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Romanian designer Ramona Enache turns
an idea into a successful product with thehelp of ESPRIT computer aided manufacturing (CAM) software and Logicad, a CAM
software reseller and services provider“It all started almost a year ago while I was enjoying a glass ofwine with friends, in one of the beautiful parks of Amsterdam,”said Ramona Enache, an architect born in Romania who now
lives in The Netherlands.

“I dislike drinking wine from plasticcups, almost as much as I dislike
drinking wine straight from the bottle.
This is why I almost always carried
real wine glasses along. But they are
not very stable, so after spilling theprecious liquid several times in thegrass, I realized I needed a glass that
I could pin in the ground. Next day
when I woke up I still thought it wasa good idea and I decided to makeit.”
Ramona Enache designed Pointerwine glasses which are basically astylish wine glass with the glass leg
replaced by a stainless steel

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pin. She produced about 200 prototypes by hand. She got a very positive response from friends andcolleagues so she created acrowd-funding campaign on KickStarter to raise the funds needed togo into production. She worked withLogicad, which represents ESPRIT inRomania, to create a detailed designand determine the best way toproduce the metal parts.
“We created solid models and simulations to precisely define the geometry of her design concept, then we

3D printed prototypes so their style,functionality and manufacturability
could be evaluated,” said Dascalu,Manager of Logicad.
Enache and Dascalu concluded thatthe metal stems should be manufactured on a CNC machine from steel
bars as two modular parts that arelater manually polished to obtain asmooth surface and assembled
together. The parts are made fromstainless steel because theywww.espritcam.com

will be used outdoors. Both of theparts that make up the stem havenonuniform, contoured surfaces, thinwalls and overhangs. “At first glance,these parts look like they would beeasy to machine but in reality their
sharp ends and tough materialmakes it quite difficulty to avoid
vibrations which would damage theirappearance,” Dascalu said.

The 2 parts of the stem are assembled
together, and polished for a nicefinishing result.

Ramona and Dorin evaluated several
suppliers and selected a Romanian
contract manufacturer called Hermi
Construct, which specializes in CNC
machining with Okuma
machine-tools. The decision wasmade to produce the metal parts on
an Okuma Multus multitasking
machine, which performs both milling
and turning operations so it canproduce the metal parts in a single
setup. This machine is also very
stable so it can maintain a goodsurface finish.
“ESPRIT CAM was the perfect tool todefine all the machining operations,tools and working conditions on themachine,” Dascalu said. ESPRIT
offers a powerful programming
solution for any CNC machine tooland covers milling, turning, wire
EDM, multitasking machining, andB-axis machine tools. ESPRIT alsooffers a library ofmachine tool builder certified postprocessors that is enriched withvaluable feedback, observations andrecommendations to get the best
performance in any machining
process. ESPRIT offers excellent
technical support and the ESPRIT
web platform provides the ability tointeract and collaborate with otherESPRIT users.
The parts were programmed by one
of Logicad’s engineers, Cristian
Toader, in less than 1 hour. Toader
used ESPRIT’s simulation system toview the machining operations on his
computer and estimate the machining time and the production
costs. The first parts produced withthe program looked beautiful andmet all the dimensional requirements.

tomers in 22 countries. She hasreceived requests for customizing
and producing accessories for theglasses and the ones that involved
metal parts were quickly accommodated by Logicad programmers. In
September 2015, Pointer was awarded a Red Dot Concept Design
Honorable Mention, in Singapore.
The Honorable Mention was one of
69 awarded out of nearly 5,000
entries.
“Pointer is the perfect tool to takealong when you go for a picnic, tothe beach or when you simply wantto lay in the grass in the garden or in
the park, sharing a bottle of winewith your friends or family,” Enache
concluded. “It clearly stands out fromother products in the same category
as a delicate, yet robust gadget mostpeople would like to own and use. Touse it, you only have to fill it andenjoy your wine, only instead ofplacing it on the table, you can now
pin it in the ground.”Fred Schonfeld, Business Development
Manager for Logicad, also involved in
the project.

‘‘ESPRIT CAM was theperfect tool to define all themachining operations, toolsand working conditions on
the machine.’’Ramona Enache, designer of thePointer.

- Dorin Dascalu, Manager of LOGICAD,Romania

Only 18 months after Enache had theidea, she has produced and soldmore than 1500 glasses tocus-2/2
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