Software & Digital Solutions

When management smiles down upon CAM initiatives, shops can realize numerous benefits, according to the Get With The Program column in this month's Cutting Tool Engineering magazine.

Debating the need for CAM systems on Swiss-style machines.

The use of conversational programming is growing and may influence tomorrow's conventional machine controls.

A new feature from KardexRemstar Inc.'s Power Pick Global software allows users to "purge" materials from inventory that are no longer needed.

Len Graham, Business Unit Leader, Rexam Mold Manufacturing, discusses the motivation behind the Buffalo Grove, Ill., company's decision to build a Mega Cell automated mold manufacturing system. Graham offers a detailed walk-through of the company's Mega Cell, which began operation in March 2013.

A new software update to Hypertherm's ProNest CAD/CAM software is now available.

If you're new to 5-axis machining, simulation software can help you efficiently set up a post-processor and verify the strategies coming from the CAM system, according to this month's Get With the Program column.

Repairing a spindle--the heart of a machine tool--is more economical than buying new, but part manufacturers need to understand the process.

Blum LMT Inc. introduces a new development, the Gauging Guide, a graphical user interface (GUI) developed to compliment many of Blum's core metrology products, including lasers, tactile tool setters, and workpiece probes.

Gibbs and Associates, developer of GibbsCAM software for programming CNC machine tools and a Cimatron company, announced that it has released the newest version of GibbsCAM NC programming software, GibbsCAM 2013.

TDM Systems' TDM (Tool Data Management) software is an integrated solution for data acquisition and managing the often bewildering array of tools, tool assemblies, fixtures, and set-up equipment confronting manufacturers.

The May 2013 Get With The Program column addresses the benefits of CNC tool measuring and presetting software.