Sugyiama
Industries was founded in 1921 and
for more than eighty years the company
has been continuously in the forefront
of manufacturing technology. Its main
production plant is located in the Japanese
heartland in blue collar Toyoda City.
It is now a leading supplier in the
Japanese automotive industry supplying
parts to both Toyota and Mitsibushi.
The company consists of two main divisions,
the Mold and Die division and the Automotive
Parts Division. The Mold and Die division
is involved in making steel dies for
aluminum castings for automotive parts
such as engine and transmission components,
while the Automotive Parts Division
is focused on the design and manufacturing
plastic parts for the automotive industry.
Located
in bustling Toyoda City, Sugiyama
Industries main plant supplies
parts to leading automotive
and aerospace companies such
as Toyota and Misibushi.
Sugiyama
Industries utilizes VisualMill both
in the production of the steel dies
for the aluminum casted parts as well
as the plastic injection molds. Sugiyama
Industries has worked closely with MecSoft
Corporation to provide their expertise
in steel die cutting. This has allowed
MecSoft Corporation to incorporate advanced
toolpath generation algorithms in VisualMill
that are especially suited to cut hard
materials such as die steel.
Of special
significance is the type of cutters
employed in roughing out these large
dies. The picture below shows a typical
insert cutter that is employed in the
roughing operation.
60
mm insert cutter used to rough
out the large steel dies used
for casting aluminum parts.
The picture
below shows the core parts of two dies
that are machined out of foam. VisualMill's
roughing toolpath methods were used
to create the toolpaths for these models.
These models were machined out of foam
and ren material. Due to contractual
restrictions with their suppliers we
are unable to show the actual steel
models that were produced.
The
roughed out foam models of two
different automotive dies are
shown here. The toolpaths to
cut these models were programmed
in VisualMill.
MecSoft
Corporation continues to work closely
with Sugiyama Industries, constantly
honing VisualMill's advanced toolpath
generation algorithms. With a strong
commitment from both the parties, VisualMill
is rapidly evolving to be a product
of superior technical sophistication
and real world practicality.
