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CDC NEWS, Articles and Press Releases
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CDC and HAAS unite to provide a complete,
integrated CNC solution for SA Tooling industry
Above: Igal Filipovski, Managing Director
of CDC (CDC Design Consultants)
and Johan Pieterse, Managing
Director
of Haas CNC Services.
Haas CNC Services SA(Haas) is a leading supplier of CNC
Machines to South African toolrooms, and an agent of Haas Automation, the
largest machine tool builder in North America. Haas SA has recently joined
forces with CDC (CATIA Design Consultants), supplier of CATIA engineering
software solutions, and authorised IBM Business Partner in South Africa. This dynamic combination of leading-edge software and machine tools will
bring SA’s embattled manufacturers into line with the world leaders, and
enable local companies to compete on an equal footing with their foreign
competitors for a slice of the valuable world tool-manufacturing market.
Using CATIA Version 5, which is the international de facto standard in the
automotive and aerospace industries, Haas will demonstrate to its customers
the virtual manufacturing process of their product(s) using Haas CNC
machines. CATIA’s NC manufacturing solutions can rapidly simulate, validate
and optimise NC machine processes, making it easy for programmers or
machinists to visualise the machining process in 3D. Detection of
programming errors prior to physical machining of a part can prevent damage
to the machine, allow tool paths to be optimised, and reduce rework to a
minimum. CATIA enables quick and accurate geometry modifications to the part
which the tool is to produce - this functionality alone is a real advantage,
providing the ability to deliver fast quotations, which can enable a company
to get and stay ahead of its competitors.
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Above: A
Haas CNC machine captured in CATIA, in accordance with Haas product
specifications.
CDC, which
provides CAD/CAM training and support services to SA industry, is involved
in a number of initiatives to help the tooling industry become more
technologically competitive. In order to ensure that Haas engineers are
fully prepared for and capable of efficiently exploiting CATIA’s
capabilities to the fullest, CDC’s certified CATIA instructors will provide
Haas’s engineers with intensive CATIA training and continuous support.
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Ultimately, the
extensive range of Haas CNC machines (which includes vertical and horizontal
machining centers and rotary tables) will be captured in CATIA, in
accordance with Haas product specifications, and stored in file-based tool
catalogues for use in future virtual simulations.
Haas, which currently has over 220 customers and close to 500 of its
reputable and proven CNC machines installed in South Africa and sub-Saharan
Africa, is aiming to drastically expand its presence in the local market. The winning combination of the power of CATIA V5 and the capabilities and
strengths of Haas machine tools offers industry a complete, integrated CNC
solution – from Art to Part!
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Both CDC and Haas are very positive and enthusiastic
about this exciting new collaboration. The strong strategic alliance of
established leaders in their respective fields is fully equipped to provide
local industry with a superior integrated solution that can enable SA
companies to gain and maintain a valuable foothold in both the local and
international markets.
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Above: A
Haas CNC engineer using CATIA's NC Machining functionality to virtually
simulate a Haas CNC machine. CATIA’s NC manufacturing solutions rapidly
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