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CNC Programming

Need assistance with a complex or unusual programming task? Programming backlog affecting delivery? Are your machines idle while programming the "next tool?"  I have thousands of hours experience in CNC programming and training, from complex operations on high value-added piece parts to high volume production of part families. Offload your most difficult processing and programming projects and receive a complete technical package. I have a passion for minimizing Total Cycle Time of your project and processes for competitive edge.

bullet CAD/CAM screen shots
bullet 2 - 4 axis lathes, including VTL with C-axis, chuckers, and bar feed.
bullet 3 - 4 - 5 axis machining centers, U-heads, angle heads, HBM, VMC, HMC.
bullet Tool and fixture design including BOM, detailed prints, & toolpath.
bulletSpindle probe (touch probe) and tool probe calibration and applications.
bulletCAD/CAM applications and post-processor development.
bullet Detailed Tool Lists, Set-up Sketches, and Operation Sheets
bullet Solid model verification of toolpath for crash-free lights-out operation on first run.
bullet Unattended operations using FMS techniques.
bulletCustom Macro programming Makino, Fanuc, K&T APL, Okuma, and others.
bullet Okuma Schedule (.SDF) and Main (.MIN) programming.
bullet Tool Life Management using macros.
bullet Subroutine programming for multi-piece, multi-op. fixtures with limited memory
bullet One-touch changeover enables one-piece production efficiency.
bullet Multi-tool holder design for lathe drills & reamers.
bullet Family-Of-Parts programming and fixture design.
bullet CNC memory upgrades.
bullet Automated geometry verification, home settings, tool verification, fixture offsets
bulletFlexible Manufacturing System (FMS) applications.
bulletMachine tool geometry verification.
bullet Progressive fixtures that enable raw stock to finished parts in one operation.
bullet Parts programmed, machines designed for: Boeing, GE-AEBG, Pratt & Whitney, General Atomics - Aeronautical, Lockheed-Martin, Skunk Works, BAE Systems, Vaught Aerospace, Caterpillar, Briggs & Stratton, United Nuclear, Remmele Engineering, Kearney & Trecker, MTS Systems, Teledyne, Eclipse Aerospace, and many others.
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