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CAD/CAM

Large-Format Machining With Small Cutting Tools and Dynamic Motion

Napoleon Machine, a defense contractor that provides parts for the M1 Abrams tank, recently took advantage of a CAM feature that allowed the company to streamline its cutting strategies and program offline. Here’s how the shop cut cycle times nearly in half with its large-format five-axis machining operations.

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How I Made It: Nick Pinkston, Founder/CEO, Volition

Nick Pinkston is a serial entrepreneur in the manufacturing technology space whose startups include CloudFab, Plethora and Volition, an online marketplace that’s designed to make finding and buying off-the-shelf components easier. 

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CAD/CAM

The Intersection of Work, Play, Technology and Independence

The February issue dives into digital technologies that not only streamline production, but make a tangible difference in people’s lives.

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CAD/CAM

How Integrated CAD/CAM Transforms Inventions Into Products

The close connection between CAD and CAM is what links creative ideas to practical production for this unique custom manufacturer.

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CAD/CAM

Hybrid Control Makes Lights-Out EDM More Accessible

This CNC enables EDMs to switch between G-code and an integrated CAM system to adapt to changing conditions and make lights-out manufacturing more attainable.

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Shop Reclaims 10,000 Square Feet with Inventory Management System

Intech Athens’ inventory management system, which includes vertical lift modules from Kardex Remstar and tool management software from ZOLLER, has saved the company time, space and money.

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CAD/CAM

Siemens CAM Software Update Provides Streamlined Workflows

NX for manufacturing features new product updates to NX CAM, NX CAM On-Machine Probing and more.

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CAD/CAM

HGG Profiling Software Suites Increase Material Usage

The ProCAM and ProCAM Lite software suites are designed to increase throughput in profiling applications.

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Can AI Replace Programmers? Writers Face a Similar Question

The answer is the same in both cases. Artificial intelligence performs sophisticated tasks, but falls short of delivering on the fullness of what the work entails.

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CloudNC's Autodesk Plug-in Streamlines CNC Programming

CAM Assist can reportedly generate professional machining strategies for three-axis parts in seconds.

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