CAD/CAM/CAE

Matribages, company founded in 1987 in Manresa, is dedicated to the design and manufacture of tooling, moulds, matrices and special machines for the automobile and aeronautics, sector among others. It has now expanded his field of research and development towards the innovation of new processes and products for the optimization of the production lines, implementing precise machining strategies and low-cost. Matribages version 16 of WorkNC CAM software user and has recently implemented the optional module of 5-axis, as well as an additional license of WorkNC to take advantage of the automatic 2D.

Jordi Ferrer, Sescoi international, Oscar wild, responsible for Matribages CAM,
and Francisco Pardo, sales of Sescoi France, visiting the workshop of machining.

The high specialization of Matribages allows you to offer solutions adapted to the needs of its customers, with a constant attention to technological innovation. It is for this reason that WorkNC, software developed by Sescoi, has become a basic tool for the progress of Matribages.

Jordi Cerrato, Director Técnico Matribages, points out that "WorkNC is not only a software easy-to-implement CAM and reliable, absolutely essential point in our sector, but also allows us desmarquemos competition to the innovations and automatic functions that any other system we can provide." "In fact, WorkNC has allowed us to perform complex works for new customers in the aerospace sector, thus expanding our activity outside the automotive sector."

WorkNC allow us desmarquemos competition to the innovations and automatic functions that no other system can provide us

Matribages has recently introduced the optional module of 5-axis of WorkNC, which on the one hand includes several paths developed specifically for machining in 5-axis simultaneous, and on the other hand includes the "Auto 5" module, which is a global innovation that revolutionizes the use of 5-axis machines, is able to automatically apply movements of simultaneous 5-axes on any 3-axis path created previously, in a quick, easy and effective way.

The new module WorkNC Auto5 allows us to make better use of our two 5-axis DMG machines for machining complex tools short

New module "auto5" WorkNC automatically analyzes the piece, pylons, porta-herramientas and the geometry of the machine to produce movements at simultaneous 5-axes that follow the path previously calculated with 3-axes and at the same time avoids all the collisions of the porta-herramientas the path of 3-axes might have.

The benefit for Matribages is very important, since with Auto5 paths of 5-axes simultaneous creation is as easy as in 3-axis and allows to use short and rigid, with progress tools more high. Auto5 module allows significant reductions in machining time because that keeps the agile trajectory of 3-axes in all areas where it is possible, and only done inclinations of the head in the points that you should avoid a collision. Auto5 has been developed specifically for manufacturers of molds and dies and allows machining deep cavities and high and complex pieces using tools very short in almost all of the paths.

In addition, the Auto 5 module allows machining of normal form surfaces and add an angle of inclination regard the normal so that the tool not mecanice tip, getting a better cut and thereby a better surface finish, very easy and efficient way.

Matribages CAM Department serves the client's requirements

On the other hand, Oscar wild, responsible for Matribages CAM, notes: "many companies are underused simultaneous 5-axis machines." The new module WorkNC Auto5 allows us to maximize our two 5-axis DMG machines for machining complex parts with shorter tools and with the reassurance that WorkNC provides to worry about all kinds of collisions. In addition, the great advantage that we have to use WorkNC is a quality service, provided by Sescoi Iberia and Sescoi France. Our direct contact with the company that develops the software is an additional advantage, as we convey our opinions and requests directly and this mode speed up the response. "Another big advantage is that we can train new users very quickly, because that WorkNC helps maximize your learning and use."

The four main paths of roughing of WorkNC (of high torque, high speed, high volume HVR, and hard Material) have been developed for maximum productivity

Sescoi has also used his experience to adapt the paths of the v16 roughing to the needs of its users. The four main paths of grinding (grinding of high torque, high speed, high volume by drills HVR, and hard material) have been developed taking into account all of the ingredients (piece geometry, type of material, machine and tool) that technicians need to consider on a daily basis to get maximum productivity.

16 Version also features 2D of recognition and automatic machining of Features, (cylindrical and prismatic shapes) which Matribages has also put in place. Cylindrical shapes and holes 2D (drilled, tapped, avellanados, escariados), which tend to be an important part of daily work, are identified by WorkNC-CAD and subsequently processed automatically by WorkNC, which generates codes and cycles for the control. This module provides a quick method for machining cylindrical forms avoiding manual errors.