processing time calculation with cam

[Marcoaurelio]

Good morning to all,

This is my second post (you will excuse me if it is not in the right position and I ask administrators to move it if it is not).

are responsible for the cost analysis and prediction of the moulds that we produce for the market of the foundries that produce for the automotive sector.

My question is this: exists a cam simulator, which inserting various parameters, machine used, library tools and other can calculate the running time of a particular 3d with all the processing?

to today my evaluations are made by comparison with the historian, old consuntivi, or thanks to the help of the workshop collaborators who try to give me a timing, for me it would be useful to have a comparison also with a different tool, so when I can not find analogies with the historian or collaborators do not give me availability I can jump out... .

I expect your feedback...healthy.

 

[Mike1967]

Good morning to all,

This is my second post (you will excuse me if it is not in the right position and I ask administrators to move it if it is not).

are responsible for the cost analysis and prediction of the moulds that we produce for the market of the foundries that produce for the automotive sector.

My question is this: exists a cam simulator, which inserting various parameters, machine used, library tools and other can calculate the running time of a particular 3d with all the processing?

to today my evaluations are made by comparison with the historian, old consuntivi, or thanks to the help of the workshop collaborators who try to give me a timing, for me it would be useful to have a comparison also with a different tool, so when I can not find analogies with the historian or collaborators do not give me availability I can jump out... .

I expect your feedback...healthy.

Bye.

I'm telling you about my water cut experiences and I can tell you that our cam calculates cutting time
of every single figure in tenth of a second, but the cut I talk about is very little compared to your work.
It is also true that, for example, solidworks in recent years has implemented a tool (costing) that is used to calculate the working time of both sheet metal and mechanical parts.
I have not used it yet because our processes rarely contemplate milling or turning but to a first
look seems configurable for so many types of processing is customizable.
I don't know if there is a sw that analyzes the geometry of an object and value the cost, I don't know.
We await other interventions of people who understand.. .
:smile:

ps: this does not remove the experience of each individual operator who is well above that of a sw...
therefore a match with the operator who will physically create the piece is desirable.

 

[peloritano]

a cam allows you to calculate the duration of each single processing, but for a complete mold you have to evaluate how many and what types of processing you will have to perform.
for example to work a simple plan we do three jobs... the first to remove the supermetal (but can be accurately quantifiable) then a prefinition and then a finish.. .
practically for a mold you should quantify all the parts that need to be processed (all floors, 3d surfaces, threaded holes etc etc etc.)... complicated and long moooooool operation...
when we ask ourselves the times we base ourselves mainly with the historian and with the experience of the various operators