Delcam has launched the 2015 version of its Delcam for SolidWorks integrated CAM system. The new release includes a range of enhancements in three-axis milling, drilling, turning and wire EDM to make the software even more valuable to SolidWorks users that need to manufacture their designs. Programming of three-axis toolpaths for complex parts has been made easier and more reliable in Delcam for SolidWorks 2015 with the addition of automatic collision checking of the tool shank and (…)

Delcam will launch the 2015 version of its PowerMILL CAM system for high-speed and five-axis machining at IMTS 2014 in Chicago from 8th to 13th September on booth E3222, the largest CAM software booth at the show. The new release will include improvements to the Vortex high-efficiency area-clearance strategy, improved collision checking to also cover near misses, and more efficient raster finishing. The Vortex area-clearance strategy produces safe toolpaths with a much deeper cut by using (…)

Delcam’s German and European customers will have their first chance to see the 2015 versions of the company’s FeatureCAM and PowerMILL CAM systems on stand 4B-32 at the AMB exhibition to be held in Stuttgart from 16th to 20th September. Both of the programs contain major enhancements that will help manufacturing companies to increase productivity, improve quality and reduce lead times. The new release of PowerMILL, Delcam’s programming system for high-speed and five-axis machining, (…)

The exciting new functionality in Edgecam 2014 R2 begins to show how Edgecam Workflow will be the default method for using Edgecam. Automatic conversion of 2D design data to a 3D model, and other significant enhancements to Edgecam Worfklow, from user interface to improved automatic machining processes, are some of the important aspects in the latest release of Edgecam software enhancing Edgecam Workflow to a new level of capability. Edgecam 2014 R2 has just been launched, and several items (…)

Hurni Engineering, the watchmaking CAD specialist in French-speaking Switzerland will celebrate its 30th anniversary at EPHJ 2014 in Geneva from June 17 to 20, 2014. The company was founded in 1984, when the Swiss mechanical watchmaking overcame the quartz crisis and began to integrate computer technology in its manufacturing process. CAD to the service of watchmakers Based in La Chaux-de-Fonds and renowned for its knowledge of the watchmaking specialties, the company has contributed to (…)

Delcam has added a range of enhancements to its Delcam Electrode integrated solution for the design, machining and inspection of electrodes, and has extended the range of EDM equipment supported by the software. The system has also benefitted from a number of new options introduced into Delcam’s PowerShape design software which provides the CAD element of the overall solution, in particular, the new option to merge fragmented faces into a single, continuous surface and so produce cleaner, (…)

Delcam will demonstrate the 2014 versions of its PartMaker CAM system for Swiss-type lathes, turn-mill equipment and bar-fed mills, and the PartMaker Modeling CAD-for-CAM software at the SIAMS exhibition to be held in Moutier, Switzerland, from 6th to 9th May. PartMaker 2014 marks the introduction of Delcam’s Vortex high-efficiency strategy for area clearance into the PartMaker CAM suite. Other enhancements in the 2014 version include improved back-turning and 2D pocketing functionality, (…)

CGTech, the developer of Vericut NC verification, optimization, and simulation software, has announced that its new “Vericut Reviewer” iPad App is available through the iPad App store starting from March 1, 2014. “It’s no longer necessary to visit the NC programming office or an engineering workstation to view an NC program being simulated on a virtual CNC machine,” says CGTech Product Marketing Manager Bill Hasenjaeger. “With Vericut Reviewer on the iPad, shop floor personnel and other (…)

Delcam GmbH has opened a new office in Eislingen in Baden-Württemberg to further increase its sales in the southern part of Germany. Delcam’s German subsidiary achieved record sales of software and maintenance in 2013 and, with the opening of the new office, is looking forward to even better growth this year. The modern offices in the attractive location of Eislingen were purchased in early November, 2013. They offer a pleasant working environment for the planned total of seven staff team (…)

Delcam has released the 2014 R2 version of its FeatureCAM feature-based CAM which provides support for milling and drilling with right-angle heads, and one-stop programming of multiple roughing operations. Other enhancements in this release include better control of Z-level roughing, and improvements to Wire EDM and chamfering. Right-angle heads allow internal pockets to be milled and internal holes to be drilled that would be inaccessible, and so impossible to produce, using a (…)