Vericut Optimizer

Vericut Optimizer is an entirely standalone physics-based NC program optimisation solution. It analyses and optimises toolpaths and machining conditions to deliver significant improvements in tool life, cycle times, and part quality. 

Simply put, Vericut Optimizer helps you create your most effective NC programs ever. By optimising for the specific material, cutting tool, and machining conditions, it prevents overloads, reduces breakage, and boosts reliability - saving you time, energy, and money.

Vericut Optimizer maximises and maintains the chip thickness, and matches the cutting conditions to the exact cutting tool performance parameters. 

It dynamically recalculates feed rates in the NC program block by block to maintain a constant, ideal chip thickness. By segmenting toolpath motions directly within the NC code, material removal is tightly controlled while limiting peak cutting forces and spindle power demand.

Vericut Optimizer unlocks a wide range of machining efficiencies across your shop floor, empowering you to make the most data-driven decisions possible. It doesn’t just speed up your machining, feed rates are optimised for safety, stability, and energy efficiency.

With Vericut Optimizer you can expect:

• Significant cycle time savings: 10% - 40 % reduction.
• More consistent chip thickness throughout the machining process.
• Exceptional gains in cutting tool life and performance, while also improving machined part quality.
• CAM creates the toolpath and Vericut makes it smarter. APT/CL-file or G-code NC programs from any CAM system can be optimised.
• It doesn't require Vericut Verification to run, making it a versatile and independent optimisation tool, that also seamlessly integrates into existing manufacturing environments.
• Easy to set up and use, allowing users to optimize NC programs with just a few clicks.

With Vericut Optimizer, your shop floor can work smarter and harder than ever before.

• Faster parts production and delivery to market.
• Increased capacity without adding more machines.
• Vastly improved margin and decreased downtime.
• Better cutting tool and machine tool utilisation.
• Boosted part-to-part and job-to-job consistency.
• The knowledge that your machines are reaching their full potential.

Vericut Optimizer offers a host of analytics and data that manufacturers like you can leverage to make your best-performing NC programs. Here’s just a taste of what’s on offer.

• Rapid visual analysis in the NC program and graphic review window.
• Side-by-side comparisons of the original and optimised NC program.
• Clear demonstration of underutilised cutting conditions, excessive forces, and more.
• Cut-by-cut data of resulting Forces, Power/Torque, Chip Thickness, Material Removal Rates, Machine Tool Utilisation, Tool Deflections, and Feed Rates for both the original and optimised NC programs.

NC programs, new or old, can be optimised with Vericut Optimizer to run as efficiently as possible to achieve maximum safe cutting potential. 

Optimizer can further enhance even the latest CAM-generated “dynamic” or “adaptive milling” toolpaths or previously optimised NC programs. Even trochoidal and high-efficiency paths see measurable gains through intelligent feedrate adjustment.

Vericut Optimizer does not overwrite the existing NC program.
Instead, it generates a new, separate NC file, leaving the original program unchanged.

The new file can be written using a file extension of your choice to match the target control

You can indeed! Vericut Optimizer has a feature that displays the original and optimised file side by side for a visual comparison. One-click, compare files.

Not at all! Vericut Optimizer delivers game-changing results across automotive, medical, energy, mold & die, and countless other industries, helping manufacturers boost efficiency, quality, and performance everywhere.