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cenitCONNECT SAP Integration for DS Version 6 supports seamless business processes beyond the borders of DS Version 6 Applications like CATIA, ENOVIA, DELMIA or SIMULIA and SAPs Enterprise Software. Multi bi-directional exchange of the relevant product data between DS Version 6 and SAP is the natural core demand placed on an integration product. The real benefit is achieved by way of the process integration, i.e. the exchange of process data and the option of controlling business processes beyond the application limits.As the development partner of Dassault Systèmes and SAP, CENIT regularly harmonises the development plans for the DS Version 6 – SAP-Integration with our partners’ development plans. Therefore, the integration is up to speed with the further development of our partner's solutions and customer investments are protected. CENIT has been SAP AG’s official partner for the CATIA integration since 1999. The experiences of more than 150 successful DS-SAP integration projects with more than 10,000 users build a rock solid basis for the concepts build into the DS Version 6 - SAP integration product.Whether you "only" integrate CATIA V6 with SAP or intend to link a fully extended V6 solution in several phases of the NPDI process with SAP- our DS Version 6 – integration provides basic entry and scalable expansion. Core functionality at a glance Scalable solution for small, medium and large customers Process driven system integration with bi-directional interchange of IP Engineering objects like Documents, Parts, their Structures and Representations, etc. Manufacturing objects like Routings, Work Instructions, Resources etc. Release and Change objects like Maturity, Action, Engineering Record, Change Master, Process ID, Project ID Versioning and Lifecycle synchronization Location of Control” concept Rule based be

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FAST4AXESSoftware to Program and Simulate Wire EDMCENIT FAST4AXES allows NC users to benefit from advanced and easy-to-use Wire EDM manufacturing techniques. It provides a full set of pre-defined and re-usable machining strategies for 2 up to 4 axis Wire EDM machining. The software offers the user all the core functionalities of a NC system shared within CATIA V5 NC Manufacturing solutions: integrated tool path simulation , set-up and NC programs definition. It also provides integrated and dedicated post-processing facilities and also many Wire EDM strategies , such as: powerful contouring machining including drive curve interpolation into tangential arcs and lines, destruction cut operation (pocketing). Variable technological events can be set. 4-Axis machining includes synchronization of points as milestones and precise offset computation facilities. A very easy-to-use interface allows the user to benefit from Wire EDM techniques in a perfect interoperable way with all CATIA V5 NC Manufacturing solutions. FAST4AXES - Functional Advantages Programming of 3D contours. Upper and lower contours with milestones and direct programming of ruled surfaces and solids. Support of geometrical features. Integration of machine tool specific technologies is optimal by powerful standard post-processors Available for Agie, Charmilles, Fanuc, Mitsubishi, Sodik... Adaptable on-site by PP generator software FASTPOST Machining Operations: contouring/pocketing/point strategies... VisualBasic support to create flexible machining strategies Direct simulation of each operation

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Product OverviewFASTCURVE is intelligent and high-performance offline programming software for 3D contours in a robotic environment. Several technologies are supported, from laser cutting, water jet cutting and ultrasound cutting, and sealing and roller hemming to laser hardening and laser cladding.The various complex processes of 3D contour processing can be realized with FASTCURVE quickly, efficiently and in high quality, thanks to the seamless integration into the powerful CATIA/DELMIA V5 infrastructure, several automatic functions, integrated programming, comprehensive CAD/CAM ability and the simulation of the entire robot cell. Product Advantages Fully integrated 3D programming, simulation and process verification Definition, simulation and validation of complex robot cells incl. robot, fixture, clamping mechanism and auxiliary axis systems Practice-proven and comfortable fixture construction which can be processed, nested and programmed in 2D, and also exported to external 2D systems (incl. UHF programming options) Free positioning as well as calibration function to align fixtures and component Geometry-based algorithms for the calculation of optimum, collision-free tool paths Parametric programming Versatile teach and optimization functions Macro recognition for standard geometries (circle, rectangle, hexagon, keyhole, etc.) Professional data preparation of contour and surface, intelligent contouring with contour search algorithms and definition of processing direction (regular, tangential) Precise control simulation (RRS) Reliable robot programs

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Product OverviewFASTELECTRODE is a solution that covers the complete EDM sinking process.The product automates the design, documentation and production (NC-machining) of electrodes to be used in EDM sinking processes. FASTELECTRODE supports the entire process, from preparing the electrode definition to the automated design of the electrodes and their NC machining.Due to seamless integration in CATIA V5, a significant gap in the mold and tooling design process has been closed. Clear and simple user guidance, reduction of user entries to the most important ones, full control of all the powerful CATIA functions and complete parameterisation of electrodes for efficient change management are some of the advantages of this CAA product. Product Advantages: Setup of project and electrode product structure Profile selection and easy extraction of electrode faces Geometrical functions to complete the electrode Adding reference frame, holder and technological information Create electrode 2D documentation (MS-Excel, CATDrawing, XML and ASCII) Automated NC programming of electrodes Download of documentation and process data to shop floor (Zwicker XML, …)

