Latest InvoMilling software from Sandvik Coromant boosts gear cutting

Sandvik Coromant has extended the functionality of its InvoMilling software. The latest version of this CADCAM solution for NC programming offers even more possibilities when manufacturing gears, including straight bevel and herringbone types, on universal 5-axis machining centres.

InvoMilling exploits machine tool kinetics for the manufacturing of gears and splines in quality 6 or better (according to DIN 3962). After entering the required gear data, Sandvik Coromant says that the software defines the optimum machining strategies and generates a CNC program that allows the production of different gear profiles using just a few standard tools. The software also offers features to simulate milling paths.

Another newly developed function available in the latest version of InvoMilling is flank correction, which applies to tip relief and crowning in both the flank and profile directions, as well as helix and pressure angle corrections.