BIRMINGHAM, UK, Sep 15, 2014 – Delcam will give the first previews of the 2015 version of its PartMaker CAM software at the Tornos Technology Centre in Coalville, Leicestershire, from October 14 to 16. Delcam will be at Tornos as part of the Think: Production event being run in association with Matsuura, Fanuc and Nikken.

The major highlights of PartMaker 2015 include improved support for today’s latest breed of multi-tasking machine tools, more powerful milling and turning functionality and a unique approach to post-processing for multi-axis turn-mill centers and Swiss-type lathes, among other  productivity enhancements.

“The innovations in PartMaker 2015 further cement the software’s position as the preeminent CAM system on the market for programming of multi-tasking machining applications,” said PartMaker division president, Hanan Fishman. “PartMaker 2015 extends support of the product’s patented approach to programming multi-tasking machine tools to support today’s latest breed of multi-function machines.”

“Additionally, the power of the machining algorithms driving PartMaker will be enhanced in Version 2015, giving our users even more capability while retaining the software’s trademark ease of use,” continued Mr. Fishman.

PartMaker 2015 includes specialist support for a new breed of machine tools that has been growing steadily in popularity in recent years called vertical mill-turns. These machine tools are unique because they combine the functionality typically found on a vertical-turret lathe with that of a five-axis vertical machining center. PartMaker 2015 will also offer support for turret-based Swiss lathes with programmable B-axis live tooling attachments.

Also headlining PartMaker Version 2015 is a unique approach to post-processing for multi-tasking machine tools. This new approach includes a variety of improvements to the software’s post-processing technology and new software functionality to help guide users on how to best take advantage of the unique capabilities their specific multi-tasking machine tools.

About Delcam

Delcam is one of the world’s leading suppliers of CAM software and associated services, and also supplies systems for product design, tooling design, reverse engineering and inspection. The company has grown steadily since being founded formally in 1977, after initial development work at Cambridge University led by the late Donald Welbourn. It is now among the largest developers of product design and manufacturing software in the UK, with subsidiaries in America, Europe and Asia. Over 330 people are employed at Delcam’s Birmingham headquarters, with almost 400 staff working in the company’s overseas subsidiaries and around 200 more in its international joint ventures.

Delcam’s software and services help manufacturing companies to increase productivity, improve quality and reduce lead times. The company’s software is used in over 90 countries by more than 45,000 organizations. These customers range from multi-national corporations to independent designers, toolmakers and sub-contractors, and come from a wide variety of industries, including aerospace, automotive, electrical appliances, footwear, healthcare, motor sport, packaging, toys, sports equipment, jewellery and signmaking. On February 6, 2014, Delcam was acquired by Autodesk and now operates as a wholly-owned, independently-operated subsidiary.

For further information, please visit www.delcam.com.