The machine shop at DEKA Research and Development Corp. received this part model from its Engineering Department. (Image courtesy of DEKA Research and Development Corp.) Because toolmakers at DEKA ...

This third installment in the golf putter design series moves the process from reverse engineering and additive manufacturing to CAD/CAM software. Turning attention to the role of CAD/CAM software in ...

SurfCam 99, a new version of the PC-based CAD/CAM software, offers some high-performance enhancements for use in 2-D and 3-D mechanical design, surface modeling, solid modeling, reverse engineering, ...

. The Direct Machining And Control (DMAC) system drives the machine or robot much like a computer drives a printer. A pull-down menu activates the machine and the part is created from the original ...

Five-axis helical drilling strategy highlights hyperMill’s new functions, machining strategies, and features The latest version of Open Mind's hyperMill ® CAD/CAM suite will include multiple optimized ...

When Devin Hamilton (left) and engineering assistant Alex Peña work on-site for contract programming services, a tablet provides a remote connection to Hamilton's CAD workstation at his office. For ...

3D CAD software offers critical time, cost, and quality benefits for machine designers, says Ved Narayan*, vice president, Asia Pacific, SolidWorks Corporation. Visualising product designs developed ...

Can small shops succeed with advanced machine tools and software? If so, how do they do it? Read on to learn the strategies that have helped Midway Swiss Turn, our 2025 Top Shops Honoree in Shopfloor ...