CAD/CAM Software

News • October 1, 2020

CAD solution for multi-user facility

When it comes to designing, CAD software has its place, but purchasing and maintaining multiple CAD licenses can be expensive. Kisters offers a solution for supplying CAD to multiple users.

Products • September 30, 2020

Verisurf 2020 Software

Verisurf 2020 is the latest release of the popular measurement software for automated quality inspection and reporting, 3D scanning and reverse engineering, tool building and assembly guidance. Enhancements in the 2020 release include an array of reverse engineering tools with new Quick Surface modeling option, expanded device support to keep up with emerging measurement and data capture technologies, added productivity features, based on ongoing customer feedback, and many features designed to support efficient measurement workflows.

News • September 24, 2020

Production machine turns out 24′ propellers

Submarine propellers traditionally take a long time to produce. They are large and have tight tolerances. A Starrag machining center was selecting to produce the 24' propellers.

Products • September 23, 2020

Digital Twin Technology for CNC Machine Tools

For automation products such as machine tools, a digital twin is a virtual model that uses simulation, real-time data acquisition/analysis and machine learning techniques to allow full evaluation of a machine's dynamic performance before constructing a physical prototype. The same technology can also be employed for customer presentations, virtual commissioning and operator training purposes – and all well before the actual machine itself has even been built.

Products • September 18, 2020

3DxSUITE

Companies can use the new platform to construct a centralized system that allows them to easily select, combine and integrate modularized functions and usage. This ability will save companies handling 3D engineering data significant time and costs in their model-based and digitalization efforts, and improve supply-chain integration and productivity.n

News • September 9, 2020

CMM aids aircraft retrofit

Chicago Jet Group retrofitting a Dassault Falcons plane turned to a leading metrology provider for help in recreating a replica of a cockpit panel to ensure it would fit snugly in the cockpit..

Products • September 6, 2020

InfiPoints Point-Cloud Utilization Software

Elysium has developed technology to complement any missing information in point-cloud data with InfiPoints' advanced processing capabilities—such as feature extraction of pipes and planar surfaces and automatic registration. This functionality allows users to accurately combine and perform registration between UAV/MMS-scanned point clouds and point-cloud data captured from tripod 3D laser scanners. The results are that the scope of efficient modeling using InfiPoints has broadened significantly from past standards.n

Products • August 19, 2020

JETCAM Orders Controller (JOC) 3.57

JOC (PA) now fully automates CAD import, whereby a folder can be monitored for a CSV file containing details of DXF files to process, material, thickness, quantity required and machine to nest for. An existing system such as CAD, MES or MRP could generate a CSV file that would be immediately imported, tooled for multiple machines, nested, with NC code being available within minutes and all completely without any user intervention.

Products • August 6, 2020

5X Mill Post Processors for the SINUMERIK 840D / SINUMERIK ONE Control

5-axis milling post processors that will unleash the highest productivity on SINUMERIK-controlled machine tools. These new post processors were developed utilizing the technical expertise of Siemens CNC engineers.

Products • July 29, 2020

FixtureBuilder 8.0

The software allows users to design metrology fixturing set-ups without having to use co-ordinate measuring machines (CMM) and other inspection devices. This reduces the amount of set-up time and increases productivity. It can be used with a CAD model of the part, which is imported into FixtureBuilder. The entire fixturing set-up, along with the part, can then be exported into inspection programming software.

Products • June 28, 2020

Extended Support for Mazak Smooth Ai CNC

The synchronized project data includes the part and stock models, workholding, tooling, work offsets, tool offsets, and G-code program. With the synchronization between ESPRIT CAM and Mazak Smooth Ai, users can now preview the entire machining process virtually on the CNC, using the ESPRIT digital twin, before executing the program on the CNC machine. As a result, manual data input is eliminated, and the machine operator is offered greater assurance of the machining process. This results in shorter setup and prove-out times, and higher quality first-article run-offs.

Products • June 28, 2020

Quick Ship Metal 3D Printing Services

Quick Ship parts will be 3D printed at ExOne's metal production facility outside Pittsburgh, which has been binder jetting metal parts for more than two decades. It's home to a fleet of more than two dozen metal 3D printers producing parts for prototype, low-volume, and serial production projects.