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<div class="moz-forward-container">All,<br>
<br>
The invitation to our IMTS summit sent to the CAM and CNC vendors
by Sid is copied below. Now we need to work on an agenda and do
any other preparation work that we deem appropriate.<br>
<br>
Therefore, we will have a conference call at the regular time and
coordinates on Wednesday this week. See the bottom of this message
for the details which are the same as usual.<br>
<br>
Martin Hardwick<br>
Team Leader ISO STEP Manufacturing<br>
<font size="4" face="Arial"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:Arial"><o:p></o:p></span></font>President
STEP Tools, Inc.<br>
Professor of Computer Science, RPI<font size="1" face="Verdana">
(on Sabbatical)</font><br>
<br>
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<td>Invitation to CAM Data Exchange Summit at IMTS</td>
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<th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">Date: </th>
<td>Thu, 9 Aug 2012 12:21:10 -0700</td>
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<th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">From: </th>
<td>Venkatesh, Sid <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sid.venkatesh@boeing.com"><sid.venkatesh@boeing.com></a></td>
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<td>Martin Hardwick <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:hardwick@steptools.com"><hardwick@steptools.com></a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:115%">August 10, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in"><font
size="2" face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Re:
CAM Data Exchange <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city
w:st="on">Summit</st1:city></st1:place> at
IMTS<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.25in"><font
size="2" face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Thursday,
September 13<sup>th</sup>,
1:30PM to 3:30PM, Room N136<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;
line-height:115%">Dear Martin,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font
size="2" face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">We want
to make our supply chains
more efficient and flexible using a neutral data
standard. Transferring work to
suppliers is difficult when we only have 2D
drawings. The drawings have
to be converted into 3D models, and processes have
to be developed in order to
manufacture and assemble the part. Even if the 3D
models are already
available, the requirement to develop processes
still exists, because CAD
models do not contain manufacturing process
information.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font
size="2" face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">What we
need is a neutral standard
for our process data with the following
characteristics and capabilities:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><font
size="2" face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Capability
of representing part and assembly geometry with
an acceptable fidelity<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><font
size="2" face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Capability
of clearly defining machining and assembly
processes and requirements<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><font
size="2" face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Availability
to designers and manufacturers either directly
through CAD/CAM and manufacturing systems, or
through third party suppliers<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><font
size="2" face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Compatibility
with future technology developments<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><font
size="2" face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Capability
of allowing manufacturing facilities to
modify/improve the processes based on their own
requirements and capabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font
size="2" face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">For
these reasons we have been
working on the ISO 10303-238 standard, also known
as “STEP-NC”.
Over a ten year period we have performed the
series of tests described in the
attached poster and found it enables the business
advantages shown for our
organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font
size="2" face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">We are
now ready to pilot the
standard with our suppliers and would like you to
develop the necessary system
interfaces. Starting in late 2012 we will be
holding a series of meetings to
demonstrate the exchange of drilling (Cycle 1),
pocketing (Cycle 2) and surface
milling (Cycle 3) operations. We have a set of
test parts and will be looking
to you to demonstrate that sufficient data has
been translated into your
systems to enable the manufacturing and assembly
of those parts. We will test
the results in our laboratories and those of our
partners worldwide. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font
size="2" face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">We are
holding an invitation only
meeting about this project at IMTS on Thursday,
September 13<sup>th</sup> from
1:30PM to 3:30PM in Room N136 and would like
representatives of your company to
attend. Please contact one of us if you have any
questions. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font
size="2" face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
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justify"><font size="4" face="Brush Script MT"><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:"Brush Script
MT"">Sid Venkatesh<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
115%">Chairman<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
115%">The Organization for Machine Automation
& Control (OMAC)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span
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115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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justify"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span
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justify"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
115%">The Boeing Company<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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justify"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><font
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style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:
justify"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
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STEP-Manufacturing Team<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><font
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Sweden, Pratt & Whitney, Sandvik Coromant,
Scania, Spirit AeroSystems, STEP
Tools, Inc. and Volvo<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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