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Product Name: Off-line programming software(VBend)

Product Description

Fast product development and short production set-up times are in many branches of the industry the only ways to play a role of importance. Many issues like tooling, bend sequence and collisions consume many machine hours for testing prototypes. The VBend software facilitates both product development and testing in an off-line environment, without interfering with regular production. Thus VBend allows bend sequence calculation, tool optimisation before bend simulation is started. Bend simulation is carried out on a virtual machine which is a carefully modelled representation of a real machine. During simulation, all movements of product and machine parts are simulated and checked. If simulation proves successful, the CNC program can be transferred to a control for execution on a machine. Using the VBend software will reduce significant machine-down-time with a maximum of optimisations such as product accuracy and handling considerations. To suit the different market requirements, the VBend software can be supplied as a complete offline programming package (including a fast product drawing facility) or as a CAM bending module including DXF converter facility. VDXF DXF conversion tool to import CAD files into VBend A CAD program can be used to prepare the sheet metal products and the result can be imported in the VBend program. The most common and standard drawing file format is the so-called DXF-file. For this reason the Delem DXF converter module has been created. A DXF-file can be converted automatically or by layer selection, thus eliminating layers unnecessary for the bending process. Product outline, bend lines and additional text strings will be detected and used to create the correct product for the bend process. All kinds of modifications can simply be made to optimise it for VBend. A DXF drawing can either be delivered as an ideal product shape with projection dimensions or as a precise production shape with cutting dimensions. In the case of cutting dimensions, VBend will take this into account when calculating a CNC program for production. VDraw Drawing tool to easily create product drawings for VBend For the bending preparation of many standard sheet metal products it is not required to have a separate CAD program. With the VDraw software module you can easily construct your own product. The product can be drawn as a 2D-profile or directly in a 3D-view. The product can be optimised on overlap of flanges, required bend radius, etc. The final result will be a 3D product that can be loaded in the VBend program to determine the bend sequence, including collision check, and CNC program. To construct a simple product drawing for VBend, VDraw can work a lot faster than a separate CAD program. Should the need arise to obtain a separate drawing of the metal sheet with cutting dimensions, VBend could still export a DXF drawing of the unfolded metal sheet with precise cutting dimensions.