Carl White is Senior Director, Manufacturing Engineering, Autodesk Inc. (San Rafael, CA), a developer of CAD/CAM, 3D modeling and simulation software solutions.
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With New CAM Solutions, Autodesk Adds Final Piece in Design-for-Manufacturing Puzzle
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Manufacturing Engineering: Autodesk has been aggressive in strengthening its manufacturing capabilities, and recently purchased CAM developer Delcam. What makes the CAM- centric Delcam most attractive? Carl White: For more than 30 years, Autodesk has been developing and providing computer-aided design (CAD) tools to help our customers design. The culmination of any design process, however, is the creation stage. For example, building plans are constructed, movies are produced, and products are manufactured. Computer-aided manufacturing
HSMWorks. Since that time, we’ve integrated HSMWorks with our core manufacturing design tools, Autodesk Inventor and Autodesk Fusion 360, and we’ve increased our support for the broad community of HSMWorks users on third-party platforms like SolidWorks.
Meanwhile, CAM 360 will provide the first CAM in the Cloud solution—and the only CAM solution that combines CNC programming, simulation, and design with real-time collaboration and online project and data management in one easy-to-use product.
“The lines between design, simulation, and manufacturing are blurring—and we want to introduce technology that provides the most accurate and efficient forms of simulation.”
(CAM) is core to moving any product design from the digital to physical world.
The purchase of Delcam is an important step on Au-
todesk’s path toward delivering a better manufacturing experi- ence. The combination of Autodesk and Delcam will help further the development and implementation of technology for digital manufacturing. ME: How do Delcam’s offerings complement the Autodesk product lineup, and has Autodesk had a true CAM solution, other than the upcoming CAM 360? White: Autodesk entered the CAM market in October 2012 with the acquisition of technology and expertise from
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Our overall strategy is to deliver the best CAM experi- ence on the planet by giving our customers the tools they need on the platforms they want—and Delcam aligns with that strategy. ME: Will Delcam continue be run independently? White: Until the closing of the acquisition, Autodesk and Delcam will continue to operate as separate entities. While we cannot comment on specific operational plans for Delcam prior to the close, we are very excited about the prospects for the combination of Autodesk and Delcam. Closing is expected to occur in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2015, which begins February 1, 2014.
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