Chip Flight Technologies, a startup of Technical University of Munich (TUM), was the first contract manufacturer to offer a fully automated ordering process for CNC Milled and turned parts online. In the meantime, there are other suppliers with online shops, with the offer to calculate and order individual components immediately and have them manufactured. at Igus there is in the new Tribocut service CNC milled and turned plastic parts. Simus Systems however offers with costing 24 Calculation in the online tool for calculating the manufacturing costs. We present these and other new developments to you:

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Calculate manufacturing costs for sheet metal parts, milled parts and turned parts

12.12.2022/24/XNUMX | You can calculate sheet metal parts, milled parts and turned parts online with Costing XNUMX from Simus Systems. The video from the supplier and contract manufacturer shows how it works.

 

Calculate the grinding of turned and milled parts automatically

chip flying grinding29.03.2022 | Chip Flight Technologies presents the new feature of the calculation software Spanflug for finishers at the Grindinghub: The software now also automatically calculates the costs for grinding.

With the new feature for calculation with grinding processing, the effort for the External cylindrical grinding and surface grinding also taken into account. With this feature, Spanflug is responding to the high demand from customers who rely on grinding, especially for turned and milled parts with very high demands on surface quality and dimensional accuracy. This occurs, for example, with bearing seats, shafts, guides or precision plates.

Was in the drawing a corresponding Dimensional tolerance or surface finish stored, the software automatically recognizes the component as a grinding part. The user simply selects the areas to be processed in the 3D viewer. Settings such as the cutting values ​​or whether the in-house grinding center is used can be individually adjusted.

Dürr relies on calculation software from Spanflug

Chip flight Duerr06.07.2021 | Dürr Metall & Kunststofftechnik from Karlsbad-Ittersbach in Baden relies on the calculation software to determine the price for milling turned and milled parts quickly and reliably Chip for paver. The CNC experts use the files of a CAD model and a technical drawing to quickly and reliably determine a reproducible result at a market price with just a few clicks of the mouse. This works even with complex workpieces.

We process one on our CNC milling and turning machines Variety of materials like stainless steel, copper, aluminum, Plastic and even titanium, ”explains operations manager Daniel Schäfer, pointing to a milling machine in the production hall on which nasal implants are made from an extremely strong light metal.

That Dürr has been one for a few months Network of qualified manufacturing companies from all over Germany, the NC parts paver owes, among other things, Spanflug Technologies. “Based on a CAD model and technical drawing files, customers can immediately order turned and milled parts online without having to wait for feedback. The ancillary costs of procurement can be significantly reduced in this way, ”says Mr. Schäfer. The ordering process is often shortened from several days to a few minutes. Customers look forward to short delivery times.

"In this supplier portal, the customer receives the components at a fixed price offer," explains the operations manager. “We noticed that the Prices always match exactly, whereas with us they often inflated with increasing order volumes. ”The offer prices could not be determined reproducibly either, because certain parameters such as set-up or production times of the machines have to be estimated and thus depend heavily on empirical values. And so, for some time now, Dürr had been looking for a more efficient solution that would speed up the calculation online, especially for complex turned and milled parts. This is how you got into conversation with Spanflug.

“We could Try the full version for free“, Reports Schäfer. The handling is intuitive and an online seminar is sufficient for the introduction. After the test phase, you have to have the software activated for the company. Less than an hour later it was on duty. Because Spanflug for Pavers is a cloud-based software-as-a-service solution that runs without any installation or database.

CNC plastic parts from Igus

Igus milling parts turned parts online


14.10.2020 | Semi-finished products made of plastic are particularly suitable for small quantities and the need for prototypes or series parts made of lubrication-free and low-maintenance components. Both iglidur Plastics Every tribo material from Igus is a specialist for certain applications due to its properties. Low coefficients of friction or high temperatures are mentioned here.

Lubrication-free and low-maintenance semi-finished products

For plastic parts with quantities in the two to four-digit range, CNC processing is often particularly suitable for simple geometries. Igus offers 27 lubrication-free and low-maintenance Iglidur semi-finished products.


