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Five-Axis CAM Strategies Cut Cycle Time for Two Shops
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Five-Axis CAM Strategies Cut Cycle Time for Two Shops

After being acquired by the same parent company, two shops found that working together and sharing knowledge improved both of their bottom lines.

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CAD/CAM

Mastercam Announces Leadership Transition, Acquires FASTech Inc.

Russ Bukowski has been appointed to the position of interim president.

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JIMTOF 2024 Report: EVs, AI and Autonomous Robots Abound

The 2024 Japan International Machine Tool Fair (JIMTOF) showed how the manufacturing industry is adapting to the needs of electric vehicle manufacturing and adopting new technology including AI and autonomous robots.  

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Software

Moduleworks Software Features Efficient Toolpath Programming

The 2024.12 software release features contain enhancements across multiple components, ranging from multi-axis surface finishing to simulation and many more.

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Automation

Setting Up the Building Blocks for a Digital Factory

Woodward Inc. spent over a year developing an API to connect machines to its digital factory. Caron Engineering’s MiConnect has cut most of this process while also granting the shop greater access to machine information.

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CAD/CAM

SmartCAM Software Update Increases User Efficiency

SmartCAM v2025’s user interface and display features are said to improve the programmer’s efficiency and accuracy in the CNC program development process.

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Cutting Part Programming Times Through AI

CAM Assist cuts repetition from part programming — early users say it cuts tribal knowledge and could be a useful tool for training new programmers.

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Cutting Tools

Advanced CAMs Simplify Programming of Conical Barrel Cutters

Conical barrel cutters have grown in popularity thanks to the large stepovers that reduce the time needed for some finishing processes, but advanced CAM systems can dramatically improve their usefulness.

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How I Made It: Mike Lynch

Mike Lynch has been a CNC programming teacher for three decades, in addition to being the longest-running columnist in Modern Machine Shop history, providing generations of machinists with expert insight into the art of programming parts. With this issue being Mike’s last, we wanted to highlight his career and what it means for the industry.

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Automation

Four Questions (& Answers) About Data-Driven Process Improvement at CNC Job Shops

How can shops can make informed decisions using data-driven feedback to improve shopfloor efficiency and profitability? And how will these technologies differ between high- and low-volume production?

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Five-Axis

Refining Shopfloor Processes for Mission-Critical Parts

Pacon Mfg, Inc. has not rested on its laurels as the 2020 Top Shop Honoree for Shopfloor Practices and Performance. In the years since, it has refined its processes to continue excelling in a volatile market.

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From Process Monitoring to Quality Prediction Software

Even before inspection, Datanomix and Caron Engineering’s TMAC AI can extrapolate part quality from cut information. This information also helps shops push their tool life to its limits.

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2 Secondary Coordinate Systems You Should Know

Coordinate systems tell a CNC machine where to position the cutting tool during the program’s execution for any purpose that requires the cutting tool to move.

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