Esprit digital twin now supports Mazak Smooth Ai CNC

​CADCAM package Esprit’s digital twin may now be used within the Mazak Smooth Ai CNC. Esprit produces machine-optimised, edit-free G-code programs, program optimisation and machine simulation for Mazak’s entire line of machine tools. The extended support offered for Mazak’s new Smooth Ai CNCs includes the ability to utilize the Esprit digital twin inside the CNC.

With this extended support, the Esprit project data is synchronised with the Mazak Smooth Ai CNC. The synchronised project data includes the part and stock models, workholding, tooling, work offsets, tool offsets and G-code program. With the synchronisation between Esprit CAM and Mazak Smooth Ai, users can now preview the entire machining process, virtually, on the CNC, using the Esprit digital twin, before executing the program on the CNC machine. As a result, manual data input is eliminated and the machine operator is offered greater assurance of the machining process. This results in shorter set-up and prove-out times, and higher quality first-article run-offs.

The video shows details of the latest version of Esprit more generally.