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With his new Tribocut service Users can now easily upload their CAD data online for the desired CNC milled and turned parts and adjust it in real time. The plastic parts are given their final shape by the machining of round bars, hollow bars or plates.

Transparent adjustments - price in seconds

In the Tribocut Service, the CAD data analyzed and the price for the requested plastic part is automatically calculated in a matter of seconds. Every change made, such as adjustments to tolerances, quantities or materials, can be transparently observed by designers and developers.

The price is automatically adjusted so that users can get a buying decision can meet. The wear-resistant milled and turned parts can be ordered directly online. For turned parts in small numbers, there is the option of express delivery within five days.

Email updates provide information about the status of the order. Incidentally, the Igus tribocut service is available free of charge. Registration is only required for the ordering process. Igus offers other tools such as Lifetime Calculator or product Finder.

Turned part and milled part calculation from Simus Systems

Classmate Cloud Simus Systems


26.06.2020/XNUMX/XNUMX | The software company shows how suppliers and contract manufacturers with metalworking machines for turned and milled parts can acquire new orders more quickly and improve their service Simus Systems. You now offer a simple integration of your Classmate Cloud calculation platform into the websites of contract manufacturers. Users receive technically sound price information about their request.

Anyone who, as a manufacturer of turned parts, milled parts or bent sheet metal parts, can quickly submit a coherent offer and then guarantee quality, good delivery times and adherence to deadlines for the procurement, has an advantage. However, the complexity and volume of inquiries for metal-processed components often delay the preparation of an exact offer.


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According to Simus Systems, the manufacturing costs of conventional CNC turned parts, CNC milled parts or CNC sheet metal parts can actually be calculated very quickly. For some time now, the Classmate cloud online platform for a stir.

Users upload their native 3D volume models from known CAD systems or neutral formats such as Step and receive an immediately meaningful overview the costs incurred. You can consider surface treatments such as hardening, powder coating or painting. The cutting for raw material as well as very individual parameters such as cutting values ​​as well as set-up and non-productive times or the hourly rate are also taken into account.

Integrate online calculation via i-frame

Calculate CNC milled parts

Now contract manufacturers and suppliers can also offer their website visitors the costing of turned, milled or bent parts. The online calculation tool can via iFrame as easy as a video - all possibilities for Calculation included.

For users who also need the process, calculation output and layout design individually Simus Systems provides an interface (API) for data exchange with Classmate Cloud. The parts manufacturer then benefits from individual preferences for calculation. In both variants, the user does not see that an external service is taking over the calculation.

Check feasibility, budget and lot sizes

When users upload their CAD model, Classmate Cloud recognizes it immediately the CNC machining operations required for production Turning, milling, drilling and bending. The logic developed by Simus Systems determines the set-up and processing times and automatically calculates the manufacturing costs on this basis. In this way, users receive reliable and graphically prepared results for their inquiry 24 hours a day.

The individual work processes and cost drivers for milled parts, turned parts and bent parts in terms of geometry, production times, costs of post-treatment and thus the total production costs according to quantities broken down and therefore transparent. Before users submit a detailed request, they can determine the feasibility and budget in the desired lot sizes. With one click, the order can finally be placed via the contract manufacturer's shopping cart.

CAD data management software for designers

Simus Systems Classmate Cloud05.02.2020 | The time-consuming search for data, components and standard parts is over. The maintenance of master data and the calculation of alternatives are also a thing of the past. With the tools of Data management software Classmate from Simus Systems Design engineers work more efficiently and can be creative Product development ahead.

In design and development, the path to creativity and efficiency begins with the master data. It is important to have a structured and current inventory without duplicates and complete data records. This is the only way to quickly find and edit components and the relevant information. Simus Systems offers standardized processes for this. Two software modules ensure their sustainability: Classmate Data and Classmate CAD. Classmate data is used to optimize technical mass data from ERP systems. Classmate CAD, on the other hand, cleanses and structures CAD data. 

Simus Systems Classmate CAD analyzes and classifies 3D models and geometry data fully automatically. Then you can CAD Models are compared geometrically and difference models are calculated. The search for similar geometries can be limited to freely definable sub-areas of CAD models. In this way, for example, components with the same drilling pattern or the same contours but different form elements and matching counterparts can be found.

