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Wheel hole drilling programmed in Delcam’s PowerMILL Pro 2012 R2 CAD/CAM package. Some key trends affecting CAD/CAM are coming from


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developments in related technology, such as cutting tools that can operate at higher speeds in harder materials and increasingly complex machinery configurations, especially in mill-turn equipment, according to Glenn McMinn, president, Delcam North America (Salt Lake City, UT). “These develop- ments offer potential benefits in increased productivity and shorter delivery times. However, these benefits can only be achieved with CAM software that can take full advantage of the new technology.


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“Most CAM systems now support recent computer hard- ware developments such as 64-bit operation, multi-threading and background processing, and most customers have upgraded their hardware to take advantage of these develop- ments,” McMinn said. While the current focus is on exploiting developments in machine tools and cutting tools, another op- portunity to boost productivity comes from the closer integra- tion of machining and inspection. “This technology can vary from simple routines to assist automated machining, to prob- ing cycles to check the position and orientation of the part before machining starts, or sophisticated adaptive machining options for efficient finish-machining of near-net shape parts from casting or forging.” Among Delcam’s latest enhancements to its five-axis


PowerMILL software is the lead and lean angles can now be defined relative to a contact normal, McMinn noted.


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