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BUSINESS NEWS

Mastercam Mill Solutions Target a
Streamlined Manufacturing Process

Mastercam Mill offers expanded interface. A new Feed Rate Control page
machining flexibility and an increased consolidates the feed rate control options,
emphasis on speed and automation. making the options easier to find and
Multiaxis features, 3D enhancements, and simplifying your workflow.
2D high-speed toolpaths combine with
dozens of additional new enhancements 3D Enhancements
in a software package intended to improve The Dynamic OptiRough and Area allowing you to slow down feed rates as
shop floor productivity. Roughing toolpaths can now be aware you are engaging material. When you
of undercut stock conditions, resulting drag and drop items in the Toolpath Hole
Here are some significant highlights and in improvements to the toolpath motion, Definition panel, Mastercam now provides
new functionality in Mastercam Mill: including less air cutting. Equal Scallop is visual cues for the drop location. Also,
Multiaxis Improvements now a fully stock-aware, semi-finishing the drag-and-drop icon now indicates
Morph, Parallel, Along Curve, and Project toolpath that now identifies material left whether you are dragging a single item or
Curve are no longer individual toolpaths. in corners and will machine with a single multiple items.
Instead, users can now find the same pass or with multiple passes to ease
functionality inside the Multiaxis Unified into the material. With the new linking Additional Improvements in Mastercam
toolpath, which allows for more flexibility parameters in OptiRough toolpaths, you Mill that benefit efficiency include:
in cut pattern when programming can control and optimize your air cuts • The Tool page and Toolpath parameters
multiaxis, all within a new advanced which allows for greater efficiency in tab for milling toolpaths have been
feature set and consolidated, easy-to-use roughing toolpaths when transitioning redesigned to provide a better, user-
between passes or when in air. friendly layout.
• Automatically Detecting and Including
2D Enhancements Stock for Z depths is now included for
The Slot Mill toolpath no longer requires 3D high-speed toolpaths.
two parallel walls when selecting the • New Feed Rate Control page for
machining geometry. You are now able to Multiaxis toolpaths which consolidates
select any closed chain. 2D Contour Profile the feed rate control options, making
Ramp now supports the Override feed them easier to find and simplifying your
rate option which allows you to specify workflow.
a feed rate for the entry or exit move, • And much more.

Phillips Education Honored by L&D Summit and Awards
Winner of ‘The Best Platform for Connecting Skills to Jobs’ and

‘The Best Innovative Trainer Training Program’

Phillips Education (A Division of Phillips for Train the Trainer Program offered gap between young engineering job
Machine Tools, a global supplier through its global initiative Phillips aspirants and the Industry through
of state-of-the-art manufacturing Education. These accolades were its ‘Job Connect’ feature. It has taken
technologies) has announced that it has bestowed at the 10th Edition of Future industry engagement to the next level
been awarded the ‘The Best Platform of L&D Summit and Awards 2022 by providing everything one would need
for Connecting Skills to Jobs’ for its organized by UBS Forums held on 12th to be the Total Machinist in one place.
exclusive platform, The Phillips Jobs October at Taj Bengaluru. The sole motive is to combat the lack of
Connect, on The Phillips Machinist App The Phillips Machinist App has enough information about the jobs for
along with another award as ‘The Best set the standard for innovation and engineers or skilled technicians in the
Innovative Trainer Training Program’ creativity by bridging the connection manufacturing sector, available as per

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