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Product OverviewFASTJOINT is a completely integrated CATIA V5 solution to fully support the assembly fastening design process. The product assists in handling huge numbers of fasteners of various types in large assembly structures.The manufacturing design process is automated by intelligent search mechanisms to collect the assembly structure information and to assign the matching fastener to that information. Fasteners are read from any possible library or database, where FASTJOINT retrieves its dimensions and other properties. Quality and consistency checks will ensure that the fasteners will meet the required design standards throughout the design and manufacturing phase of the assembly's life cycle. Product Advantages Manage huge amount of joints in large and complicated 3D assemblies Automatic joint analysis (position, direction and thickness) and fastener selection Visualization of fasteners from generic CAD objects like curves, lines, text attributes and others by non existing dedicated fastener objects Tracking product changes and variants in a concurrent engineering environment that requires fasteners adoption Support of fastener specific design characteristics like minimum edge distance, structure, pitch, grip, length detection, etc. Cumbersome fastener structure configuration and selection among a large number of standard parts and variants Machine readable fastener data to avoid human interpretation of fastener data in order to create appropriate processing groups and sequences for assembly operations Import and synchronisation of fastener information from external sources. Support of various different fastener libraries (Oracle, SQL, Excel, HTTP Server, etc.)

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Product OverviewFASTSURF offers various robotics functions for process planning, path creation as well as offline programming and analysis of surface processes, such as painting, cladding, non-destructive testing (NDT), shot peening and sand blasting, gluing, polishing, plasma coating, etc.It offers a highly productive and intuitive simulation environment providing different tools to fulfill any kind of robot simulation requirements. As a CAA V5 application FASTSURF is fully integrated into DELMIA's infrastructure. This provides design and layout functions to set up the robot cell.Product Advantages Fully integrated 3D programming, simulation, process verification and visualization of potential painting results Preparation of the spray object - simple and flexible creation, accurateness and refinement of grids Exact definition of spray pistols (technology, setup, spray patterns) Automatic generation of robot motions based on CAD geometry: perpendicular to surface using guide plane, perpendicular to surface using guide contour, along a given contour, standard DELMIA motions Parametric programming incl. programming templates and trigger support Simulation of the entire robot cell, incl. synchronization of robots and other system components Versatile functions for the modification and optimization of robot paths: Manual manipulation, point interpolation, rail interpolation Precise control simulation (RRS) Process yalidation through reachability analysis of the respective robot type and collision recognition between robot, jet, component and additional axes Powerful functions to calculate smooth and collision-free tool paths Visualization via colour scale to display film thicknesses Reliable robot programs

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Product OverviewWith FASTTIP, CENIT provides award-winning and established offline programming software for 3D point-to-point processing, which can be implemented in the field of robotics as well as machining. Several technologies from spot welding and clinching in body-in-white processes to (multilayer) drilling and riveting in the aerospace (airframe assembly) and automotive field can be programmed, mapped and supported.Thanks to offline programming with FASTTIP for 3D point-to-point applications, large volumes of joining elements (fasteners) can be efficiently an easily managed, programmed, simulated and optimized within CATIA V5.Product Advantages Fully integrated 3D programming, postprocessing, simulation and process verification High degree of automation and professional data flow: Process features, displaying of all fasteners (TXT, point/line, point/surface, UDF, point/property), purging data for surfaces, creation of points, determination of work direction, grouping and sequence planning Adjustable riveting operation: Definition of process parameters, selection of geometry (rubberband, polygon-selection, standard V5 queries), definition of approach and depart motions, process events Integrated tool machines or robot cell simulation Function to read back existing programs Automatic conversion of jointing representation in process features Comfortable filtering, selection and sequencing of process features Automatic layer analysis for multilayer drilling Powerful functions to calculate smooth and collision-free tool paths Flexible functionalities for detailing, changing and supplementing fasteners Reliable robot and machine programs

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Product OverviewPowerful offline programming solution that supports all current 3D cutting technologies like laser cutting, water jet trimming, ultrasound cutting, laser hardening and laser cladding based on the CAA V5 architecture, integrated in DELMIA. All known 5 axis machine tools and robot controllers are supported: Hermle, Trumpf, Prima, Mazak, NTC, Gemcor , Kuka Systems, FLOW, etc.FASTTRIM includes all functionalities that an offline programming system can offer, such as intuitive programming features, powerful integrated machine simulation, automatic path generation, best fit calibration to match machine home with part origin, automatic fixture builder and reverse engineering. Product Advantages Integrated 3D programming, post processing and simulation Practice-proven and comfortable fixture construction which can be processed, nested and programmed in 2D, and also exported to external 2D systems Free positioning as well as calibration function to align fixture and component UHF programming options (universal holding fixtures) Automated geometry-based procedure for contour definition Parametric programming Several optimization functions, e.g. local displacement of contour areas or changes of axis motion control Automatic recognition and use of macros, such as circle, rectangle, hexagon, ... Reading back of NC programs (reverse engineering)

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Product OverviewFASTTRIMSTEEL is a completely integrated CATIA V5 solution to automate the design of trimming tools used in the sheet metal and plastics die forming industry. The solution creates the stock material (casting) and the tool surfaces as separate elements to fully support the engineering and manufacturing process. It furthermore will embed the specific parameters as known in the tool engineering industry. Trimming process parameters will be taken into account. Typical parameters such as shear and back spacing. Collision checks will ensure the trimming tool to actually cut the material instead of touching the material at undesirable places, causing material deformations or bad cutting operations. Product advantages: Generation of the base geometry (cast body or stock material), the NC-prepared surfaces of the knife head and the final trimming tool body. Library of knife cross sections Definition of cast oversize dimensions Definition of trimming process parameters (intrusion and shear) Collision control

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