“Then we develop and deliver error-free post-processors, and maintain them ourselves, to ensure that our users never need to edit the output. “When new machines and new machine capabilities are introduced, we broaden GibbsCAM’s programming and post-processing functions to accommodate them,” said Robb Weinstein, senior vice president of sales and strategic planning of Gibbs and Associates. Read: Where Automated Five-Axis Machining Isn’t a Challenge

The library of MTM post-processors, in combination with GibbsCAM software, allows customers to take full advantage of the productivity offered by MTMs.

According to the company, GibbsCAM offers post-processors to generate CNC code that optimizes machine tool efficiency and accommodate shop-process preferences. Most MTMs require a CAM system capable of programming the complex combination of milling and turning while synchronizing the motion of multiple tool groups and spindles with part transfers and release, all within a restricted space. Each postprocessor is uniquely developed and configured for a specific combination of MTM, machine options and control.

Gibbs and Associates, developer of GibbsCAM software for programming CNC machine tools, recently delivered its 1,250th postprocessor in support of a large variety of multitasking machines (MTMs) from nearly 70 manufacturers. Gibbs' postprocessors support a large variety of multitasking machines.

Camworks post processor library