Offline machining simulation is becoming increasingly important as machine shops take on more complex, multi-axis work. That’s why CGTech (Vericut) is demonstrating the results of its new partnership with Kennametal in Booth E-3346. Through this partnership, Vericut software for simulating CNC machine tools has been integrated with Kennametal’s Novo application.

Through Novo, Kennametal makes CAD files of the 3D geometry of its tooling available, which according to Bryan Jacobs, Marcom manager at CGTech, is great for Vericut end users because they need it in order to have accurate simulation. The Novo app enables an operator to use real intelligence to easily build simulated tool assemblies. Through the partnership, Vericut users can now directly download a CAD file of a 3D Kennametal tool assembly and use it within the Vericut software without doing any other manipulations.

“Simulation speed is very important to our customers, but so is the amount of time spent preparing a simulation and its accurate representation of the physical process,” says Bill Hasenjaeger, CGTech product marketing manager. “We continually look for new ways to reduce the time to set up Vericut and ensure it correctly mimics the operations.”

CGTech’s booth features a workstation in which employees demonstrate this new capability using the latest version of Vericut, version 7.3.