capabilities. It features improved product development and manufacturing workfl ows that enable engineers to work faster on editing and management of faceted models and improved toolpath functionality for machinists. Other improvements include imprint and wrap tools for easier simulation edits, clean and detection functionality, and improved integration with Ansys Workbench, which enables engineers to focus their time and expertise on simulation analysis instead of geom- etry preparation. SpaceClaim’s 3D Printing module now includes more tools for repairing models and analyzing print success. Direct editing of meshes with intuitive Pull and Move tools are now available, making it faster and easier for users to get models ready for printing. Gibbs and Associates (Moorpark, CA) announced Nov. 12 that it will offer a no-cost license of VoluMill Wireframe for GibbsCAM with each new license of GibbsCAM Production Milling. VoluMill Wireframe for GibbsCAM is a high- speed machining process that helps shops achieve the high material re- moval while extending tool life through smooth transitions and constant tool loading. Customers have reported cycle time reductions as high as 70% and tool life extension of fi ve times.
Openings
CAM developer Delcam plc (Birmingham, UK) has opened a new offi ce, Delcam Quebec, which will support its growing customer base throughout French-speaking Canada with Delcam’s former reseller, Technol- ogies C.F.A.O. Inc. (Sherbrooke, Que- bec, Canada). The offi ce joins existing sales, support and training network for Canada in Windsor and Toronto. The company’s other offi ces in North
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