ANCA Grinders ‘punch’ their weight

iPunch software provides a solution to the production of any type of punch tool on a tool and cutter grinder. Punch geometry can be specified using one of the 38 library templates or drawn using the software's inbuilt 2D editor. The final tool geometry is defined by the number of physical steps on the tool, which may include: punch form, necking section, cylindrical section and peel grinding profile. The software allows full control over each operation sequence including roughing, finishing, sparkout and oscillation ANCA's smart software handles multiple steps by calculating the amount of material already removed by the previous operation. By spiralling in from the initial shape to the final shape, iPunch ensures that the grinding wheel always remains in contact with the part, removing previously wasted time spent 'grinding air'. Key Hole Punch (KHP) geometry can be specified using one of the software's library of 24 templates or imported via a DXF. The KHP software allows full control over each operation sequence for, slice roughing, profile finishing, formed wheel grind and form generation by oscillation. ANCA KHP software has the ability to grind tools to any customised shape. ANCA was founded in 1974 to design and manufacture high technology Computer Numerical Controls (CNCs) for the machine tool and metal-based industries. Today, ANCA has become a leading designer and manufacturer of complete, precision CNC tool and cutter grinding machines in a global niche market.