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JK Molds purchases 2 Mitsubishi EA machines, A 3R Robot and a Coordinate Measuring Machine to automate their EDM department. Jk Molds has been using the Inception
Software since 1998 when they had 2 Mitsubishi J-series Machines.
During the last year they have revamped their EDM department for
automation. Pyramid Molds ads a 3R Robot for their 2 Mitsubishi EA machines. Pyramid Molds purchased the Inception Software in 2002. How the purchase came about is kind of interesting. We were asked if we could come in and run their machine for a few weeks as the operator was going to be out of work. We said that we would bring the software in, train them and let them use it until the operator returned to work. We showed up and installed Inception and did 4 hours of training with the shop foreman and a mill operator. By the end of the week they had run several jobs and realized that they were getting more work done....they purchased the Inception Software! They soon bought a second EA machine
and a 3R robot. We created new modules to integrate Inception
with the Robot and we created a special program to compare files
from the left and right machines to make sure no electrodes or
work pieces were overlapping. Fairway Molds adds an EA to their arsenal of Mitsubishi and Charmille EDMs. Fairway has been using the Inception Software since they purchased their first Mitsubishi EX-8 in 2000. The amount of throughput increase with the Mitsubishi/Inception combination was substantial enough to buy two more machines with 48 station tool changers. Now they have added a new EA Machine. Fairway has been responsible for the creation of several modules in the Inception Software package. Recently, we had to increase the electrodes to handle 48 tools and also created a special flushing screen to handle the Mitsubishi's programmable flushing. We are sure that new modules will be built in the future to keep up with Fairway's innovative approach to EDM. After using Inception for their Mitsubishi EDM machines, they asked us to create a similar software for the Charmille EDMs. Thus the creation of Inception C+. Barron Quality Mold creates tool offsets with a new coordinate measuring machine. Barron Quality Mold is on their way towards full EDM Automation. We have recently created a new module for Barron to import coordinate measuring machine data. This module takes the coordinate data and builds a NC program. Running this program automatically stores the the ATC Offsets in the machine controller. Barron is using the Brown & Sharp Gauge 2000 Coordinate Measuring Machine to pick up electrode offsets . These offsets are directly sent to their PC through the RS232 port. From here the offsets are attached to Electrodes and ATC files are created and sent to the Mitsubishi EX-10. HR Textron purchases Inception
to assist in their HR Textron has added the Inception software to their EDM arsenal. We have developed new modules to integrate their fixed tooling with the Inception package. HR Textron has been very innovative in their tooling set ups, utilizing fixed tooling positions in the tank that basically eliminate part setup time. We have been developing CNC EDM programs for HR Textron for over 8 years. These programs run from the machine coordinate system and take quite a while to write and set up. Now with the use of the ID Bore module in Inception's complex modules screen, the programming time will be reduced by over 80%. A special plug-in module has also been developed for HR to create a coordinate set up program, create automatic tool change positions, connect bore programs and insert Epack data. Then, utilizing the machine coordinate system for bore locations, relative coordinate systems are initialized at these points to coordinate with the Inception ID Bore programs. This will reduce the initial set up time by over 75%. Once the program is created, it can be used for years to come. Set up time only involves snapping the part and electrodes into place and pressing start.
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