CAMWorks – Tolerance Based Machining (TBM) uses tolerances, hole callouts, surface finishes and other annotations to automatically generate CNC programs for 3D parts.

Geometric Ltd, a global leader in 3D CNC machining software, will highlight critical new functionalities in CAMWorks to simplify and speed up the CNC programming process by using manufacturing data; including tolerances, surface finish, GD&T, thread callouts, etc. in 3D models, at Booth A124, Hall 3B from 26^th January to 1^st February, at IMTEX 2017 Bengaluru, India.

CAMWorks is an intuitive, feature-based CAM software that helps to increase productivity using best-in-class technologies and adaptable automation tools to maximize CNC machining efficiency.

Sambit Pradhan, Director – Business Development – APAC, Geometric Limited says, “We recently launched CAMWorks 2017 which is going to be the highlight at IMTEX. It has lots of exciting features and one of them is Tolerance Based Machining. This new feature is in-line with the current industry demand, that’s automate and make design and manufacturing process seamless.”

 The new ‘Machine to the Mean’ capabilities in CAMWorks eliminates long-standing issues surrounding differences between design practices required to tolerance parts based on fit, form and function vs. manufacturing’s need to machine geometry based on mean dimensions and tolerances. Smart Manufacturing Technology Brings CAD and CAM together to Create CNC Programs Faster than Ever Imagined

Aligning with industry initiatives such as Smart Manufacturing and Industrie 4.0 for advanced manufacturing, CAMWorks has been uniquely structured to realize the benefits of automated CNC program generation based on tolerance, surface finish, and other annotations in 3D parts. This functionality is possible due to CAMWorks’ ability to extract manufacturing features like pockets, bosses, holes, etc…, and automatically create toolpaths based on an internal knowledge base of user definable tools, feeds, speeds, and strategies.

“The new enhancements in CAMWorks will help our customers and prospective buyers to achieve goal of time to market, reducing dependency and maintaining quality. We welcome all to our booth to experience the live demonstration of CAMWorks TBM by our experts” added Pradhan.

Geometric Americas, Inc released CAMWorks 2017 with significant additions to the software focusing on customer needs and worldwide manufacturing initiatives, such as Smart Manufacturing and Industrie 4.0. The new capabilities in CAMWorks 2017 are a result of more than 60 customer-driven enhancements.

“The additions to CAMWorks 2017 reinforce our vision of providing customers with a level of CNC programming automation well beyond the industry norm. As the design and manufacturing world continues to adopt SOLIDWORKS® Model Based Definition (MBD), Product Manufacturing Information (PMI), and worldwide initiatives like Smart Manufacturing and industry 4.0, CAMWorks will lead in providing faster Design-to-Manufacturing solutions,” said Jim Foster, CAMWorks Vice President Channel Sales and Marketing.

Some of the most significant enhancements to CAMWorks 2017 include:

Tolerance Based Machining (TBM) – Uses tolerances and non-geometric data in a 3D CAD model to select optimal machining strategies and create toolpaths automatically. CAMWorks unique TBM capability leverages SOLIDWORKS MBD and DimXpert information to read annotations from a SOLIDWORKS 3D model and use the annotations to, automatically selects the tools, feed and speed required to develop optimal toolpaths. TBM can increase productivity by as much as 70% or more over traditional CNC programming methods while providing the ability to capture and re-use best practices. It also improves quality by automatically selecting the best machining strategy to meet the required quality requirements.

CAMWorks High Speed Machining, VoluMill Milling Advisor – Provides recommended feed and speed parameters to maximize the performance of VoluMill high-speed machining.

Chuck and Fixture Definition – Provides the ability to use chucks and fixtures designed using SOLIDWORKS parts and assemblies or STL files for toolpath simulation and collision detection in Mill-Turn and Turning. The chucks and fixtures can be moved or rotated in x, y, and z directions with respect to the Fixture Coordinate System (FCS) of the current part, ensuring that the chuck or fixture is properly aligned with the current part. SOLIDWORKS configurations of the chucks and fixtures are also supported.

