CAD/CAM
Moving Toward Complete, Automated CAD/CAM Solutions
Best known for its machining software, UK-based Delcam is adding more software products for design and engineering. The company's explicit goal is to be 'a provider of complete, automated CAD/CAM solutions, taking complex shapes from concept to reality.
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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.
Read MoreOrthodontist Turns To CNC Swiss To Manufacture His Device
This orthodontist decided to take the plunge into CNC Swiss after having difficulty finding job shops with the machining time to make his parts, tiny components that go into an orthodontic appliance.
Read MorePlugging 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.
Read MoreSoftware And Five-Axis Machining Center Provide Speed And Efficiency
Mold maker A.F. Gaskin (Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom) has customers who operate in fiercely competitive international markets, including Formula 1, and measure performance on the ability to deliver quality products in the shortest possible time.
Read MoreBreaking The CAM Logjam
A manufacturer of metal stampings bridges the gap between generations of hardware and software.
Read MoreAdvanced CNC Programming Methods Help Manufacturer Meet Tight Deadlines
Nearly every aircraft is prone to tiny cracks that begin at holes used to insert fasteners and that, if not addressed, can eventually migrate from one hole to the next and cause structural failures.
Read MoreEnabling 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)
Read MoreSetting The Stage For Production
This software is an external verification/optimization tool that provides faithful representations of first-run machining processes. This affords the opportunity to rectify machining conflicts before the first chip flies.
Read MoreThe 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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