Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of a wide range of computer-based tools that assist engineers, architects and other design professionals in their design activities. It is the main geometry authoring tool within the Product Lifecycle Management process and involves both software and sometimes special-purpose hardware. Current packages range from 2D vector based drafting systems to 3D solid and surface modellers.
Gibbs and Associates, developer of GibbsCAM® software for programming CNC machine tools and a Cimatron company, announced today that it has granted Purdue University’s College of Technology sixty-five seats of its GibbsCAM software to run on five networks at the university’s Indiana campuses in West Lafayette, Kokomo, New Albany, Columbus and South Bend.
Cimatron has announced that its latest release of Cimatron E, version 9, will be demonstrated at the 2009 NPE/Moldmaking Expo from 22-26 June 2009 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago.
Sescoi will be showing its automatic WorkNC Dental CAD CAM software at the Sino-Dental 2010 exhibition in Beijing on 9-12 June, in collaboration with Dental Wings, on booths I17 to I20.
The Acu-Rite display at MACH will be focusing on the capabilities and benefits of its Vue, 200S and 300S DRO systems, as well as, the MillPwr CNC plus the SENC 150 and SENC 50 scales.
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