GibbsCAM to incorporate VoluMill optimisation sofware

VoluMill within GibbsCAM offers expanded milling solutions for cutting methods that maximise material removal rates by building toolpaths that optimally control tool cutting factors. The process automatically takes into account the best option for milling pockets, including the speed of a tool plunging into the material and material removal rates. Variation in tool load is smoothed, allowing the machine to use much higher speeds and feeds. The collaboration between the software packages realises the CNC machining industry's need for CAM software that properly handles new technology advances in speed to feed ratios for optimum cycle times and tool life, says Gibbs. VoluMill offers the ability to increase tool life and automatically take into account the removal of excess material left over after milling a pocket. "One challenge of CNC machining is how to cut a part faster," stated Bill Gibbs, founder and president of Gibbs and Associates. "With a CNC machine being the major cost factor in a CNC shop, machine time is literally money. CAM software plays a key role in the production of part programs that can cut parts faster."