CAD/CAM
Running with It
Shopfloor employees at this shop didn’t fear a new programming strategy. In fact, they’ve taken it upon themselves to leverage the strategy and become even more efficient.
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Updated Software Features Threading and Grooving Improvements
SmartCAM version 19.5 from SmartCAMcnc is designed to improve turning and milling applications as well as usability.
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VBA Macros Ease CAM Program Creation
Taking advantage of the open architecture of Esprit CAM software to write Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros simplifies CNC programming at this manufacturer of automotive presses.
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CAM to Conversational to CAM
Despite having turning centers with conversational controls, this gear manufacturer has benefited from going back to CAM as its primary method of programming those machines.
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CAM Software Features Milling, Modeling Updates
SmartCAMcnc offers version 19.0 of its SmartCAM software, which features improved milling functionality along with modeling and usability enhancements.
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Consistency Is Key to Titanium
An important part of this shop’s successful approach to titanium machining is a toolpath strategy that keeps the load on the cutter constant. Another important element is the way this shop captures and reapplies what it learns about how effective it can be in this metal.
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Updated Software Eases Small-Parts Machining
The PartMaker division of Delcam Plc. is shipping PartMaker version 2013 software for programming CNC mills, lathes, wire EDM, turn-mills and Swiss-type lathes.
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Manufacturing Change for Miniature Maker
Wyrd Miniatures now uses plastic instead of metal to make its hobby figurines.
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Updated Software Version Includes Enhancements for Punching
Vero offers an updated edition of its Radan sheet metal CAD/CAM software, 2012R2.
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Beyond Parts from Prints
Domaille Engineering applies design for manufacturability (DFM) principles to both its own product line and the contract work it performs for others. For the latter, DFM enables it to provide customers with much more than accurately machined parts.
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