ILP - safe CNC programming
ILP is a 3D graphical interface for safe CNC programming on the SINUMERIK 840D CNC control. Operators run new or modified production programs with the real control on the shop-floor but with a virtual machining center to verify the setup and check for errors before real machining begins.
Benefits:
- Improved program verification process
- Avoid costly crashes and set-up errors
- Minimal if any training required for operators
For the first time companies can execute NC programs on the actual control and see the results on the operator screen in vivid 3D detail, using the actual axis data as would be delivered to the drives – in real time. Visual validation is a natural way for operators to check that there are no tool - part - program mismatches.
After executing a collision free program in the ILP window and the operator is satisfied, control switches to on-line mode and actual machining commences.
The ILP user interface has just a few button commands so it is easy to learn and use with minimal or no training. New operators can use the actual CNC equipment and make mistakes on the real control to see the effect of their actions without any production interruptions or destruction of property.