TEBIS CAM

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T H E T E B I S C A M M O D U L E F O R RO U G H I N G I N L AY E R S .

Virtual production tracking is your way of knowing what's really going to happen.
The Tebis module for roughing in layers integrates this functionality so that it can take
the residual stock model into account as it computes an NC program. Minimized idle
tool travel is the result. This module has intelligent algorithms to smooth toolpaths
and reduce tool wear, so you'll find you can mill at feed rates you'd never have thought
possible. It's no surprise that savings in time and money are completely automatic.
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T H E Q U I C K A N D E A S Y WAY Component quality, working speed, process monitoring –

T O T H E V E R Y B E S T R E S U LT S . the Tebis module for roughing in layers combines them all
and sets new standards for the entire process. Productivity
RO U G H I N G I N L AY E R S W I T H T E B I S . increases as cost decrease. The results are improved process
and improved bottom line.

The easy way to define the geometry of any blank

Roughing programs reach peak efficiency when the geometry

of the CAD blank matches the real thing. Tebis has the func-
tions that enable you to reverse-engineer blank geometries at
the touch of a button:

1. Block-shaped blank completely enveloping the component.

The closed topology is created at the touch of a button.
2. Profiled blank: the geometry is derived by moving a profile
curve in space. The closed topology is created at the touch
of a button.
3. Offset blank with casting allowance: the distance between
specified geometry and blank is constant. The mesh
geometry is created at the touch of a button.
4. Digitized casting blank. The physical blank is digitized and
imported as an STL data record. The closed mesh geometry
is created at the touch of a button.
5. Any CAD-generated blank. The blank is created using CAD
commands.

A CAD-generated blank
 Material-thickness simulation
shows just where another
roughing pass is needed.

Blanks updated on the fly for optimized infeed
and positioning movements
Tebis updates blank geometries on the fly. Toolpath calculation
takes into account the way in which the geometry of the com-
ponent emerges as the selected milling cutter removes stock
layer by layer. That means Tebis always knows the residual
stock remaining on the component and can reduce infeed and
positioning movements to the optimized minimum.
In the CAD system these intermediate geometries are represen-
ted by closed meshes whose precision depends only on the size
of the milling cutter. The rule of thumb is the smaller the tool,
the higher the resolution of the mesh.
places where residual stock has to be removed.
It all amounts to highly efficient preparation for the
finishing process. You'll find that re-roughing to residual
stock models dramatically reduces your machining times.
Selective re-roughing for short machining times
The intermediate geometry computed just beforehand is used
as the new geometry of the blank. This selective re-roughing
has several advantages:
• Use a smaller cutter to clear out even the smallest recesses
(1a, 1b),
• Use tighter spacing between layers to remove cusps (2),
• Use a different tool orientation to cope with steep slopes and
undercut areas (3).

1a 1b
Material-thickness analysis for efficient post-roughing

The computed intermediate

geometries are also indicative
of the stock remaining on the
target geometry. (Red means
2 3
that the residual stock is too
thick to be removed in a Total machining time is minimized, because the blank geometry
semi-finishing pass - areas was freshly updated beforehand and only the areas of residual
color-coded in this way need stock are milled. Retract and infeed movements are also reduced
to be roughed again). to a minimum when the black geometry is updated on the fly.
Pinpointing the places on the When you compute a re-roughing program, you can create an
component where stock is too updated blank if you require. Material-thickness analysis is the
thick is quick, easy and relia- ideal tool for deciding whether the component is ready for
ble, so roughing can make use finishing or whether it would be better to rough certain areas
of strategies that used to be again before proceeding.
reserved for finishing: initial
passes with large milling tools
and high cutting speeds,
following by post-roughing
programs targeting only the
Interactive step-by-step control for quick changes Rounded, smoothed paths for high-speed roughing
to alternative program variants

A familiar feature in the Tebis modules for surface and residual The toolpaths computed by
stock machining is interactive step-by-step control. The same Tebis are rounded and smoo-
options are also available for implementing modifications when thed automatically, so they
roughing programs are calculated. This function also offers you are ideal for high feed rates.
rapid access to interim results, so that you can vary the milling The paths can be smoothed
strategy. again to improve cutting
even more. The softer the paths, the more stock is left in
corners. Tebis recognizes this residual-path stock and auto-
The ideal roughing strategies optimize tool life and matically corrects the paths by inserting loop-shaped corner
reduce retract movements extensions.

Tebis offers you a choice of

strategies so you can decide
whether to use axis-parallel
or contour-parallel roughing,
select climb cutting, conven-
tional cutting or lace cutting.
When you select the contour-
parallel strategy you have
a choice of four different
sort types. You can decide
how you want the program to
handle component contours.
The system automatically
differentiates between pocket-like interior areas and areas
accessible from outside. Depending on the sort type you select,
Tebis computes where and how to advance the tool, and when
and how the contour has to be relief-cut.
Your choice of strategy definition influences the percenta-
ge of retract movements, and it also helps optimize tool wear,
particularly if you work with hard materials.

Automatic infeed reduction prolongs tool life

Tebis has automatic infeed reduction so that you can maximize

useful tool life. The system knows when the tool is fully engaged
in stock and automatically reduces the feed rate accordingly.
This function reduces cutter wear.

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