Find CAD data easily



Simus Systems model monitorThe Classmate Finder finds components and information across the boundaries of almost all CAD, PDM and ERP systems. This makes further processing easier. The intuitively comprehensible user interface allows combinable search queries, from navigation in the graphically displayed class tree to the search for certain features up to the freely definable similarity search based on subareas or comparison data. The results are clearly displayed in lists with 2D and 3D preview images.

With the tool Model monitor from the Classmate Easyfinder similar components can be tracked down. When a model is being processed, the tool can provide information on similar components that are stored in the database. The Toll also provides the current manufacturing cost situation for the calculation and helps the designer to stay within the target cost corridor.

Classmate plan analyzes the future manufacturing costs. This means that the costs of the following steps in production can be read off during the design phase. A cost traffic light colors parts and surfaces on the 3D model according to cost intensity. In this way, cost drivers can be quickly calculated and alternatives can be compared. Classmate Plan facilitates the search for better alternatives, as does make-or-buy decisions.

Turned and milled parts in 40 materials

Flying chips 40 materials31.01.2020/XNUMX/XNUMX | With chip flight CNC turned parts and milled parts can now be found in over 40 materials with 6 heat treatments and 14 Surface treatments Calculate and order with a short delivery time. To calculate the price of the orders, the user uploads a CAD model (STEP file) of the turned or milled parts to be produced in the shop and selects the desired one Material, the number of pieces between 1 and 1000 and the delivery date.

The material Palette covers with the newly added tool steels, transparent Plastic, hardenable, martensitic stainless steels and copper alloys handle more than 90% of all customer inquiries for CNC machining, for which the Munich start-up offers an immediate price. “If our customers need a material that is not yet listed, they can request it at any time. We will continue to add additional materials to our range in the future,” says dr Markus Westermeier, Managing Director of Spanflug.

Calculate functional components in seconds

Im Online Store Customers can order their individual components manufactured by CNC machining by turning and milling within a minute. To do this, they upload CAD data and the technical drawing and in just a few seconds they receive a precise, market-oriented immediate price, which is graded according to the delivery date. In addition, you have the option of technical drawing to upload in PDF format, from which information on individual manufacturing tolerances, fits, threads and Surfaces can be read out automatically by turning and milling.


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Instead of the otherwise time-consuming price calculation for CNC componente the customer orders with just a few mouse clicks without any prior technical knowledge or manual input. “We want manufacturing companies relieved of administrative tasks. In this way, they can react quickly to customer inquiries, concentrate on the production of milled and turned parts and save on urgently needed specialist staff for turning and milling," says the managing director. This means that functional components with high technical requirements can be manufactured. With the help of an algorithm, the platform calculates one in a few seconds price offer, for which customers can order the components directly.

Foundation based on own experiences

The Startup chip flight was founded in January 2018 by Dr. Markus Westermeier (Managing Director Production and Sales) and Dr. Adrian Lewis (Managing Director Software Development) founded. Initially, it deliberately specialized in the area of ​​CNC milled and turned parts production. During his work in the sales department of a manufacturing company, Markus Westermeier experienced the often inefficient procurement process up close and developed the basic idea from this experience.

The Price calculation CNC milling and CNC turning of parts is often complex. As a rule, there are many possible solutions to produce a component that involve very different amounts of effort. In order to find the most efficient way to manufacture and process a customized workpiece, a lot of experience is necessary.

Exclusively qualified suppliers in Germany, which are subjected to a comprehensive quality inspection beforehand, manufacture the desired workpiece. As a manufacturer, Spanflug is the central contractual and contact person for suppliers for CNC milling and CNC turning with fast delivery times.

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Fully automatic quote calculation for turned and milled parts

Chip flying turned parts milled parts11.09.2019/XNUMX/XNUMX | The range of milled and turned parts made on CNC machines online is constantly growing. Spanflug, a startup from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), is involved Chip for paver developed an online platform for the procurement of CNC turned and milled parts. The software is based on the tried-and-tested price algorithm that the Munich startup has been using for its online platform for the procurement of CNC turned and milled parts since November 2018 and has optimized it based on more than 300.000 turned and milled parts. 

