Production process for Gevenalle cyclocross shifters

The big CAM challenge on this project was an off-angle hole in the shifters. That’s when the CAM team began to look at how to approach the production phase. The typical method would be to create an entirely new setup just for the one hole. But additional setups take a lot of time, and introduce the chance for misalignment and scrapped parts.
Optimizing the design using NX CAM, our machinists rotated the part placement on the fixture. By putting the fixture on our 4th axis, we could machine the part and drill the hole in the same setup.
Using NX’s built-in simulation, we were able to prove this concept would work before making a single cut. Learn more about this project at appliedcax.com/...