September 11, 2008 - GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions, today, announced its Smooth Tool Center Point (TCP) control to enable smooth motion while in TCP mode. Smooth TCP enables extremely smooth motion and reduced cycle time during 5-axis machining processes using tool center point control. Smooth TCP removes redundant program command points generated by tool center point control automatically and compensates the direction of tool posture to enable smooth motion of the rotary axis. This is effective in reducing vibration in the velocity command to the servo system resulting in smooth surface finish. The Smooth Tool Center Point Control features reduced cycle time and improved surface finish, which translate to high productivity and high accuracy.
“Smooth TCP removes redundant command points in TCP and compensates the tool posture for rotary axis,” said Paul Webster, CNC Product Manager for GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms. “The result is vibration suppression that improves surface finish and reduced cycle times of up to 44%.”
About GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a joint venture between General Electric (NYSE: GE) and FANUC LTD of Japan, is a high-performance technology company and a global provider of hardware, software, services, expertise and experience in automation and embedded computing, with products employed in virtually every industry, including manufacturing automation, defense, automotive, telecommunications, healthcare and aerospace. GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms is a worldwide company head-quartered in Charlottesville, VA, and is part of GE Enterprise Solutions.