[step-manufacturing] Minutes of July 30th conference call

[Martin Hardwick]

Attendees
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Martin Hardwick, STEP Tools, USA
David Loffredo, STEP Tools, USA
Mike Restall, Sandvik, USA
David Odendahl, Boeing, USA
Sid Venkatesh, Boeing, USA
Tom Raun, Iscar, USA
Robert Erickson, Pratt & Whitney, USA
Thanh Huynh, Okuma, USA
Paul Kingsley, Okuma, USA
Wayne Myers, Gosinger, USA
Vincent Marchetti, Ameritech, USA

Many apologies for the poor system performance during the conference 
call. The STEP Tools, Inc web site is becoming saturated. We will 
increase our bandwidth by off-loading content to a cloud server.

The press release is nearly ready for distribution with only final 
approval by Sandvik pending.

The latest version STEP-NC Machine samples the Okuma control 10 times a 
second during tracking instead of 2 times per second. We are developing 
a new simplification algorithm that will speed up simulation by using 
wider tolerances during roughing operations.

We discussed the organization of the data. The demonstration will focus 
on showing the pocketing so we need to make it easier to reach the 
corresponding STEP-NC information. STEP Tools will add new workplans 
into the project for the roughing, finishing and drilling operations to 
make this selection easier. STEP Tools will also improve the user 
interface to make the selection of the appropriate in-process model for 
machining easier. Sandvik will simplify its pocketing operations to use 
fewer cutting tools.

The new data with the new features has been posted to the web site.
ftp://www.steptools.com/private/CAM_exchange/Cycle_4/v13_IMTS_HARDMOLDY.zip

A recording of this conference call is on the web site.
ftp://www.steptools.com/private/CAM_exchange/Cycle_4/stepmanuf_telecon_20140730.wmv

The next conference call will be at the regular times on Wednesday 
August 6th

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