3D Interconnect in SOLIDWORKS and CAMWorks Solids – Provides a continuous path of associativity from 3D model changes in all leading 3D CAD formats through automatic updating of toolpaths that dramatically speeds up re-programming as parts change.

SOLIDWORKS Integration – Tighter integration with SOLIDWORKS ensures that the design and manufacturing models are one and the same. SOLIDWORKS and CAMWorks are fully associative in all aspects including API Automation with SOLIDWORKS partner products such as DriveWorks, Configurations, MBD, and DimXpert annotations, meaning that any change made to a 3D model in SOLIDWORKS on the design side will automatically be reflected in CAMWorks on the manufacturing side. With this strong connection, machining strategies in CAMWorks are based on annotations from the MBD data provided by DimXpert in SOLIDWORKS. 3D Interconnect in SOLIDWORKS provides associativity to all major CAD formats, from geometry level changes through toolpath generation, dramatically reducing CNC re-programming efforts.

CAMWorks 3D CAM software technology, Tolerance Based Machining uses tolerances, hole callouts, surface finishes, and other annotations to automatically generate CNC programs for SOLIDWORKS 3D parts. In the new release, Tolerance Based Machining has been expanded to support ISO 286-2, (Tolerance Classes for Holes & Shafts)

Geometric Americas  a global leader in 3D CNC machining software, today announced a new release of their revolutionary technology that uses SOLIDWORKS® 3D DimXpert and Model Based Definition (MBD) 3D dimensions and annotations to automate the programming of CNC machined components.

CAMWorks was uniquely architected to reduce a 3D solid model into a set of discrete machining features, and apply a knowledge base that selects tools, feeds, speeds, and machining strategies to automate the creation of CNC toolpaths. Tolerance Based Machining dramatically enhances CAMWorks core architecture by adding the ability to read and react to non-geometric manufacturing information such as tolerances, surface finish, and other annotations in 3D models. This ability not only speeds up the CNC programming process, and improvements in quality, but also creates a much stronger design-to-manufacturing process for machined components.

Jim Foster (VP channel marketing and sales) says, “In a world where every manufacturer is competing globally, we need to have tools that provide real breakthroughs in time-to-market. Tolerance Based Machining not only completes the digital thread between design and manufacture for machined components, but also significantly reduces CNC programming time, improves quality, and allows users to capture and reuse their best practices”.

About CAMWorks:

CAMWorks’ revolutionary workflow that automatically extracts manufacturing features and leverages knowledge based machining to provide customers with the most advanced solution in the industry for creating CNC programs. CAMWorks capability includes 2.5 and 3 Axis Milling, 3 Plus 2 Advanced Milling, Simultaneous 5 Axis Milling, Turning, Mill-Turn, High Speed Machining and True G-Code Simulation. CAMWorks is SOLIDWORKS Gold Partner product and provides seamless integration and full associativity with SOLIDWORKS parts, assemblies and configurations.

CAMWorks 3D CAM software technology, Tolerance Based Machining uses tolerances, hole callouts, surface finishes and other annotations to automatically generate CNC programs for SOLIDWORKS 3D parts.

Geometric Limited, a global leader in 3D CNC machining software, today announced the availability of a revolutionary new technology that uses SOLIDWORKS 3D DimXpert and Model Based Definition (MBD) 3D dimensions and annotations to automate the programming process for CNC machined components.

Aligning with industry initiatives such as Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 for advanced manufacturing, CAMWorks has been uniquely structured to realize the benefits of automated CNC program generation based on tolerance, surface finish, and other annotations in SOLIDWORKS 3D parts. This functionality is possible due to CAMWorks’ ability to extract manufacturing features like pockets, bosses, holes, etc…, and automatically create toolpaths based on an internal knowledge base of user definable tools, feeds, speeds, and strategies.

