Software

There Are Apps For That, Too

These two iPhone apps provide manufacturing professionals and students with quick access to helpful cutting tool information directly from their smart phones.

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Software Simulates Automation On Stand-Alone Mitsubishi Lasers

 DiamondMine automation software, which is designed exclusively for Mitsubishi Laser by Ncell Automation, is said to increase overall efficiency by giving shop owners real-time production feedback on their stand-alone lasers. The software standard provides snapshots of operations and processes in real-time so owners and shop floor operators can monitor and adjust machine performance and proactively remove non-value-added processes.

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CAD/CAM

Direct-Edit Shape Morphing Gets Speed Boost

 VX Corporation’s VX 2009 v14.2 contains enhancements to drafting, modeling and two through five-axis CAM.

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CAD/CAM

Software For High-Quality Applications

CGS North America's V5.0.3.6 CAD/CAM software provides high-quality tool paths suited for medical applications, high-polish lens tooling and other products requiring minimal hand work. 

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CAD/CAM

Software Features Additions To Five-Axis, Solids Machining

 Gibbs and Associates’ GibbsCAM 2010 includes new features, additions, enhancements and productivity tools.

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Estimating, Job Costing And Quoting Software

 Software provider MIE Solutions says QuoteIt 2010 is designed to help users provide accurate quotes and estimates to customers in the sheet metal, machining and other industries that require exploded bills of materials and detailed reports. The software now features user-defined operations that can produce the cost at a one-time event.

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Micromachining

It Takes Firm Resolution To Master The Micro

This shop’s experience of successfully machining a micro aneurysm clip in silicon nitride ceramic points out the need to have CAD, CAM and CNC capability at high resolution—plus the commitment to pull it all together.

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Flexible Custom Manufacturing Solutions

 Sescoi has releases version 3 of its custom manufacturing solution, which includes WorkPlan Enterprise for full enterprise resource planning (ERP) and MyWorkPlan for efficient job management.

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CAD/CAM

NC Program Optimization Software

 Third Wave Systems offers an updated version of its NC program optimization software, AdvantEdge production module.

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Manufacturing Management System

 Planit Software’s manufacturing management system, e2i, offers enhancements to its 2010 R1 release.

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