Automotive Design and Production

NOV 2017

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SOLID EDGE a designer can sketch a drawing in any mobile device, export that drawing to ST10, then go from there. On the computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) side, Solid Edge CAM (formerly CAM Express) now includes Siemens's own adaptive milling algorithms, which generate CNC-based cutting programs to increase tool life by using more of a tool's flute length. Post processing, usually a costly and time-consuming process, is aided by PostHub, a cloud-based interface to access post processors. Users can filter the available post processors by machine or by mill writer (if somebody good at writing post processors for a particular machine is known). Users can see several try-before-you-buy post processors, as well as post proces- sors provided by Siemens for free. ST10 introduces Siemens PLM's entry into technical publications and interactive technical docu- mentation. Solid Edge Illustrations (formerly QuadriSpace Publisher3D) creates detailed illustrations, such as exploding views, and publishes those to webpages—directly from Solid Edge geometry, and product and manufac- turing (PMI) annotations. Solid Edge Documentation (formerly QuadriSpace Pages3D) is a more comprehensive product for creating customizable, multi-page documents, such as work instructions, interactive part catalogs, product manuals and "a lot more than you can do with your standard word processor," says Oliver Duncan, product manager of Solid Edge Design Products. ST10 includes built-in data manage- ment functionality, such as filtering for new or newly available parts in assemblies, enhanced revision management, access to component revision histories and associated drawings, automatic document numbering and replacing obsoleted components, full text search in drawings, and duplicate file detection. Design Manager is basically a hub for performing data management housekeeping tasks. In it, users can move, rename, revise data, find data duplicates and other tasks. All that's in ST10 lends credence to something Fox says: "Conceptually, manufacturing, data management, design and tech pubs are all part of the portfolio. Solid Edge is CAD, yes, but it's really a product development portfolio tool." walter-tools.com/us The Ikon of a new performance class The Supreme DC170's unique and innovative margin design ensures that the carbide's strength is exactly where you need it; right behind the cutting edge, facing the cutting forces - precisely where greater stability significantly increases productivity. This increases the process reliability, tool life and quality – while simultaneously reducing your manufacturing costs. The Supreme DC170 – The Ikon that gives drilling a new look. Supreme DC170 Visibly different, clearly leading the way. 42

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