Design & Mfg. Software
3D Design Software Reduces Cycle Time by 75 Percent and Increases Product Quality
Cool Pak chose SolidWorks® design software because it is easy to use, facilitates mold development and is fully integrated with the Gold Partner Certified CAMWorks™ machining system, which the company uses to run its CNC equipment to create tooling.
Read MoreMoldmaking Gets Wyrd—and Amazing—with All-Digital Sculpting
By early 2012, when the price of white metal had increased 80 percent over the past two years— eating into revenues and margins—Wyrd was forced to rethink its approach. Ghost Studio, a Longmont CO-based product design firm, and Geomagic, maker of 3D software solutions from scan to design to manufacturing, soon presented Wyrd with a smarter way.
Read MoreMotorola RP Services: 20,000 Electrodes and Counting
Motorola has placed an increased emphasis on adding new software tools to improve its engineering and manufacturing operations. For its moldmaking business, this has meant implementation of new procedures in Cimatron-E and implementation of a Hexagon PC-DMIS solution on the shop floor.
Read MoreVero Strengthens Mold and Plastic Online Presence
New Brand Websites, Twitter Feeds and Corporate Facebook Page
Read MoreDesign Collaboration Produces Tooling Right First Time
DeltaCAD Ltd collaborates with sub contract tooling manufacturer Casting Support Systems on a project to provide a leading aerospace company with aluminum tooling for a carbon composite seat shell for a major civil airline company.
Read MoreDesign Change Communication Modernized
A look at how CAD comparison and direct modeling technology have improved design change communication processes.
Read MoreAdvances in Mold Cooling Simulation
A review of rapid heating and cooling technology as part of the injection molding process and the role of injection simulation software.
Read MoreNo-cost CAM Upgrade Gives Moldmaker Major Productivity Boosts
The latest version of Mastercam CAM software from CNC Software, Inc. contains several new features that will greatly improve productivity, especially roughing and fine finishing.
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