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A hip replacement component simulated in GibbsCAM’s Multi-Task Machining (MTM) module.
Swiss-style machines are popular for bone screws, and other long, thin turned parts.
ME: With the diffi culty of fi nding good machinists, sup- porting manufacturing education is key; tell us about the new low-cost Student Edition available online from Gibbs. Gibbs: Lack of qualifi ed machinists and CNC programmers is a major problem today, as is a lack of mold-and-die design- ers. GibbsCAM is currently used in a variety of educational facilities around the world. Some, like Stanford and Harvard, use GibbsCAM in their engineering degree programs. Other educational customers provide trade-focused training for people getting into manufacturing as a career. In both cases it is helpful for students to be able to use the software outside the classroom for practice and for projects. We make student versions of GibbsCAM available to students at our online store, for a very reasonable price. ME: Last year, Gibbs began working with DMG / Mori
Seiki on a standardization effort to improve the fl ow of data between CAM systems and machine tools. What’s the status of that development?
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Gibbs: Mori Seiki has developed Mori-APT support for basic turning, as well as for three-to-fi ve-axis milling. Gibbs has developed matching capabili- ties in GibbsCAM’s Mori-APT option. Mori has not yet released their product. I understand they are signing up beta sites for a beta program beginning mid- year 2013. Development of Multi-Task Machine support will follow afterwards. ME: How does the current manufac- turing business climate look for 2013? Gibbs: In spite of all the various uncertainties, manufacturing seems to be chugging along nicely. We encounter continued examples of re-shoring to North America. On the Cimatron side, there are some very busy mold-and-die manufacturing companies. We have every expectation of continued growth in CNC manufacturing. ME
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