Delcam Adds 3 Meter Mill-Turn to Tooling Division
 BIRMINGHAM,
UK, Jan 3, 2008 - Delcam has added a WFL mill-turn machine with a
three-meter working capacity to the range of equipment in its Tooling
Services Division. This is the latest expansion of the company’s unique
in-house machining facility – no other global CADCAM company operates an
equivalent manufacturing operation to prove out its new programs on real
jobs with real deadlines.
WFL machine in Delcam’s Tooling Services Division
"The Tooling Services Division has always had a dual role within Delcam,”
explained Division Director, Brian Hawkshaw. "While we provide a real-world
testing environment for our CAM software during its development, we are also
required to operate as a profitable business in our own right.”
"Until recently, we have concentrated on five-axis machining, both
because that was the main focus for our PowerMILL development team and
because five-axis operation increased our ability to take on more complex
jobs and complete them more efficiently,” Mr. Hawkshaw continued. "The move
into mill-turn has had similar motives.”
"Firstly, Delcam has expanded its product range with the acquisition of
FeatureCAM and PartMaker, both of which offer mill-turn functionality, so we
needed equipment with the ability to test new developments in these
programs. Secondly, we have received more enquiries for large-scale projects
that would only be possible to undertake efficiently with a mill-turn
machine. We were taking orders for work even before we acquired the machine
and its capacity is already booked for most of this year.”
"The Tooling Services Division also duplicated the diversification into
other industries that has been seen in Delcam’s software business in recent
years. The aerospace sector now provides our biggest source of work, rather
than the toolmaking industry. The new WFL machine will offer us even more
aerospace opportunities.”
"The manufacturing expertise gained within the Division forms an
important part of the comprehensive support given by Delcam to all its
customers,” added Mr. Hawkshaw. "As well as helping our development teams,
the experience we gain is passed on to our support staff. They can use this
knowledge to give our software users advice on all areas of their work,
including aspects like the best choice of machining strategy and cutter
selection, as well as the operation of the software.
Being able to test such developments on-site obviously gives Delcam a
major advantage in proving out its software. "Many CAM programs generate
data that is mathematically correct but that is often impossible to machine
in practice,” explained Mr. Hawkshaw. "The toolroom has played its part in
establishing PowerMILL’s leading position for high-speed machining and
shop-floor programming. With the addition of the mill-turn equipment, we can
also help Delcam reinforce its strength in multi-function machining.”
"When potential software customers first hear about Delcam, they often
ask why we operate the toolroom,” concluded Mr. Hawkshaw. "Once they have
seen our facilities and we have explained the benefits, both in the
reliability of the software and in the quality of our support, they find it
difficult to understand how other CAM developers expect to develop and sell
software without a similar resource.”
For more information visit at
www.delcam.com.
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