Lantek expert punch The key to your business

Introduction
Lantek Expert Punch is a CAD/CAM solution specifically designed to automate the programming of punching machines. It is the result of more than 25 years of experience and close collaboration with manufacturers and users of these types of machines. This makes it possible to create a solution fully adapted to the technology of various machines and programming and management needs of each company. Throughout the design process and machining, the system offers Undo/Redo options, in this way facilitating the work of the programmer. Working in a team Floating licences option The system can work autonomously or installed on the network. Thanks to the floating license, all users on the network can access it. The only limitation is the number of simultaneous accesses based on the number of licenses purchased.

General features
Easy to use Lantek Expert Punch is a solution based on Windows technology, which allows any user of Microsoft Office solutions to quickly become familiar with the program. It is designed so that the different phases proposed by the software can be followed interactively and in an intuitive and simple way. It has online support that includes detailed explanations of all possible options as well as a tutorial with practical examples.

Product management Processes Lantek Expert Punch is fully integrated with Lantek Manager and the Lantek Integra management solution developed by Lantek. This union allows the integration of all the companys processes in a single database (Articles, Purchasing, Budgets, Orders, Production Monitoring, Delivery Notes and Invoices, Warehouse Management, etc.).

Integration of all options All Lantek Expert Punch options are incorporated into a single program that the user can use to: - Design or import the piece - Consult the plate warehouse - Perform nesting (automatic or manual) - Run the punching sequence (automatic or manual) - Generate the CNC program - Calculate times and costs -

Also, Lantek Expert Punch makes it possible to connect to any external ERP via XML files.

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Integration between CAD and machining processes

DRAWING MODULE
Machining and technologic assign at the part level if necessary. Automatic or manual Technology assignment.

CAD SYSTEM
Lantek Drawing Mode Lantek Parametric Parts Importers DXF, DWG, DSTV Parts Importers throughout automatic processes

Nesting Machining Sequence

Workshop Reports Time and Cost Information

Transfer to the machine

CNC Code Generation

With Lantek Expert module, we can achieve

One software program to program all machinery (oxi-cut, plasma, laser, water jet) Optimisation of all machinery resources Reduction of preparation and programming times Material saving: Maximum quality in nestings and total remnant control Lead time reduction achieving increase in machine productivity Reduction of costs related to machinery consumables Increase in cut part quality Minimal deviation between estimate and real time execution Improvement in response time to customers

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 Open database Lantek Expert Punch stores all information generated in the Microsoft, MSDE, or SQL Server database, for companies with more advanced requirements. This database is open and allows users to find pieces, manufacturing orders, plates, etc. by criteria such as material, thickness, client, date, etc. You can also create links with spreadsheets (Excel, ...), databases (Access, ...) or other applications. Calculation of times and costs Lantek Expert Punch controls all machine technologies offering total control of time and costs, both per piece and per plate. Thanks to this data, users can create their own budgets, check workloads on different machines and get extra help in decisionmaking.

2D Design
Lantek Expert Punch has a very effective CAD 2D module, especially created for the design of 2D plate metal pieces. It also has added utilities such as the dimensioning of the pieces, control of open or overlapping edges, insertion of other geometries in the piece, vectoring of texts, powerful option for Undo/Redo, etc.

Parametric pieces The software has an extensive library of parametric pieces, in which the resulting geometry is obtained by indicating the values of the variables. Management of piece groups (Kit) This option allows you to group pieces within a kit, to launch the manufacturing of groups of pieces.

Management of pieces and storage of plates All pieces are stored in databases, where the user can easily locate any piece or plate by the criteria of material, thickness, date, customer, size, etc. There is also a full control of the remnants generated by the system, so that they can be used in later works.

Intelligent importer/exporter - Connection with major CAD systems on the market: DXF, DWG, IGES, DSTV, etc. and graphic files (jpeg, bmp, tiff, gif, pcx). - Filter by layers, line types, colour and automatic assignment of technology. - Import by groups and preview of files to be imported. - Export per unit or per file groups in DXF format.

