Tebis 4.1 Release 11: A virtual start for safe, precise manufacturing
A significant performance boost, optimized robotics, and even greater process reliability
Martinsried, March 31, 2026. With Tebis 4.1 Release 11, Tebis continues to consistently focus on enhancing performance, process reliability, and user-friendliness. This update addresses key requirements in industrial manufacturing: handling large volumes of data, increasing automation, and high process reliability.
The key features of this release include ultra-fast tool search, advanced checks for robotic machining, and—for the first time—automatic collision avoidance for laser processes.
Working with large data volumes—now significantly faster
System performance has been significantly improved. Loading times, search functions, and user interactions are now faster and more efficient. The enhanced tool search delivers instant results, even when searching very large amounts of data, such as occur when Zoller TMS is combined with externally managed Tebis tool libraries.
It also supports flexible search criteria, allowing you to search by attributes like diameter or programming length, by tool type, or using custom terms.
Your benefits at a glance
- Shorter search times and loading times
- A smooth workflow, even in large projects
- Improved transparency and data control
Optimized robot programming: early conflict detection and advanced simulation
The programming and simulation of robots with up to eight axes, including additional axes, has been fully modernized. Users benefit from the end-to-end Tebis platform. Programming for all manufacturing technologies—whether on conventional machining centers or robots—is performed in a single CAD/CAM simulation environment. Precise digital twins ensure that the calculations, interactive adjustments, and simulations made earlier are executed exactly as planned in the manufacturing process. This proven process reliability provides the foundation for further advancements in robotic machining.
Early conflict detection during calculation
Robot-specific conflicts, such as singularities, limit switch positions, or difficult positioning areas, are now detected during toolpath calculation. All conflicts are represented visually in the model and can be corrected immediately in an interactive interface.
Advanced simulation: checks of all movements
The simulation capabilities have also been expanded: In addition to the actual toolpaths, thorough checks are now performed for all connecting movements and positioning movements, as well as tool changes. This ensures that the virtual manufacturing environment replicates the real-world process even more accurately.
Flexible positioning of all axes
Flexible options are now available for positioning and combining tool axes, robot positions, and additional axes. New algorithms create smoother movements and ensure optimal results, even for complex machining operations. This allows for even faster, safer generation of collision-free NC programs for robots.
Your benefits at a glance
- Even greater safety through early conflict detection and thorough checks of all movements
- Flexible positioning of robot axes and additional axes
- Rapid, transparent, interactive resolution of conflicts
Safe laser machining—automatic collision avoidance available
With Release 11, automatic collision avoidance is now available for laser processes such as laser cutting and laser cladding. This feature also takes full account of the machine head. Critical positions are reliably detected and safely avoided, significantly reducing the need for manual adjustments.
If no safe alternative path is possible, the system marks the positions in question right in the CAD model. This enables precise evaluation and safe, flexible re-machining.
Your benefits at a glance
- Maximum safety in laser machining
- Much less manual effort
- A better overview of critical geometry sections
- Flexible combination of automatic and manual corrections
In this example, the data comes from the Zoller TMS and an external tool library managed in Tebis. Even with over 50,000 tool assemblies and components, Tebis returns results immediately.
Potential conflicts such as limit switches or singularities can already be detected during CAM programming.
The robot automatically moves between the machining positions (left and right) along a safe connecting path (center).
Convenient, flexible positioning of tool axes, robot configurations, and additional axes.
Automatic collision avoidance is now available for laser machining and takes full account of the machine head.