Case Study: Vacform Group achieves 40% less machine downtime and rapid, accurate 5‑axis trimming with Vero Software's VISI MACHINING

Vacform Group Trimming Cycle Times With VISI 5-Axis

Vacform Group Ltd, a Leeds-based thermoplastic vacuum forming and machining specialist serving industries from retail POS to aerospace, was constrained by an outdated manual “teach” method for programming its Geiss ECO 5‑axis trimmers. Complex jobs could take up to two days to program, tying up machines, limiting finish quality and accuracy, and making it difficult to compete as parts and customer requirements grew more intricate.

By adopting VISI Machining 5‑Axis to generate toolpaths directly from CAD and verify them with kinematic simulation, Vacform now programs complex parts in minutes, ensures collision‑free, high‑quality trims and consolidates multiple manual steps into a single process. The change improved finish and accuracy (meeting tolerances down to 0.1 mm), increased machine utilization and capacity, and cut machine downtime by up to 40%, enabling the company to take on more complex work across a wide range of thermoplastics.

Vacform Group

Mustafa El-Etriby

Technical Director