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Nesting
Totally flexible manual nesting The perfect combination of automatic and semiautomatic nesting is enriched with powerful manual nesting functions such as copy, move, rotate, attach, etc. Automatic nesting Lantek Expert Punchs automatic nesting optimises the layout of pieces on the plates. Simply select the pieces, their quantities, the exterior technology the pieces and formats of plates for the system to make them available automatically. - Multiple plate nesting. - Common punch nesting. - Non-common punch nesting. - Shear nesting. - Possibility of defining per-piece priority.

Technology
Full management of different types of punches Lantek Expert Punch lets you define any type of punch in a fast and easy manner: cutting, stamping, forming, threading, special shapes, etc. Management of any type of turret The user can define the turret for the machine within a simple graphic environment, try all sorts of turrets: circular, linear, carrousel, etc.

Types of stations Definition of each type of station, with its own characteristics: auto-index, claw area, angles, etc. Automatically and manually mechanised Lantek Expert Punch machines each piece automatically according to different criteria that can be modified by the user. The punches to be used can be predefined by types and lengths of segments.

- Blocking and limit of rotation on pieces. - Per-window nesting. - Multi-plate viewer, to navigate seamlessly from one sheet to another. - Copy of groups of pieces from one plate to another. - Nesting in the holes of other already placed pieces. - Ability to define pieces of filler that will only be used to fill the gaps resulting from the nesting. - Nesting in remnants.

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 Machining macros The user can easily customise the machining of specific geometries so that the system detects the geometry and automatically applies the punching the user has defined. This option is a powerful tool for customers with their own products, capable of automating all their machining processes. Additionally, the system has a number of predefined macro-instructions to facilitate the semi-automatic machining of different types of contours.

Machining with standard turrets The user can create different standards of turret so that the punching is limited to the use of punches placed in the turret, in this way reducing changes in machine punching. Common punching of regular and irregular pieces Lantek Expert Punch automatically nests regular and irregular pieces so it can machine using common punching. At the same time, it utilises holes in pieces in order to place other smaller pieces inside.

Control of programming Lantek Expert Punch stores all data specific to machine, such as claws, work area, hatches, etc ... The automatic machining manages all this information and provides the best machining solution in each case, taking into account the characteristics of the press.

Tables dependent on material/thickness This option defines the machining rules for each material/thickness, e.g. nibbling tolerance, width notches, punch-die clearances, etc. The solution is capable of automating the entire process, dispensing of the need to make configuration changes when changing material or thickness.

Simply put, the system provides the pieces on the plate, analyses the position of the claws and the work area and executes machining while taking in account all technological data. The solution optimises the route taken by the machine, with minimum repositioning in order to achieve the total machining of the plate.

Automatic management of excavations of pieces and remnants Based on the machines predetermined evacuation and configuration possibilities, the system automatically evacuates parts and remnants. We can define priorities for, depending on the type of piece evacuated by trap, stopping or placing microfasteners,

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 Detection of errors Lantek Expert Punch informs the user of possible design errors at all times, both in terms of open and overlapping contours. Once the plate is machined, Lantek Expert informs the user of potential overlaps between pieces or the plate edge, indicating the points where they overlap. It also identifies the elements that have been left without machining. CNC virtual 3D simulation

Production lists
Lantek Expert offers a variety of lists in which the data reflect the different processes that the user has performed.

Optional modules
Process automation Lantek Expert Punch also can be used to manage advanced systems for process automation, including: - Additional storage of punches - Loading/unloading of plates - Unloading of pieces to boxes - Unloading of pieces to pallets - etc. Boilers, aeration and ventilation Lantek Expert Duct is a module for calculating boiler, aeration and ventilation design. It has an extensive library with over 180 shapes. The user selects the shape he/she wants to design and enter its dimensions, to automatically get the design ready for machining. At the same time, it is equipped with a real 3D view of each marked-off shape. This view varies according to the values as they are introduced.

Management of shearing machines and combined machines Lantek Expert Punch can also be used to program shearing machines, and combined machines that have a first punching head and a second laser or plasma head.

Optimisation of rectangular cut for shears Lantek Expert Quattro is a module to optimise rectangular cuts, specifically designed for maximum utilisation of material in shears. Additionally, Lantek Expert Quattro is a very useful tool to calculate the material required in production and, therefore, it is invaluable for material supply departments.

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