As in the online shop, all production-relevant features are automatically evaluated from a CAD model or optionally from a technical drawing. In addition, manufacturing companies can get a detailed breakdown of the calculated Costs for material, set-up, programming, production and shipping view and customize. The user can then either transfer the calculated prices to an ERP system via an interface or manually transfer them to an offer. Users can book the cloud-based software-as-service solution as a subscription.


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With Spanflug for finishers, CNC manufacturing companies have the option of automatically calculating offer prices for turned and milled parts based on a CAD model. The otherwise complex price calculation for CNC components is done with just a few mouse clicks without manual input and prior technical knowledge. This cloud-based solution for quotation calculation for CNC manufacturing companies will be presented for the first time.

Calculation tools previously available on the market are often complex to configure, require a lot of manual input or the provision of a sufficiently large database. This is much easier: The Spanflug price algorithm was developed for the online shop and based on tens of thousands Turned and milled parts optimized.

He bids with about 90% currently the largest component coverage available on the market and enables automatic price calculations for a wide range of technical specifications. Spanflug for finishers can be used immediately without any configuration effort or database. If necessary, settings, for example for materials, machine tools and post-treatments, can be individually adjusted.

CNC machining on demand from Shift

shift051914.05.2019/XNUMX/XNUMX | The market for CNC machining on demand is relatively new in Europe but is already showing promising results. The new ordering model for CNC turning and milling parts developed by Shift solves a number of problems of the traditional CNC machining industry: long waiting times between ordering a part and its delivery, lack of necessary skills, equipment or materials, and unreasonably high costs.

Shift recently celebrated its first year on the market and the conclusion confirms that the demand for more advanced CNC part ordering solutions is increasing. In the past 12 months, the company 128.352 metal and polymer parts Produced in 21 European countries. These parts were shipped to several hundred customers in 20 different countries. Shift supplied various industries like that Automotive industry, Mechanical engineering, Robotic, Electronics, metalworking, furniture production and many more.

The provider has more than 250 CNC workshops combined with over 1000 CNC machines throughout Europe. It is currently the largest CNC machining network on the European market and it is growing every day. Last year, the manufacturing service providers in the network received orders for thousands of machine hours and previously unattainable projects that help them to better utilize their machines.


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Through a comprehensive Digitization and automation Shift ensures advantages over traditional CNC parts ordering such as quotation within 24 hours, immediate start of production, wide range of materials and equipment, double quality control and reasonable price.

Over the next year, Shift will continue to develop its online platform, which uses algorithms to automatic analysis of 3D models continue to improve and select vendors based on benchmarks and competencies. The offer time is reduced to 2 to 3 hours and the production and delivery time of the parts to an average of only 10 to 14 working days.

300 manufacturing partners for industrial components

Create turned parts online01.04.2019/XNUMX/XNUMX | Germany's first fully automated digital platform for the production of industrial components for mechanical engineering create collects 1,5 million euros in Series A just 4 years after its launch. The major investors involved in this round are Earlybird Venture Capital and Atlantic Labs.

The manufacturing industry offers enormous potential for digitization, as it is still characterized by analogue, manual and inefficient processes as well as non-transparent prices. “The entire mechanical engineering market is tight 670 billion euros in volume one of the largest B2B markets in Europe and at the same time the backbone of German medium-sized companies," comments CEO and co-founder Simon Tuechelmann.

He and Daniel A Garcia Rodriguez founded Kreatize together in December 2015. "With our solution, we are helping our 300 manufacturing partners to increase their capacity utilization and our more than 200 customers to get the parts they need faster," says Simon Tüchelmann happily.

The automation platform offers complete processing from ordering to delivery of industrial components: It forms the entire production chain and the purchasing process is fully automated. Customers can request a quote, order industrial components and track the status of the order online in just a few clicks. Manufacturing partners can activate their capacities and accept orders at the same time. In the future, the company will further expand the platform, use improved data analysis methods and machine learning to optimize capacities, prices and transparency.

 

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