Jim Foster (VP Channel Marketing and Sales –  Geometric) says, “The opportunity to reduce the need for 2D drawings while helping to automate CNC machining to this level is truly exciting. Toolpath programming processes that typically take hours can now be accomplished in minutes. CAMWorks with Tolerance Based Machining will save 70% to 90% over the typical times involved when using traditional CNC software to prepare parts and assemblies for machining.  For many of our product manufacturing customers, the competitive advantage this technology offers is significant.”

Geometric Ltd. (BSE: 532312, NSE: GEOMETRIC) announced its fourth quarter and annual financial results for FY 2015-2016 at the board meeting held today.

Highlights for the financial year ended March 31, 2016 (FY16)

• Revenues in USD terms grew 4.4% to USD 188.49 Mn in FY16 from USD 180.61 Mn in FY15
• In INR, revenues stood at INR 12,334.57 Mn as against INR 11,053.01 Mn, a growth of 11.6%
• Revenues for Geometric (excluding the joint venture company) showed a 3.9% growth to USD 138.22 Mn from USD 132.98 Mn in the previous year
• Consolidated Profit after Tax almost doubled to INR 1,053.47 Mn from INR 551.63 Mn
• The Board recommended that the interim dividend Rs. 3 per equity share of Rs. 2 each paid during financial year ended March 31, 2016 be confirmed as the final dividend for the FY 2015-16 at the 22nd Annual General Meeting
• Added 3 new customers during the year

Highlights for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 (Q4 FY16)

• Consolidated Profit after Tax of the Company stood at INR 342.54 Mn as against INR 289.43 Mn in the previous quarter and INR 32.92 in the corresponding quarter last year; a growth of 18.4% and ~9x (940.7%) respectively
• Continued focus on margin improvement led to EBITDA margins of 16.2% for Geometric (excluding the joint venture)
• Signed new deals worth USD 14.52 Mn
• Record high EPS of Rs. 5.27

The Company declared operating revenues of USD 46.55 Mn for the quarter, compared to revenues of USD 47.68 Mn in Q3FY16 and USD 42.92 Mn in Q4FY15. In INR terms, revenues stood at INR 3,127.04 Mn in comparison to INR 3,148.46 Mn in the previous quarter and INR 2,679.00 Mn in the corresponding quarter last year. Geometric’s revenues excluding its joint venture company were at USD 34.44 Mn as against USD 35.24 Mn in Q3 FY16 and USD 31.45 Mn in Q4FY15.

Mr. Manu Parpia, Managing Director & CEO said, “FY16 has been a landmark year for us. Our concerted efforts led to a transformation of our business reflected in improved margins. We are now at a level comparable with our peers and can look to investing in creating solutions, which can drive further growth.”

The company had a total employee strength of over 4700 employees as of March 31, 2016, including its subsidiaries.

Key wins and additional business highlights for Q4 FY16

The Company signed new deals worth USD 14.52 Mn. Some of the significant wins in this quarter include:

• Entered a software development deal with a leading PLM ISV
• Won a PLM project with a leading Automotive player in North America
• Awarded a PLM services project with a leading European Automotive OEM
• Signed a software services engagement with a leading orthodontics equipment manufacturer
• Won an Applications Management Services contract from a leading European Automotive OEM
• Awarded a PLM services project from a leading Asian Transportation Systems Manufacturer

Other important business highlights for the quarter include:

• Launched NestingWorks 2016, 3D nesting software for automatically nesting layouts of SOLIDWORKS® parts and assemblies for production
• Enhanced CAMWorks® 2016 with ‘machine to the mean’ capabilities and support for SolidWorks MBD

CAMWorks 3D CNC Machining Software uses surface finish, GD&T and tolerance information in SOLIDWORKS® 2016 to automate the generation of CNC Toolpaths

Geometric Ltd, a global leader in 3D CNC machining software, will present critical new functionality in CAMWorks to simplify and speed up the CNC programming process in the Tool and Die Industry by using manufacturing data; including tolerances, surface finish, GD&T, thread callouts, etc. in SOLIDWORKS 3D models, at Booth #C05, Hall 2 from 6th to 9th April, at DIEMOULD India 2016 in Bengaluru, India.

