TruTops Boost, the new software solution developed by TRUMPF, merges into a single system all the steps needed to generate sheet metal manufacturing programs. This includes everything from part design and data import to nesting and even writing NC programs for cutting, punching and bending. The new operating philosophy makes TruTops Boost easy to understand and, thanks to the Boost Technology, makes it unbeatably fast, since the calculations are carried out automatically.

The new TRUMPF software is based on an entirely new operating philosophy. The program steps the operator through the process and provides support in numerous automatic features. Here, a single system, working on the basis of the job order, handles the design, generates an unfolding, and prepares NC programs for 2D laser cutting, punching and bending. No longer is it necessary to place information in intermediate storage and call it up in various applications. This brings about major advantages. For example, the operator has at his fingertips the newest version of all the job orders and can see the status within the current process step. In addition, TruTops Boost immediately recognizes when a specification has been changed in the design or in the programming. The software then automatically adjusts the upline or downline steps or notifies the operator if he needs to intervene. TruTops Boost considers every possible technology when examining job orders; it recognizes correlations and automatically implements them. When processing data for bending parts, for instance, TruTops Boost calculates, right from the layout stage, any notches and cut-outs and makes preparations for manufacturing the parts from sheet metal.

Software issues are becoming increasingly important for the sale of machinery, which is why the TRUMPF Group is stepping up its software activities. In addition to expanding the development area at its headquarters in Ditzingen, the laser and machine tool manufacturer has now gained a foothold in the Indian software cluster of Chennai. With effect from August 2014, the TRUMPF Group acquired a majority stake of 51 percent in the Indian software manufacturer Metamation India Software Pvt. Ltd. As a result, TRUMPF is also participating indirectly in the company’s American subsidiary Metamation Inc. in Reno, Nevada.

India Metamation specializes in the development of software for machine tools, and is the producer of the widely-used software “Metacam”, which can be used to operate machine tools of different makes. The company in southeast India employs around 40 people and recently achieved annual sales of approximately 3.5 million US dollars.

With this majority stake, TRUMPF has opened up an additional software development cell. With the specific sheet metal working expertise of India Metamation, TRUMPF’s own software TruTops will be set to take a further step into the future. It is currently doing just that: at the leading exhibition “Euroblech 2014”, the new version “TruTops Boost” is celebrating its world premiere. Its intelligent connections enable automated, continuous work. From 3D parts all the way to complete NC programs for bending, punching and laser programs, all the steps of a job are included – for optimal interplay between software and machine.