple or complex, tasks that are repeated for every workpiece are good examples of CAD/CAM processes that can be fully automated; part import, blank measurement, positioning clamping devices, defining the material and machine, assigning any necessary features and placing measuring points, selecting the machining strategy, generating toolpaths, checking the machining operation and NC data output.
SmartOps technologyFurthermore, the complete Tebis function modules can be used with SmartOps technology. This enables individual, targeted automation and standardisation of CAD/CAM processes. The SmartOps are precisely matched to the specific range of tasks and the manufacturing company’s entire expertise is stored in appropriate libraries.
The new technology has already been used by several project partners. Automation product manager Torsten Fiedler said: “Our pilot customers are especially excited that Tebis SmartOps can be created entirely within the familiar CAD/CAM environment without the need for special scripting or programming knowledge. This is where Tebis SmartOps technology clearly differs from our competitors' products. The pilot users are also enthusiastic about the ability to flexibly adapt the CAD/CAM process flow at any time — the user is guided through the individual process steps by a wizard and can intervene as necessary. Parametric design enables quick and easy updating of the entire process.”
To obtain optimum milling results, for example, free-form surfaces often have to be extended tangentially, avoiding residual material at the edges and protecting cutting edges. This can now be achieved quickly and automatically in Tebis. This again shows how close the Tebis parametric solution is to the actual manufacturing world — the CAD/CAM user can adjust the result interactively and can update it globally with just a click of the mouse.
Toolpath programming for five-axis simultaneous machining has also been simplified. The user can now select a curve to calculate the normal tool orientation; an angle can also be defined to further improve cutting conditions. The machine retract movements can now also be specifically controlled in Tebis for all five-axis simultaneous milling functions. Retracts can be processed at rapid traverse or normal feed rate, optimally matching the retract movements to the machine type and control.
Less tool wearThe possibilities for roughing have also been further improved. Thanks to optimised infeed movements, high feed-rate cutters that enable very high metal removal rates, especially for large components, can now be used even more efficiently and with less tool wear.
Meanwhile, new options for combined roughing operations also ensure longer tool life and up to 20% faster processing on the machine. If specific areas are excluded from machining in roughing with area reduction, subsequent machining can be influenced even more specifically with additional filtering options.
Tebis enables full control of machine control systems in which the linear axes are not synchronised at rapid feed. The connecting path is automatically generated at a safe height in the event of potential collisions. The full potential of older three-axis machining centres can thus be exploited and the machine run at maximum speed.
Tebis customers can also benefit from even more automation when machining free-form features. As when machining ruled features, users can now specify if the tool search should automatically select a longer tool in the event of possible collisions. The user can also control the collision check manually as before. Free-form features can now be prepared even more easily for automated CAM programming — they can be interactively disconnected, linked or broken.