Aug 7 - SolutionWare Announces PowerCAM for Live Tooling Machines

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SolutionWare Announces PowerCAM for Live Tooling Machines

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SAN JOSE, CA, Aug 7, 2008 - SolutionWare Corporation, the developer of CNC programming solutions announces PowerCAM for Lathe Live-Tooling/Mill-Turn. One of the most promising solutions for programming live-tooling CNCs, PowerCAM for Live-Tooling is a programming assistant that works within SolidWorks and uses solids to generate CNC programs. PowerCAM works with feature-based solids as well as imported files such as solid IGES or solid STEP.

Within SolidWorks, partnering with SolutionWare, you may load your CAD file and select features or geometry to make your programs. PowerCAM works directly with SolutionWare’s CAM products, GeoPath and MazaCAM, to automatically generate CNC code in the various formats needed for virtually all CNC machines, including G-code and Mazak’s Mazatrol.

A key issue when doing small quantity prototype work is often the programming and set-up time far exceeds the time required to machine the actual parts. This programming assistant can take a solid in SolidWorks and in a few clicks assign tools, cuts, feeds and speeds to program parts automatically and thus radically reduce the programming time.

This is a revolutionary new way of programming. The main advantage is the assistance that PowerCAM provides by selecting the type of cuts needed to make parts for the increasingly popular live-tooling CNCs, automatically determining the tool tilt B-axis angle, and orientation for each cut. This dramatically simplifies the most difficult steps involved in programming live-tooling machines.

For 33 years SolutionWare Corporation has been continuously advancing software and training that gives CNC shops the flexibility to utilize all their CNC equipment for the greater productivity of their shop.

For more information, visit http://www.solution-ware.com/ or call 408-249-1529 or toll-free 1-888-322-3226.

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