ElectrodeWorks running within SplitWorks significantly streamlines the creation of electrodes, alleviating the challenges caused by the increasing need of electrodes in the manufacturing of plastic molds.
YOKNEAM, Israel: February, 2002 – R&B, developer of the computer-aided mold design (CAMD) solutions used by more than 1,000 customers around the world, announces the release of ElectrodeWorks module for SplitWorks 2001Plus. This application, aimed for SOLIDWORKS users in the mold and die design industries, is a productivity tool helping users rapidly create electrodes as well as the technological data needed for their manufacture.
ElectrodeWorks includes:
- User extendable parametric library of holders and electrode shapes.
- Positioning and burn area dialogue.
- Automatic electrode extraction.
- EDM technology definition and output.
- Burn area calculation.
- Automatic 2D drawings.
“ElectrodeWorks helps to dramatically reduce the time to create manufacturing tools for the mold design process,” says George Berold, R&B Ltd. Vice-President. “This is another leading edge module demonstrating our commitment to the CAMD market.”
Availability
ElectrodeWorks will be available during March 2002 as an option to SplitWorks 2001Plus SP2. Current SplitWorks 2001Plus subscription service customers will be able to acquire the module for a small one-time fee.
About R&B
R&B, Ltd. develops and markets powerful, easy-to-use; 3D mold design tools for the plastic mold and die industry. The company was created in 1994 as a separate organization through the combination of investments from Regba Kal, Israel’s largest mold maker, and Bercom, a leading supplier of computer-aided engineering solutions for mechanical design and finite element analysis. Today, R&B has seven products: MoldWorks™/SplitWorks™, MoldCreator™, MoldBase3D™, MoldMaker™, MoldDesign™ and MoldBaseAdvisor™ all running within native CAD products, and over 1000 customers. R&B’s CAMD solutions provide engineers with intuitive intelligence, powerful functionality, unprecedented ease-of-use and a huge library of commercial components from numerous manufacturers. R&B distributes its products through a network of distributors and resellers worldwide. For more information about R&B solutions, please visit www.RnBUSA.com
ElectrodeWorks, SplitWorks and MoldWorks are trademarks of R&B Ltd. SOLIDWORKS is a registered trademark of SOLIDWORKS Corporation. All other brands or product names are trademarks of their respective owners.