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Integrated CAD/CAM has large mold parts library

CAD/CAM software for mold designers introduces a design-centric, intelligent, parametric mold library that includes all of the common mold tool component types and cooling channels.
VX Corporation, the pioneering developer of advanced, integrated CAD/CAM solutions for engineers, designers and CNC programmers, announces the release of VX CAD/CAM Version 12.
Significant enhancements in VX Version 12 include new [...]

ESPRIT 2010 CAM Software Now Shipping

Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) industry leader DP Technology is pleased to announce that ESPRIT® 2010, the production release of the latest version of its ESPRIT flagship product, is now shipping.

New developments within this latest version of ESPRIT place great emphasis on providing existing ESPRIT customers with additional tools that will increase their productivity.
“We believe that concentrating [...]

SharpCam 2.5D 3 Axis CAM Available for $595

SharpCam is a new simple-to-use, cost-effective and highly functional CAM system that is available to try, buy and download online at www.SharpCam.co.uk for just $595 (£375) (€397.00). The developers believe that this is the first time this online business model has been applied to CADCAM software.

SharpCam is a 2.5D three-axis CAM system aimed at people [...]

CAM speeds CNC wood machining of figure

CAM speeds CNC wood machining of figure
Machined from a laminated wooden block using a 20mm roughing tool, a 20mm bullnose cutter 6mm finishing tool, and latest CAM, a 1.90m gure was produced in just 20h.
The production of a life-size figure of Christ in less than half the time taken by current methods has repaid the [...]

Investing for the Upswing

For Mori Seiki, orders for machine tools have fallen off slightly since 2007, but the company is optimistic and preparing for the economic upswing it predicts will happen sometime around mid 2010.

Mori Seiki’s NMV-3000 DCG

“Now is a very good time for us to think about the future and to invest in it,” said Dr. Masahiko [...]

Bank of Algeria Mint invests in CAD/CAM technology

The Bank of Algeria Mint has invested in equipment and methods from Sescoi to help it respond to the demands of modern banking and to encourage the growth of the country’s economy.
The tooling department needed a computer-aided-design (CAD)/computer-aided-manufacturing (CAM) technique to help it improve its range of capabilities and shorten lead times.
The assistant director at [...]

MazaCAM reduces machine shop downtime

Solutionware has introduced the MazaCAM Editor Performance Package, composed of Mazatrol management tools, to help machine shops reduce downtime for mills and lathes.
MazaCAM performs offline programming for Mazak’s Mazatrol conversational language.
The Performance Package prints customisable operations lists, including PNo, tool picture, tool description, cut information, and the sequence in which the tools are to be [...]