CGTech technical support engineers was on hand at the National Leadership and Skills Conference (NLSC) in Louisville, KY, June 20-22. Each year, CGTech staff proctor multiple SkillsUSA/NIMS events related to CNC machining. In addition to grading events, CGTech ran its latest version of VERICUT CNC simulation software.
The weeklong event is expected to draw more than 16,000 participants including students, teachers, and business partners. The event is designed to help prepare students for the workforce.
“This is a great opportunity for students to see where their skill level is compared to their peers,” said Mike McDonald, CGTech technical support engineer.
Participants will be graded by CGTech in two categories: CNC Milling and CNC Lathe machine operations. Each category will be evaluated to measure the contestant’s level of understanding and preparation of CNC programming. The contest assesses real world scenarios such as writing CNC programs, interpret prints, and measure/gage parts. Participants will also demonstrate theoretical knowledge of CNC machine configuration, setup, and operations.
VERICUT software is used by CGTech technical support engineers to evaluate the accuracy of the participant’s NC programs created, while ensuring their programs run without violating safety standards or damaging machines. After each student’s NC program has been simulated, the virtual workpiece will be compared to the original design model.
CGTech’s VERICUT machine simulation software detects collisions and near-misses between all machine tool components.
Toyoda Wins 2017 Automotive News PACE Award
JTEKT Toyoda Americas Corporation was named a 2017 Automotive News PACE Award winner at an awards ceremony in April. The prestigious award recognizes automotive suppliers for superior innovation, technological advancement and business performance.
Toyoda was recognized for its high-speed synchronization technology found on the GS300 & GS700 multitasking horizontal machining centers. Toyoda’s innovation takes five processes traditionally spread across five separate machines, and integrates them into one machine while utilizing high-speed synchronization to produce parts with what Toyoda reports is more accuracy, less time, less cost, and less risk to the manufacturer.