CAD/CAM Software Tech Cell

Welcome to the CAD/CAM Software Tech Cell. Here you will find information on CAD/CAM, machine control, nesting, quality control, shop floor control, and simulation software.

Evolving from job shop to custom manufacturer

Equipment and software upgrades are helping Decimal Engineering, Pompano Beach, Fla., to increase its customer base and, as a result, increase its profits.

Are you maximizing your nesting efforts?

Making cost-effective designs has become a basic requirement in manufacturing, and proper nesting can contribute to this overall goal.

Die not in the mix for tool shop

Nortool Precision Machining and Tool has turned to a 3-D CAD/CAM package for both design and NC and has found that it is delivering quicker and more accurate bids, while simultaneously improving the quality of tool- and diemaking.

Software evolves to take a humanlike approach

Nesting software has evolved to the point where it can "see" shape contours and can determine how they best fit together.

Armored and ready to make a difference

Doug Bergeson of Bergeson Technology, Dawson, Minn., saw the carnage that improvised explosive devices caused in Iraq, so when he came on, he worked on a solution. He has one now and wants others to know about it.

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Updated and optimized CAD/CAM, nesting software available in three versions

Jetcam has released version 16.20.02 of its Expert CAD/CAM and nesting software. The new version contains an entirely new entry-level product, as well as many new features. Three versions are available: Expert 1, Expert Premium, and Expert Lite. The latter excludes some of the automation of...

Updated and optimized CAD/CAM, nesting software available in three versions

Jetcam has released version 16.20.02 of its Expert CAD/CAM and nesting software. The new version contains an entirely new entry-level product, as well as many new features. Three versions are available: Expert 1, Expert Premium, and Expert Lite. The latter excludes some of the automation of...

Nesting interface for CAD/CAM released

Striker Systems has announced the release of PARTshare for Siemens' Solid Edge 3-D CAD system. The add-in allows the CAD system to share sheet metal manufacturing data with Striker Systems’ nesting software. An individual part or entire assembly is extracted from the CAD environment. Sheet...

Software facilitates quick flange, blank shape development

Forming Technologies Inc. (FTI) has released BlankWorks 4.3. It provides SolidWorks® 2011 users with a fully integrated tool for developing flat patterns from complex 3-D designs. With the software, users can develop flanges and blank shapes for their stampings in less than a minute, the...

OEE module for CAD/CAM software examines, reports on equipment productivity and performance

LVD Strippit has added an overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) module to its CADMAN® family of offline software. The module examines and reports on equipment productivity and performance; provides analysis in simple graphical charts; presents real shop floor information; and monitors...

Software provides end-to-end management of orders, materials, parts, nests, and assemblies

JETCAM Intl. s.a.r.l. will showcase its CrossTrack™ order, material, and assembly management software suite, along with the latest version of the JETCAM Expert CAD/CAM and nesting software, at FABTECH 2010. The software suite provides end-to-end management of orders, materials, parts,...