CAMWorks now has the ability to read dimensional information and will automatically select the correct tools, speeds, and feeds to meet the surface finish requirements called out in the model, set nominal values for asymmetric tolerances and select the appropriate tools, operations, and strategies to generate toolpaths to meet the requirements. This functionality automates the CNC programming process and eliminates the necessity to manually calculate allowances when defining CNC tool paths, or the need to rebuild 3D models to mean geometry, eliminating potential mistakes, while saving time and money, and will streamline the transition from design to manufacturing.

Available through an upcoming, second-quarter 2016 point release of CAMWorks® 2016, ‘Tolerance Based Machining’ will automatically select the correct machining strategies and eliminate long-standing differences between design practices required to tolerance parts based on fit, form, and function vs. manufacturing’s need to machine geometry based on mean dimensions and tolerances. CAMWorks 2016 is also the only CNC application that can read surface finish annotations and automatically select the tools, operations and strategies for correct tool path generation.

“For years, CNC programmers have had to read drawings and manually select tools, feeds and speeds, and hope the selections achieved desired results,” explains Swadhin Bhide, Head – Geometry Technology Solutions at Geometric. “CAMWorks solved part of this problem by capturing best practices and using those practices to automate toolpath generation. Now this game-changing technology has been extended to automatically read surface finish and dimensional requirements and select the correct machining strategies to automatically generate toolpaths.”

“With this new capability, CAMWorks 2016 software will automatically select the correct tools, feeds and speeds based on geometry as well as the manufacturing information captured in the 3D model. This significantly speeds up the CNC programming process, while reducing errors and time consuming manual efforts previously required,” he added.

Geometric Ltd, a global leader in 3D CNC machining software, today announced the addition of automated ‘Machine to the Mean’ capabilities when working with SOLIDWORKS® parts and assembly files that contain tolerance— or geometric dimensioning and tolerance (GD&T)—information. These automated mean tolerance calculation capabilities will eliminate the common practice of having to manually calculate allowances when defining CNC tool paths or the need to rebuild 3D models to mean geometry, thus eliminating potential mistakes, while saving time and money, and streamlining the transition from design to manufacturing.

Available through an upcoming, second-quarter 2016 point release of CAMWorks® 2016 software, the new ‘Machine to the Mean’ capabilities eliminate long-standing issues surrounding differences between design practices required to tolerance parts based on fit, form and function vs. manufacturing’s need to machine geometry based on mean dimensions and tolerances.  CAMWorks 2016 is the only mainstream CNC application that can calculate the mean tolerance and automatically generate the correct information for tool path generation.

“Every part or assembly that has tolerances designed for specific functional requirements—such as slip fits, press fits, etc.—require tolerance specifications that have different upper and lower or asymmetric limits,” explains Jim Foster, Vice President of Global Channel Sales & Marketing at Geometric. “This has long caused extra work for manufacturing professionals because parts are machined to a nominal dimension using methods and tools that provide an equal resulting tolerance on each side of a mean dimension. For years, CNC programmers have had to manually calculate mean dimensions and tolerances and then offset edges and surfaces in the manufacturing model or, rebuild 3D parts to take this into account, a practice that is time-consuming and prone to error.”

“With this new capability, CAMWorks 2016 software will automatically calculate the mean dimension and required tolerance for manufacturing and then use this information to select the correct tooling, machining strategy, and generate the toolpath.” Foster stresses. “The impact of this solution is that CAMWorks users won’t have to rebuild models or add offsets anymore because they will be able to machine to the mean automatically, saving time, reducing costs, and improving quality.”

Geometric Ltd., a global leader in advanced machining software, today announced the release of CAMWorks 2016 software, the latest release of the company’s suite of 3D CNC machining applications. CAMWorks 2016 delivers new productivity-enhancing capabilities that will help companies move seamlessly from design to manufacturing, while enabling more cost-effective handling of design and manufacturing changes.

