Software & Digital Solutions

The latest release of the market-leading CAM software, Edgecam, contains a direct interface with Autodesk Vault 2013, allowing users to manage their Edgecam files in it.

New tools help parts makers design for manufacturability, which reduces machining costs and improves part quality.

The October 2012 Get With The Program column focuses on improving 5-axis machining by combining post-processors and verification software.

General Inspection LLC (Gi) has released an update to their software for the Gi-360 sorting machine.

Get With The Program, a regular column in Cutting Tool Engineering magazine, covers how to extend tool life with dynamic toolpaths.

In supporting phase one of the DMG/Mori Seiki standardization initiative, Gibbs and Associates will provide the machine tool builder's customers a smooth and reliable flow of programming data from any CAM system to the machine controls.

Vending machines can help manage tool and supply usage and keep costs in check.

Retrofitting is an effective and economical option to make new money with old machine tools.

Gibbs and Associates announced the release of the latest version of GibbsCAM CNC programming software.

END USER: Attica Hydraulic Exchange Inc., (586) 949-4240, www.atx1.com. CHALLENGE: Increase profitability by effectively managing tools and other industrial supplies. SOLUTION: A vending system.

Look Ahead features an on-demand, integrated adaptive control

Get with the Program column as published in the July 2012 issue of Cutting Tool Engineering.