Haverhill, Massachusetts – September 23, 2015 – IMS Software, a worldwide leader in NC post-processing, verification and simulation solutions, and MachiningCloud, product data content provider for the digital shop, jointly announce their new partnership under which the users of IMS Software will have direct access to complete and up-to-date cutting tool product data from leading cutting tool and workholding manufacturers worldwide.
The completed interface will enable IMS Software customers to realize: 1) Enhanced virtual machining experience through the assurance of having the latest cutting tool data; 2) Direct access to the cutting tool manufacturers’ latest recommendations on cutting speeds and conditions for a given cutting tool assembly in a given material; 3) The ability to make the best choice when searching for new cutting tools and when deciding how to best run them on their CNC machines.
“It will be easier and faster for IMS Software’s customers to create and use their tools in IMSpost and IMSverify”, says Christophe Rogazy, Cloud Evangelist for the MachiningCloud GmbH. “Exporting the exact models from the MachiningCloud will allow the simulation and verification to be accurate and reliable.”
“MachiningCloud is a revolutionary concept, using cloud technology in an innovative way to connect the latest cutting tool and workholding capabilities directly to the CNC programming process. Customers benefit from the latest, most up-to-date product information, and vendors benefit from real-time market feedback” says Dan Wrenn, President and co-founder of IMS Software.
Using the MachiningCloud Tablet and Desktop apps, users have access to a rich set of features, including Selector, Configurator, Advisor, Tool Package / Job Management, Reporting and Commerce. Likewise, the IMS Software interfaces with CAM, pre-setting, tool-crib management, purchasing, scheduling, and ERP software. By joining forces on MachiningCloud, IMS Software ensures greater and more seamless flow of information throughout its customers’ shops.
About IMS Software
IMS Software, Inc., founded in 1989, is a recognized leader in providing NC post-processing, verification and simulation solutions and services to companies seeking a competitive advantage in the manufacturing industry. With headquarters in Haverhill, MA, IMS solutions are sold worldwide, addressing the needs of companies of all sizes, primarily in the automotive, aerospace and defense, general manufacturing and machinery, and electromechanical industries. Information on IMSpost, IMSce and IMSverify is available at https://www.ims-software.com.
About MachiningCloud GmbH
MachiningCloud is dedicated to leading a digital shift within the discrete manufacturing industry to deliver a new level of operational efficiency. Cloud-based applications, resources, services, and knowledge and digital product data from the world’s leading manufacturers of cutting tools, machine tools, workholding and specialty products are providing efficiency improvements by facilitating the flow of data to and from today’s data intensive shop-floor, software and equipment.
MachiningCloud GmbH partners with the world’s best and largest providers of manufacturing equipment and software to offer an unprecedented amount of resources within a unified system making the lives of manufacturers easier than ever before. For more information about MachiningCloud Intelligent Manufacturing, visit www.machiningcloud.com.