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GibbsCAM Software Update Features Digital Connectivity

Version 2024 provides up-to-date cutting tool data and 3D models of cutting tools and toolholders.

GibbsCAM Update Integrates Turning Enhancements From Sandvik Coromant

GibbsCAM 2023 integrates Sandvik Coromant’s PrimeTurning, which uses the slope of the insert for chip thinning to make heavy cuts and spread cutting forces and heat over a larger portion of the cutting edge.

Top Shop Builds Upon Employee Ownership for Future Success

In its quest to become the Fox Valley’s best-in-class employer, A to Z Machine has adopted an ESOP, expanded benefits and invested in apprenticeships.

2023 Version of CAM Software Adds New Features, Ease of Use

As a part of Sandvik Design and Planning Automation, GibbsCAM introduces PrimeTurning for optimized bi-directional cutting, as well as expanded capabilities in milling, cylindrical milling, turning, spiral boring, elliptical contour for inside diameters and thread turning.

3D Systems Appoints New President and CEO

Dr. Jeffrey Graves replaces Vyomesh Joshi, who announced his retirement in February.

CAM Software Optimized for Multitasking Machining

The updated GibbsCAM 13 provides a streamlined user experience, additional milling and turning capabilities and an enhanced G-code editor.

Educational Version of CAD/CAM Software Includes HSM Utility

3D Systems offers enhanced GibbsCAM 2016 Classroom and Student Editions, now with free access to the GibbsCAM VoluMillTM high-speed machining (HSM) utility.

CAM Software Helps Shop Eliminate the Middle Man

GizzMoVest needed to reduce lead time for company growth. GibbsCAM software by 3D Systems enabled unattended machining and reduced lead times.

Updated CAM System Supports Tool, Fixture Libraries

Gibbs and Associates’ GibbsCAM 2015 includes enhancements for specific functions.

High-Speed Machining Process Uses Continuous Tangential Movement

Gibbs & Associates now includes VoluMill Wireframe within its GibbsCAM Production Milling software.

Software Helps Race-Team Mechanics Become CNC Programmer-Machinists

Using GibbsCAM software from Gibbs and Associates, mechanics at Kalitta Motorsports were able to bring component production in-house, better controlling cost and time.

Redesigned CAM Engine Anticipates Mill, Lathe Evolution

Gibbs and Associates will introduce GibbsCAM 2015 for programming CNC machine tools, built on the GibbsCAM UKM (Universal Kinematic Machine) software engine.

A “Shortcut” for Bladed Components

GibbsCAM offers two options designed to simplify the programming of bladed workpieces such as blisks and impellers.

Job Shop Thrives on Specialized Software

ABEN Machine Products reduced programming times by integrating five-axis machining with GibbsCAM software.

A Big Move to Small-Parts Manufacturing

By using GibbsCAM software, Progressive Tool was able to change from large- to small-part manufacturing and produce more accurate parts with tighter tolerances.

Moving in with a Customer

Shop owner Chris Nachtmann has established a close relationship with one of his biggest customers. In fact, he moved his operation inside that customer’s facility a couple years ago. Now, he’s making greater strides to invest in and grow his business.

Gibbs Supports Record Number of Machine Tool Builders

Gibbs and Associates has been offering CAM software to its customers for 30 years and is making the most of its ample experience in the metalworking industry this year.

We Made it TO Mars!/We Made it FOR Mars!

Every American can be proud of the accomplishment represented by the successful landing and deployment of the Mars rover, Curiosity. Some machine shops, however, can be proud that parts they made are on that amazing vehicle.

CAM Eases Multi-Task Machine Programming

Gibbs and Associates, developer of GibbsCAM CAM software, will highlight the latest version of its multi-task machining (MTM) solution and automated programming capabilities.

CAM Considerations for Plunge Roughing

Plunge roughing is often more complicated than it appears. Here’s how one CAM program addresses some common challenges associated with this technique.

CAM Software Supports Two- through Five-Axis Machining

GibbsCAM productivity enhancements will be on display at Westec.

Making It Easier to Program Turbo-Machinery Parts

5-Axis MultiBlade from Gibbs & Associates is designed to make it easier for CNC programmers to create five-axis tool paths for machining blisks, impellers and similar turbo-machinery parts.

CAM System Offers Legacy of Speed, Flexibility

This hydraulic valve manufacturing specialist says the time savings and flexibility provided by Gibbs and Associate’s GibbsCAM CAM software have played an important role in two decades of growth and success.

The Pitfalls of Perfection

Machining to the exact specifications called for in a solid model might be unnecessary.

CAM Software Includes Automatic Feature Recognition

Gibbs and Associates’ GibbsCAM 2011 includes automatic feature recognition (AFR) that, combined with tagging capabilities, enables users to control how the software imports CAD models and manages part features and attributes.

A Thousand Postprocessors for Multitasking Machine Tools

Gibbs and Associates, the developer of GibbsCAM software for programming CNC machines, has created a thousand postprocessors to support multitasking machines. The availability of postprocessors for these machines has promoted the acceptance of multitasking technology in many shops and plants.

Making the Most of Rotary Axes

Shops new to advanced rotary machining are sometimes held back by fundamental misunderstandings.

Five-Axis Software Drives Four-Axis Machining Gains

Using five-axis CAM software to program rotary fourth-axis operations has simplified the machining of this company’s most complex parts, improved flexibility and enabled faster, more accurate programming.

