Software
SolidWorks Plug-In Enhances Workflow
MecSoft Corporation’s VisualXport for SolidWorks is a direct plug-in that enables users to export their parts in VisualMill-formatted files (.vcp).
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Data Repair Module for CAM Software
Delcam offers a data repair module for its FeatureCAM system.
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PLM Solution Features Web-Based Platform
Omnify Software offers the next-generation Empower PLM solution, version 5.0.
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Software Helps Students Learn CAD/CAM
Mastercam QuickPart, a standalone product developed on the Mastercam Demo/Home Learning Edition platform, is designed to offer students a fast, easy way to design and cut parts while learning the principles of CAD/CAM through step-by-step instructions.
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NC Program Optimization Software Displays Performance Indicators
Third Wave Systems offers Production Module version 5.9, an NC program optimization system that integrates workpiece material models, cutting tool geometries and machine dynamics to predict and display previously unattainable machining performance indicators.
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CAM Software Improves Milling, Modeling and Toolpath Editing
SmartCAMcnc has added improved milling functionality and several modeling and toolpath-editing enhancements to the latest iteration of its CAM software, SmartCAM V18.0.
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Airing Dirty Laundry
A manufacturer we recently profiled plans to enable customers to track their jobs through the shop floor in real time. Will the benefits of such a policy outweigh the potential pitfalls?
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iPads Keep Supervisors on the Shop Floor
Having fully interactive access to shopfloor control software enables supervisors at metal finishing and repair job shop to monitor shop activities and make better decisions on the spot.
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Phase Converter for Reliable CNC/PLC Operation
The CNC PAC from Phase-A-Matic is designed to provide the balanced voltages necessary for reliable operation of CNC/PLC machines, including AC and DC motor drives, or any voltage-sensitive, three-phase equipment operating from a single-phase power source. Â
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Software Automates QC Inspection Process
Extensible CAD Technologies’ InspectionXpert First-Article is designed to help companies realize faster, more accurate first-article and in-process inspections.
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