As machines become more complex, involving additional axes, automation and set up changing, there is more room for human error to occur. Many applications and development tools concentrate on the cutting portion of a program, and forget about additional peripherals and internal components that can collide with a spindle or tool.

The CAS system incorporates 3-D modeling of Okuma machines, blanks and tooling, along with the power of the THINC-OSP Control to create a virtual machine. By running the real-time virtual application seconds ahead of the actual cutting, interference can be detected early and the machine safely stopped before a costly collision occurs.

CAS generates the actual and exact shape of the materials after a cut to confirm that no interference takes place. Virtual Modeling requires exacting dimensions and definitions, and only Okuma and the One Source design enables these parameters to ensure accurate cutting.