Operating inside SOLIDWORKS® 2016 design software, and fully associative to SOLIDWORKS 3D design geometry as a certified SOLIDWORKS Gold Partner, CAMWorks 2016 provides many new customer-driven enhancements that enable CNC operators to boost productivity in the generation of toolpaths, as well as shorten the cycle times required to machine parts and assemblies.

A recognized industry leader in knowledge-based machining, proprietary feature recognition, and true G-code machine simulation, CAMWorks 2016 further automates the toolpath programming process, reducing CNC programming, setup, and machining time.

“CAMWorks 2016 delivers the most thoughtful enhancements I’ve seen in the past ten years, including significantly reduced dependencies on sketches, and a new tool-based workflow that helps simplify toolpath generation for many typical jobs,” said Jeff Travorrow, President of CAMS, Inc.

“The new surface selection method available to create prismatic, non-planar machining features provides a huge improvement for our CNC customers, because it eliminates the previous need to create sketches to define features.  Now we only need to select existing model geometry to create features,” said Tim Fulton, CAM Manager, Hawk Ridge Systems, Inc.

“The 2016 release has done a great job of improving the user experience.  As both an instructor and end user, I really like the addition of the Tool Tree tab and other changes to the tool environment. Creating, editing, and managing tools and tool cribs is now a much simpler task and makes CAMWorks easier to use and more efficient,” said Tyler Reid, Manufacturing Applications Manager, GoEngineer, Inc.

Improved functionality in the CAMWorks 2016 suite of CNC machining applications includes:

Productivity-enhancing improvements:

• Interactive feature recognition enhancements, including the selection of non-planar edges and faces
• Improved chamfer machining options including the use of intelligent parameters and user feedback to provide users better control with chamfers.
• Improved automatic feature recognition to simplify features and automatically recognize features by depth
• View and modify default machining strategies directly in CAMWorks without having to access the CAMWorks technology database (TechDB) in a separate application window

New Machining Benefits:

• Automatic pre-drilling of holes for high-speed machining applications in CAMWorks VoluMill
• New gun-drilling cycle specifically designed to support industry-standard tooling for deep-hole drilling and gun-drill operations.
• New cycles to support point to point operations including center drilling, drilling, reaming, and tapping of holes in complex four and five axis components and assemblies.
• For multitasking Mill-Turn machines, the ability to specify a fixed B axis angle for the tool and tool holder has been added for turning operations to provide better tool control.    

User Interface Improvements: 

• Addition of a Tool Tree Tab to simplify the creation of tools and tool cribs, more easily manage tools and operations including selecting, editing, replacing, and deleting tools.
• Enhanced generation of setup sheets including the ability to incorporate multiple part and assembly images as well as tool images to reduce setup time.
• Improvements to Knowledge Based Machining (KBM) database to simplify automation using features, operations, and strategies.

Geometric Ltd. (BSE: 532312, NSE: GEOMETRIC), a leader in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, Global Engineering services, Embedded System solutions and Digital Technology solutions, today announced the release of its next generation collaboration solution, GeometricEDGE® to enable design and engineering data exchange between OEMs, partners, and joint ventures for global engineering. Built based on Geometric’s extensive experience in PLM and interoperability solutions, GeometricEdge leverages the Collaboration Portal from PDTec AG, a leading provider of software and services for enterprise wide collaboration in product development.

OEMs are entering into new partnerships, or creating joint ventures, to gain access to local markets, technology, and resources, and to increase their product range rapidly. The number of such partnerships and joint ventures is growing quickly. However, inherent differences in the product development methodologies and systems are hampering the timely realization of these partnerships.
“Collaboration is becoming a way of life for our customers be it with each other, their suppliers or joint ventures.  The demand for data exchange, while protecting respective intellectual property is becoming more acute.  GeometricEDGE provides a unique solution, keeping future requirements in mind, and has numerous applications both inside and outside our customer base”, said Manu Parpia, MD and CEO, Geometric.

