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Mastercam Demonstrates How to Save Time, Money, and Tooling with Dynamic Machining at Westec 2010
CNC Software, Inc., will spotlight the latest in their line of powerful Mastercam machining software, with the most notable being Dynamic Machining. All products will be showcased in booth # 2145 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA, March 23-25.
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Mastercam X4 for SolidWorks Unveiled
CNC Software, Inc. is proud to introduce Mastercam X4 for SolidWorks, a fully integrated CAM application that runs seamlessly in SolidWorks. SolidWorks users can now program their parts directly within SolidWorks using Mastercam’s industry-leading toolpaths and machining strategies.
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Mastercam 2010 Innovator of the Future Competition Gives Teachers a Chance to Accelerate Their Students’ Careers
CNC Software Inc. announces the 2009-2010 Mastercam Innovator of the Future (IOF) national competition. This competition entices students with a real-world manufacturing challenge, celebrity judge, and a chance to win a scholarship as well as a trip to the celebrity judge’s headquarters.
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Mastercam X4 Router: Spotlight on Nesting
High yields can be crucial to a job’s profitability. Mastercam Router includes essential nesting capabilities that assure optimal material usage for the highest possible yields.
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Mastercam X4: Spotlight on Lathe
Mastercam X4 Lathe is here with a new suite of CAD/CAM tools focused on delivering speed and efficiency for your machining jobs. From roughing and finishing to easy grooving and threading, Mastercam Lathe has been designed to reduce programmer interaction and increase machining flexibility.
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Dynamic Machining in Mastercam X4
CNC Software’s latest release, Mastercam X4, provides expanded machining flexibility and an increased emphasis on speed and automation with a suite of new toolpaths and techniques, including the new Dynamic Machining cutting motion.
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Winner of the 4th Mastercam "Innovator of the Future" Contest Announced
CNC Software has announced the winner of its 2008-2009 IOF (Innovator of the Future) competition: Justin Amos, a student in the Advanced Manufacturing Program at Vincennes University (Vincennes, Indiana).
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Woodworking for Girls
A couple years ago Ron Cox noticed that quite a few girls were attracted to the computer-automated manufacturing and other types of woodworking projects that were going on in his classes.
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CNC Software Unveils Mastercam X4
CNC Software announces the release of Mastercam X4. Mastercam X4 offers expanded machining flexibility and an increased emphasis on speed and automation with a suite of new toolpaths, multi-threading ability, and much more.
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CNC Software Unveils Mastercam Router X4
CNC Software announces the release of Mastercam Router X4. Mastercam Router X4 continues the trend of faster, more efficient programming with a suite of new features that will be welcome in any shop. Nesting improvements and new toolpaths combine with new enhancements in a package intended to improve shop floor productivity.
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Mastercam’s Multiaxis Machining Increases Speed and Finish
Multiaxis machining can dramatically increase a shop’s competitiveness, and Mastercam’s multiaxis machining offers a wide range of multiaxis machining strategies – both basic and advanced. Some enhancements to Mastercam’s multiaxis machining include features in the Port5ax and Flow5ax toolpaths, TrueSolids 5-axis verify improvements, and much more.
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Mastercam’s Feature Based Machining
FBM eliminates the manual processes involved in identifying features for programming milling and drilling operations on solid parts. By analyzing the part for specific feature types (shapes, size, location of holes, etc), FBM can automatically create the individual toolpaths needed to machine the selected features and intelligently design an effective machining strategy.
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Mastercam’s High Speed Toolpaths Increase Efficiency and Automation
With the release of Mastercam X3, high speed machining is being introduced into a suite of new 2D High Speed Toolpaths. High speed machining has traditionally been available in the Mastercam 3D machining suite.
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Mastercam Mill X3 Makes Current Processes More Efficient and Automated
Mastercam X3 Mill offers expanded machining flexibility and an increased emphasis on speed and automation. Feature Based Machining, new high speed tool motion, and faster toolpath generation combine with dozens of additional new enhancements in a package intended to improve shop floor productivity.
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A Better Alternative to Chasing Variability with CAM Software
A study performed by IQL (Independent Quality Laboratory, Rockville, RI) shows that the volumetric positioning accuracy of a popular, moderately priced machine tool can be improved by a factor of 2:1 versus the same machine that was purchased and installed to the manufacturer’s standard specifications. This makes it unnecessary to use CAM software to compensate for dimensional variability within the machine’s measuring envelope.
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CNC Software Makes the CAD/CAM World a Little Greener
CNC Software, Inc. made a conscious commitment to incorporate environmentally friendly and socially responsible practices ever since the company was founded, 25 years ago. “I have a strong interest in the environment and doing whatever I can within reason to minimize our company footprint on the planet,” says Mark Summers, co-founder and President of CNC Software.
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Mastercam’s 25th Anniversary
CNC Software, Inc. is celebrating its 25th Anniversary in 2008. Two brothers, Mark and Jack Summers incorporated the company in 1983 with a new programming concept for CNC (Computer-Numerical-Control) machine tools.
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Mastercam X2 Now Certified for Autodesk Inventor 2009
Mastercam X2 has been certified for Autodesk Inventor 2009 software by the Autodesk Inventor Certified Applications Program. To be certified, the product must meet certain guidelines and demonstrate a high level of quality as well as compatibility with Autodesk Inventor.
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Mastercam Delivers Powerful New CAD/CAM Tools for Woodworking Industry
CNC Software unveils the first Maintenance release for Mastercam X2 Router customers. This release introduces significant new capabilities, including double-sided nesting, ”onion skin” cutting, viewsheets, and much more.
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Mastercam X2 Introduces CAD File Change Recognition
Every shop faces engineering changes. Often, it can be difficult to track which file is the latest, what modifications have been made, and what programming changes are needed. Mastercam X2 includes two powerful new tools – File Tracking and Change Recognition – that give you an easy way to identify these issues and streamline programming an updated file.
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Mastercam's Maintenance Enhancements
Spotlight on Nesting
Mastercam’s nesting enhancements introduce significant new capabilities, improved sorting options, speed improvements, enhanced nesting reports, and much more.
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Mastercam Supports Mori Seiki Machines
Post Processor support for NT line of machines
CAD/CAM software, in cooperation with Mori Seiki, is proud to announce a post processor for Mori Seiki’s new line of NT Multi-tasking machines. This new post processor is configurable to support all 54 configurations of Mori Seiki’s NT platform.
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Mastercam Helps Ensure CAD/CAM Expertise With New Certification Program
CNC Software announces its new Certification program that gives a way for today’s programmers to sharpen and validate their skills. A Certification Advisory Committee, along with the help of several school advisory committees, defined the skills necessary for CNC operators and programmers and approved the Mastercam Handbook Curriculum as the first recommended curriculum. It is meant to be taught in 80 to 100 hours of instruction and can be used to produce programmers who can pass a practical Certification test.
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Mastercam's Software Maintenance
Shops can now get continuous software updates with CNC Software's new Mastercam Maintenance program. This optional program assures that Mastercam users will always be able to easily update to the latest developments and newest technology. Customers who subscribe to the Mastercam Maintenance program will receive all new releases as they are announced, plus pre-release features, enhancements and any new or updated add-ons and service packs for a full 12 months.
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