SPI TruTops Interface Advantage

Designing sheet metal parts using the true process information and conditions of the prescribed machines and tools guarantees absolute precision. This eliminates the possibility of faulty input of technology data.

No more re-work The SPI TruTops Interface allows you to use the material and bending process information from TruTops Bend. You can read it directly into the material management database of the SPI SheetMetal solution, and use this data during the design with Autodesk Inventor. Direct import of punch- and forming tools from TruTops Punch is also possible. The flat pattern development is calculated according to the TruTops Bend and Punch algorhythms. That means: It can directly be exported.
	Use the right radii... Sheet metal designers know that parts cannot be bent with just an arbitrary small inner radius. The material and the combination of "upper and lower tool" selection determine the smallest possible radius. Thus, exact compensating factors have to be considered when calculating the elongated length.
	...let work flow This also assumes a functional, comprehensive and precise flow of information between the various departments involved. Many companies still generate NC-programs at the bending machine.

	Save time and money This creates unnecessary machine down time that could otherwise be utilized producing additional parts. "Off-line" preparation of NC code in the planning department and the digital transfer of this information to the machine allow this "value-added" part production to take place.

	Simply the best With the SPI TruTops Bend Interface, another tool for the "Sheet Metal Process Chain" is available, supporting a close co-operation between the design, planning and production departments.