Software Technology
YOUR GATEWAY TO PERFECTION
All Omega TMM software is designed and written by our in-house Software Team. Our software team has always been involved in everything from product design to working with the service team at a customer site, even custom integrations. We develop our software for the end-users, and in each new update or platform release, user feedback and ease of use is the central pillar. Our team works right here in the USA, out of our Global Headquarters in Fairport, NY. User friendly yet robust, our software suites were designed for productivity. Intuitive function and an elegant, no-nonsense, user interface make Omega TMM the easiest to use on the market.
AAIM
Automated Analysis Inspection and Measurement software allows you to verify profiles and the most difficult forms with ease. Our fully automated imaging software will create a 2+ million point cloud to generate a micron precise DXF for overlay or export. Robust features like tolerance bands, nominal vs. actual comparison, and shadow delete make AAIM your number one choice for all your profiling needs. (3 axis CNC required)
MACRO
The world’s only “learning presetter”! Simply turn on the Echo function, measure your tool and Echo will learn your movements, optimize the program, and create your macro. This is hands down the simplest way to program presetting macros on the market. Period. (3 axis CNC required) The Omega TMM Macro module allows users to create automated measuring routines to fit their process and their needs. Our Macro Builder uses an intuitive drag-and-drop canvas to select customizable commands, allowing users to build routines that can be applied to a single tool or an entire class of tooling. A Macro can be fully automated on a Presetter equipped with 3-Axis CNC, or can give step-by-step measurement instructions on a manual machine with an Autofocus spindle.
VERI -GRIND SOFTWARE
The VERI-GRIND module and VERI-GRIND machines were created to capture tool profiles and automatically align multiple profiles in a set. Within the module, the cutting profile is captured for one or multiple tools in a set. These profiles are then layered and can be automatically adjusted using the “Best Fit” feature, which will take into account the thickness of material being grinded,and will position each tool to achieve the desired profile. The tool measurements can be printed, posted, or written to the tool via RFID and loaded into the machine center, ready for production.
POST PROCESSOR
The Post Processor allows for one-way communication from the database directly to a machine center controller, to update data such as tool offsets and supporting information. The Omega TMM Applications team can write custom post templates to integrate to a machine
center that allows for a process that does not depend on users manually typing data into the controller. Mitigating the opportunity for user error results in fewer mistakes like mistyped offset values, while at the same time allowing for the immediate transfer of all information that would alternatively need to be manually entered or updated each time a tool is loaded.
RFID
Omega TMM Presetters can transmit data to an RFID chip either manually or with our fully automated RFID system. When a machine center utilizes RFID to maintain and update tool data and information, transmitting tool offset values and other information from the Presetter to the RFID chip on the tool holder is the best way to input this data. When appropriately equipped, an Omega TMM Presetter can automatically identify a tool in the spindle by reading the RFID tag, immediately run an automatic measuring routine, and then write specific tool data back to the RFID tag with the click of a single button.
Custom Interfaces & 3rd Party Integrations
Omega TMM software supports a range of integration options with 3rd party providers, which can include RFID hardware, tooling databases, and machine control systems.
Our in-house Software team can design and build custom interfaces for one-off solutions or to meet specific needs. Whether the machine needs to communicate with an automated robot for lights-out operation, or if a shop uses a machine center with a unique control, we can create a custom interface if necessary to provide communication and make the process as efficient as possible.