

Machine tool builders can get a competitive edge by using CNC Guide to prove out their design concepts faster and get their equipment quicker to market, the company claimed.ĬNC Guide is available for free only through September 2020, and it is available to FANUC America customers residing in the U.S. Not only can CNC Guide help machine tool operators, but builders can also benefit, said FANUC. The company’s global headquarters are in Japan. The platform is intended to enable programming on a PC instead of the machine tool, so equipment stays in production to minimize downtime and maximize throughput, FANUC said. In addition, when used with the vendor’s conversational programming tool, Manual Guide i, the software can act as a simplified CAD/CAM package. CNC Guide designed to aid machine tool operators, buildersĬNC Guide can also help optimize machining operations because users can experiment in the virtual environment with performance-enhancing features in the controls, said FANUC.

Because the software creates digital twins of machine controls, programmers can test G-code programs with no risk of damaging actual machines, it said. said it is offering the simulation tool at no cost to help machine-tool operators and builders through the economic difficulties around the COVID-19 pandemic.ĬNC Guide offers a safe and immersive way to learn how to operate computer numerical control machines, even for novice operators, said FANUC. The Rochester Hills, Mich.-based subsidiary of FANUC Corp. this week said it is offering a free trial version of CNC Guide, its PC-based virtualization platform for control design, training, and part planning. CNC GUIDE is currently available for free.
