CAD/CAM Software

Products • March 12, 2012

Mastercam Blade Expert

Mastercam's Blade Expert add-on greatly simplifies the toolpath creation process for any multi-bladed parts, including fans, propellers, impellers, turbines, marine screws, and more.

Products • March 12, 2012

GibbsCAM

Gibbs and Associates announced that GibbsCAM has been certified for Autodesk Inventor 2013 3D mechanical design software under the Autodesk Inventor Certified Applications Program.

Products • February 12, 2012

FeatureCAM

Delcam has launched the 2012 R2 release of its FeatureCAM feature-based CAM system, which includes important new strategies for roughing and turn-mill operations, alongside a range of more general enhancements to allow faster toolpath generation.

Articles • October 1, 2011

Fast and Furious

Manufacturers large and small develop strategies to quickly redesign and machine new parts for military customers.

Products • October 1, 2011

PostWorks Version 11.3

NCCS (Numerical Control Computer Sciences) announce that PostWorks Version 11.3 is available for general release.

Products • October 1, 2011

3500i CNC

ACU-RITE's 3500i CNC control has been designed with innovative, operator-oriented enhancements that will facilitate an intuitive transition for customers to the next generation of control technology.

Articles • September 1, 2011

Cleared for takeoff

END USER: Superior Drilling Products, (435) 789-0594, www.superiordrillingproducts.com. CHALLENGE: Without prior experience, program a multitask machine. SOLUTION: Using CAM software with online training resources and local support. SOLUTION PROVIDERS: CNC Software Inc., (800) 228-2877, www.mastercam.com; Remote Machine, (801) 942-2792, www.remotemachinecnc.com

Products • August 1, 2011

Turbo Machinery Options

Gibbs and Associates, developer of GibbsCAM software for programming CNC machine tools, offers two new GibbsCAM options specialized for simplifying the machining of turbo machinery parts (rotary parts with blades).

Products • July 1, 2011

GibbsCAM 2011

Gibbs and Associates announced that it has released GibbsCAM 2011, with dozens of enhancements to make NC programming easier and faster.

Articles • June 1, 2011

Do you believe in magic?

END USER: Single Source Inc., (574) 656-3400, www.singlesourceinc.us. CHALLENGE: Reduce programming and setup times when producing increasingly complex parts. SOLUTION: A combination of CAD/CAM software and mill/turn machines. SOLUTION PROVIDERS: DMG/Mori Seiki USA Inc., (877) 275-6674, www.dmgmoriseikiusa.com; DP Technology Corp., (805) 388-6000, www.dptechnology.com; Ellison Technologies, (630) 393-8900, www.ellisontechnologies.com

Articles • May 1, 2011

Finite element analysis for tool designers

The Get With The Program column for the May 2011 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering looks at designing cutting tools using finite element analysis.

Articles • February 1, 2011

Multisoft

CAM and simulation software packages enable productive programming of multitasking machines—particularly as they become 'ultratasking' machines.