What Does Drill-Mate Do?

Drill-Mate automatically creates the part geometry and maintains and controls the flow of drilling programs to Universal Machining Centres (point-to-point and routers).

Drill-Mate automatically retrieves the correct drill program for every part in a production batch. If the part is custom or newly created, Drill-Mate first creates the geometry and then assigns a unique drill program name.

How is Drill-Mate Set Up?

Drill-Mate uses a parametric (rules-based) database that you control. Drill-Mate is shipped with an extensive library of machining templates covering most options for commercial casework; however, you can change or create new templates easily.

Each template is set up as follows:

• assign the zone
• pick the function (bore, route, groove, arc)
• pick the starting and ending positions (relative to part corner) using variables such as Width, Length, and Thickness
• set up the quantity field parametrically (add extra holes only if divider panel is present, etc.)
• establish the lead in/lead out (if required)
• set the tool type
  
  
• Why Is Drill-Mate Beneficial?
• custom and standard parts are handled with equal ease and speed
• hundreds of programs can be created in minutes
• the part geometry is always 100% accurate even when Width, Length, Thickness and other variables change
• Drill-Mate, working with a labelling system, creates a barcode that uniquely identifies how each part is to be machined
  

Special Drill-Mate Features:

• horizontal or vertical boring, straight routes, circular routes and grooving
• dynamically changes both dimension and quantity fields
• drill programs are stored and maintained with a program log (library)
• reports are set up as a detailed, scaled drawing with user-added text
• each template has it's own user-defined variables

Note:    Drill-Mate is a registered trade name of Pattern Systems International