Based on industry standards (e.g., STEP AP242/ ISO 14306 JT), GeometricEDGE simplifies the process of setting up the data exchange between partners by providing a non-invasive collaboration framework for secure product data exchange. Its process templates provide flexibility to manage OEM partner-pair specific exchange processes. The solution accelerates setting up a collaborative data exchange and its analytics capabilities provide visibility into data sharing patterns and opportunities for further optimization.

According to Peter Bilello, President of CIMdata, “The future of manufacturing is in joint-development, design, production, and service of products. Enabling the operationalizing of data exchange between partners in a cost and time effective manner will be key for success.”

“We are pleased to be the selected partner of Geometric to deliver new product data exchange capabilities for enterprise collaboration, thus enabling global engineering teams to work together more efficiently and save significant development time and costs while increasing the quality of their alliances” said Albrecht Pfaff, Head of Sales & Marketing at PDTec.

Geometric has been developing niche interoperability and collaboration solutions for last 10 years, leveraging its rich experience in designing, developing and deploying PLM solutions, and its partnerships with leading PLM vendors. These solutions help organizations in collaborative product design, engineering and manufacturing to enhance their PLM investments.

About PDTec AG
PDTec AG is a renowned and highly reputable provider of software and services for data management in engineering as well as for partner and supplier integration for PDM-based structure and CAD data exchange. The software solutions offered by PDTec – CAD Portal, SimData Manager, and ice.NET – have been developed based on the company’s many years of experience in the integration of data, processes, and systems. They are used primarily in the automotive, aerospace, general machinery, and shipbuilding industries, but are also employed at energy providers and in electronics as well as in the IT industry. The company is headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany. For more information about PDTec, please visit www.pdtec.de.

About Geometric
Geometric is a specialist in the domain of engineering solutions, services and technologies. Its portfolio of Global Engineering services, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, Embedded System solutions, and Digital Technology solutions enables companies to formulate, implement, and execute global engineering and manufacturing strategies aimed at achieving greater efficiencies in the product realization lifecycle.

Listed on the Bombay and National stock exchanges in India, the company recorded consolidated revenues of Rupees 11.05 billion (US Dollars 180.61 million) for the year ended March 2015. It employs over 4800 people across 13 global delivery locations in the US, France, Germany, Romania, India, and China. Geometric has been assessed at Maturity Level 3 for CMMI 1.3- Development and CMMI 1.3-Services for its Software and Engineering Services business units and is ISO 9001:2008 certified for engineering operations. The company’s operations are also ISO 27001:2005 certified.

CAMWorks 2015 now runs inside Solid Edge ST8, Siemens latest version of the Solid Edge 3D mechanical design software.

 Geometric Limited, a leader in advanced manufacturing software releases CAMWorks 2015 for Solid Edge ST8.  CAMWorks is the only fully integrated CAM application running inside Solid Edge.

CAMWorks is an industry leader in knowledge-based machining, proprietary feature recognition, and true G-code machine simulation. These technologies enable the automation of the programming process, which result in faster CNC programming, faster setups, plus faster and more concise machining.

CAMWorks for Solid Edge ST8 supports a wide variety of CNC machining needs within Solid Edge.  In addition to 2-1/2 and 3-Axis milling support, 4 and 5 simultaneous milling and multi-axis Mill Turn machining are all now fully supported. Using CAMWorks inside Solid Edge, the design and manufacturing models become one in the same and the fully associative tool paths will update automatically to design changes. The proprietary automatic feature recognition and patented technology database also allow users to capture and automatically reuse their best practices to significantly reduce programming time.

CAMWorks Virtual Machine is also available for Solid Edge, providing true G-Code machine simulation with collision detection to eliminate dry-runs and significantly reduce setup time.  In addition, Geometrics’ high speed machining module, CAMWorks VoluMill can be used to dramatically reduce cycle time and greatly increase tool life for rough milling operations.  Geometric has also amassed a post processor library made of all the major machine tools to aid in rapid implementation of CAMWorks.

CAMWorks is available in 11 languages and is sold in over 60 countries.