How Center Rock Sees Setups

The company that made the rock drills used to free the Chilean miners last year is exploring the right level of multitask machining.

New CAM Feature Halves Roughing Time

New plunge roughing routines in GibbsCAM software have dramatically increased productivity at these Midwestern discrete parts manufacturers.

Plunge Roughing—Does Your Software Have What it Takes?

One software developer offers some guidelines for evaluating any CAM system's ability to perform this technique effectively.

CAM Optimized for Multi-Task Machining

GibbsCAM MTM (multi-task machining) module has been redesigned to reduce the time and effort required to develop postprocessors, generate CNC programs and simulate machine motion for multitasking lathes.

HSM for Direct Volumetric Machining Solid Models

Gibbs and Associates’ GibbsCAM VoluMill Solids is designed for high speed machining (HSM) solid models directly within the CAM software.

Fast Material Removal Software Feature

Gibbs and Associates’ Plunge Rough feature is a user-controlled custom process within GibbsCAM 2010 designed to accommodate inserted plunge-milling tools.

What 64-Bit Technology Means For CAM Systems

GibbsCAM 2010 adds 64-bit support as an option, preparing for a future where 64-bit computing is the norm and also offering significant benefits to some GibbsCAM customers. This article offers information to help you appreciate the considerations associated with moving to a 64-bit computing environment.

Mission To Mars: CAM System Aids Rover Production

This California-based shop machined parts for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover. GibbsCAM CAM software’s modeling functions and toolpath verification capabilities played a key role in its ability to effectively machine these critical components.

Programming Thread Whirling Attachments On Swiss-Style Machines

Gibbs and Associates’ GibbsCAM Multi-task Machining (MTM) features a ProAXYZ module that enables the software to program thread whirling attachments on Swiss-style machines. According to the company, these machines can provide fast, productive machining of screws requiring high length-to-diameter ratios, high tapers from root to head, tight tolerances and burr-free finish typical of bone screws used in the medical industry.

CAM System Eliminates Operations on Big Parts

Extremely large workpieces often cause set-up issues because they can be difficult to move and position without a significant commitment of both time and manpower. Thanks to GibbsCAM software, mining equipment manufacturer Bucyrus International can use right-angle heads to cut down on the number of operations required to machine parts. In addition to helping the shop cut back on time-consuming setups, the software provides valuable estimation and toolpath verification features.

Turning Is Optional

The part requires only milling and drilling, but it is still run on a lathe. Except for the cutoff tool, all of the turret positions on this lathe hold rotating tools. In other words, turning is not essential for using a lathe effectively. This application illustrates the productive possibilities of a modern turn-mill machine.

Another Step Toward CAM Automation

A CAD/CAM software provider has taken an important step that will enable CNC machine tool users to benefit from emerging data-communications standards designed to promote a truly “paperless” manufacturing environment. The key is a STEP AP224 interface.

Lean Manufacturing For The Job Shop

Lean practices are not just for predictable production. Here are the common-sense ways this low-volume job shop has implemented a leaner process.

Reverse Engineering Paves The Way

For Scott Tudury, co-owner of Apex CNC, the key to the future was a broken rocker arm on a Harley-Davidson Knucklehead motorcycle engine. Built between 1936 and 1947, the overhead valve V-Twin earned its name because of the valve cover design.

Programming From Memory

Go beyond crib books. Using a CAM-based knowledge library does more than just speed programming—it can also make machining more consistent throughout the shop.

Machining’s Role In Making Cancer "History"

A machine shop in a new cancer treatment center produces components to precisely guide proton radiation to eliminate its target—cancerous tumors.

CAD/CAM Software Eliminates Trial- And Error- Manufacturing

This manufacturer has a history of manufacturing parts primarily for the automotive industry that dates back to the 1930s.

CAM Software For Probing

Software for creating probing routines off-line promises to make machine tool probing easier to use. As a few examples show, different software providers look at this off-line programming in different ways.

Plugging Into Tombstone Productivity

Customized software helps this machine tool builder maximize the output of its horizontal machining centers.

Process Versus Geometry

Most CAM software can be classified as either fundamentally process-based or fundamentally geometry-based. Understanding this often-overlooked distinction can help you find the CAM system that is best for your needs.

Getting To Know Knowledge-Based Machining

The term refers to different levels of automation that CAM software developers are building into their NC programming software.

Skilled Labor Shortage Solved With Technology

The problem facing this casting shop is that the artisans who create patterns used to model and create cast-iron parts aren't available in the numbers that they once were, and as skilled workers retire, there aren't enough replacements to staff the industry. Foundries across the country face this problem as the skilled labor pool diminishes through attrition. The remaining patternmakers are working longer hours trying to keep up, causing longer lead times.

Plugging Into STEP NC

CAM software companies are offering software programs that allow their users to read STEP-NC files into their existing CAM software to generate the tool path and output for specific CNC machines. These "plug-ins" make many of the benefits of STEP-NC available to the average machine shop today.

Enabling Manufacturing's Future Without Limits

The Internet promises to put job shops and large manufacturers on a level playing field that extends around the world, but first they have to be able to exchange high level process models. (2002 Guide To Metalworking On The Internet)

The Right Start For A Fine Finish

Developers of CAM software have introduced many programming features for the initial removal of excess stock prior to finishing operations. By preparing the workpiece surface for more effective finishing, these roughing routines often determine how efficiently a CNC machining center can perform.

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