December 2010 Shop Operations column in Cutting Tool Engineering offers tips for design engineers who would like to start to bridge the gap between design and manufacturing.
END USER: Central Utah Tool, (801) 374-2745, centralutahtool.com. CHALLENGE: Minimize time for programming complicated machining on a multitask machine. SOLUTION: CAM software for multitasking. SOLUTION PROVIDER: DP Technology Corp., (805) 388-6000, www.dptechnology.com
Numerical Control Computer Sciences has announced that the latest version of their universal postprocessor, PostWorks, can be integrated to run within CATIA V5.
NCCS, the developer of NCL multiple-axis machining software for the aerospace, automotive and turbo machinery industry, announces new capabilities for multiaxis machining within NCL increasing overall productivity and tool path efficiency.