UGS Expands Machining Capabilities with NX 3
UGS Expands Machining Capabilities with NX 3 to Include Multi-Function Machine Support; New capabilities enable companies to reduce overall machining times and costs; speed product manufacturing processes; provide enhanced support for lean manufacturing initiatives.
CHICAGO, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ — International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) — UGS, a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, today announced a complete software solution for programming multi-function machines, providing a much greater level of support for multiple manufacturing processes such as milling, drilling and turning on the same machine.
UGS made the announcement in conjunction with today’s opening of the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) in Chicago. UGS plans to showcase its manufacturing solutions at the show which runs through September 15.
Available with the release of NX(TM) 3 later this month, the enhanced capabilities in NX Machining offer solutions that support more than one function or multiples of a single function within the same machine tool. The use of multi-function machines eliminates various set-up times as well as the transit and wait time between separate machines. It can also significantly reduce the number of machines required — a significant saving for global manufacturers.
“Many manufacturing organizations are adopting multi-function machines as a means of reducing overall machining times and costs and supporting lean manufacturing,” said Chuck Grindstaff, executive vice president, PLM Products, UGS. “The new capabilities in NX 3 allow companies to make use of these more efficient machining processes, eliminating the time otherwise used in multiple set-ups on separate, single-function machines. This speeds the product manufacturing process, reduces potential waste and leads to improved product quality due to the reduction of material handling and set-up errors.”
NX Machining - Multi-Function Machining
NX 3 offers a complete range of machining capabilities to support the latest multi-function machines, typically requiring combinations of 2-5 axis milling, 4 axis turning and drilling on multiple turrets or milling heads.