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Ride the wave
The new Waveform Roughing in Edgecam 2012 R1 has been designed to maximise material removal rates (MRR) whilst prolonging both tool and machine tool life. Raf Lobato, Edgecam’s product director reports. ...
Read MoreSweet spot machining
GibbsCAM VoluMill has made it possible for Quelch Engineering to achieve significant reductions in its machining cycle times. The Uxbridge-based company specialises in supplying parts for the aerospace, motorsport, petrochemical and electronics sectors and as a heavy......
Read MoreAll good things come in threes
The addition of Delcam’s FeatureCAM feature-based CAM software and three Mazak Integrex mill/turn machines has been a triple success for the Coventry Engineering Group. The combination of the machines and a new programming system has increased productivity and......
Read MorePushed to the Maxx

The Productivity Centre at Dormer Tools has now installed the new hyperMAXX CAM roughing module from Open Mind to enhance the productivity benefits that the cutting tool manufacturer provides to its end users....
Read MoreWatch this space

Telescope components created through Edgecam and manufactured on a 2.5-axis Bridgeport Interact milling machine have to perform in the coldest place in the Solar System. Solutions reports. ...
Read MoreEver increasing efficiency

Delcam’s presence at EMO will be led by major updates to its PowerMILL and FeatureCAM software packages with the emphasis on smoother, faster machining and improved processing power. Simon Lott reports. PowerMILL is Delcam’s flagship product and the......
Read MoreSomething for everyone

Originally providing kitchen designers with CAD software to create functional culinary spaces, Planit has come a long way in a short time and now has an enviable position as one of the largest suppliers of manufacturing software to the metal, woodworking and stone......
Read MoreIn the front line

The flexibility of Delcam’s PowerSHAPE CAD software has helped Formaplex, a Portsmouth-based manufacturing group specialising in high end automotive injection moulding, machining and composite technologies, to diversify into a number of other industries. The......
Read MoreHours to minutes

The GibbsCAM system at Double M Engineering in High Wycombe has enabled the company to produce CNC programs in 10 minutes instead of an hour or more according to managing director Mark Phillips....
Read MoreReinventing the wheel

Leading composite specialist, Lamiflex used the VISI suite of design and manufacturing tools from Vero Software to put a modern spin on the traditional exercise bike, creating an innovative piece of luxury fitness equipment. Solutions takes it for a spin. The......
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