CAD Design & CAM Processing

CAD: “Computer Aided Design”

CAM: “Computer Aided Machining”

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We know to efficiently help you manufacture your products we need to be able to work with 3D models and drawings. We offer this CAD & CAM flexibility by utilizing quality people and high end software. Through on going training of personnel and frequent software upgrades we provide you seamless integration of your designs into our manufacturing processes.

Our CAD department can work with you to model, draw and verify your part design and our CAM department will evaluate the most efficient method to manufacture it. The CAM department will help choose optimum material size, equipment and process flow to use. Once these have been decided they create the machine code to run your part. The programs are downloaded directly to our CNC machines on the production floor and your part is as good as done. Whether your design is sketched on a napkin or a complete modeled assembly, we are able to produce precise prints and accurate model files which can be rapidly turned into machine code. This expedient and precision process guarantees your part meets all your requirements as designed, from idea to finial product.
2D Drawings:
One method for 2D prints, such as .dwg or .dxf files is to create an Adobe® .pdf file from the native file. PDF files seem to scale and print very well, they are easy to email and we’ve found most customers have a pdf reader. If you do not have a PDF writer, thats fine to. We do have the capabilities to read in most 2D file types in their native format.
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SolidWorks® is our primary 3D software, we can work with any SolidWorks® file types. SolidWorks gives you choices of 3D CAD, Design Validation, and Product Data Management, plus Product Documentation software. SolidWorks® is quite capable of handling most all generic “flavors” of files such as, IGES (.igs, .iges), STEP (.stp), XT (.x_t). If your are unsure of the settings for these files, the best option is to accept the “default” settings of your CAD program.
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We have been using Mastercam programming software since we first began programming CNC machines. Mastercam is the most widely used CAM software worldwide and remains the program of choice among CNC programmers. Mastercam delivers the most comprehensive milling and lathe packages with powerful toolpaths and techniques.