Press Release
July 10, 2008
Camarillo, CA - Surfware, Inc., developer of SURFCAM® CAD/CAM systems and Kent,
Washington-based Swift-Carb CNC, a New Tech cutting tools company, announced today that
cutting tools built specifically to optimize TrueMill’s patented cutter path will be
launched in September, 2008 at IMTS (the International Manufacturing Technology Show) in
Chicago.
“We are delighted that Swift-Carb has chosen to dedicate a line of tools to TrueMill,”
says Stephen Diehl, President and CEO of Surfware, Inc. “With our new release of Velocity 4,
the TrueMill technology for milling has achieved new levels of productivity. We are pleased
to show clients the extra speed offered by using the dedicated Swift-Carb TrueMill Certified
Series of cutters.”
“We have seen repeatedly that TrueMill makes good on its promise to produce significantly
faster – in some cases two to four times faster -- cycle times, and two to four times tool life,” says Steve
Swift, President of Swift-Carb. “With the patented ‘engagement angle’ or ‘TEA’ method that
TrueMill uses to calculate their tool path, the TrueMill tool path achieves what all tool path
systems have been trying to accomplish from the beginning.”
“The core problem in milling has always been the inability to control the cutting tool’s engagement
with the material,” explains Diehl. “This makes it physically impossible to keep the load on the tool
constant and forces machines to be run at far less aggressive cutting parameters than they are capable
of, resulting in longer cycle times.
“TrueMill solves this core problem. The motion of the toolpath is designed with consideration for the
in-process material boundary everywhere along the toolpath to ensure that the tool is never over-engaged
for any part geometry. Controlling the engagement angle and using smooth motions allows the tool to run
at an exceptionally fast and consistent federate, resulting in an exceptional reduction in cycle time.”
“The difference between our TrueMill series end mill compared to others out there is the substrate,
geometry, and coatings used,” says Swift. “A tool like this has never been made before”.
This combination of leading edge CAM software and cutting tool technology will be unveiled at the IMTS
show in September. Surfware will feature the Swift-Carb TrueMill Certified series of Cutters at its booth,
D3210.
Contact information
Liz Lewinson, Surfware 818-991-1960 x 207 lizl@surfware.com
Aaron Fike, Swift-Carb 253-854-7799 aaron@swiftcarb.com
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