“Of all the bets I made with my business, this is the one I got right 10 years ago when I said the most important thing for us was to get ready for the advent of the multitask machine,” Gibbs said. GibbsCAM’s easy-to-learn user interface walks users through complex part programming, including multiple spindles and turrets cutting parts simultaneously, and the program allows users to see accurate simulations of parts being machined, with full visualization of any errors like tool interference and gouges before parts get to the shop floor. At IMTS 2012, the company demonstrated its next-generation GibbsCAM MTM programming for complex MTM machines including five-axis rotary head and Swiss-style machines. This trend continues to be the primary way to remove the cost of labor out of a manufactured part, and once we reduce the labor, then there’s no advantage to having it manufactured in Asia.” New MTM ProgrammingĪn early advocate of multitask machining, Gibbs and Associates introduced its first MTM programming solution a decade ago. By far and away the biggest factor in all of this is increasing levels of automation and high-productivity CNC equipment, particularly with multitask machines, which continue to be the fastest-growing segment of CNC manufacturing. “We’re very happy with the reshoring of work coming back to the US. “There are some very, very important trends that have been going on-and they’re all being driven by economics,” said Bill Gibbs, president of Gibbs and Associates (Moorpark, CA), developer of GibbsCAM software.
As MTM equipment prices have fallen and the machines become more popular, many CAD/CAM software developers have released new or updated software packages with enhanced MTM support.
By employing multitask machining (MTM), manufacturers can quickly produce high-quality, highly complex parts while eliminating most of the labor involved with machine setups, thereby making North American manufacturers much more competitive with offshore manufacturing operations. The cost benefits of deploying multitask machine tools are undeniable, with multitask machines offering the ability to perform many machining operations on parts with just a single setup. Newest CAM releases offer better multitasking, multiaxis support, and usability enhancements
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