PartMaker Inc.

Version 2011 of PartMaker software for programming CNC mills, lathes, wire EDM, turn/mill machines and Swiss-type lathes includes a variety of upgrades.

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Software Certified by Autodesk InventorGibbs and Associates’ GibbsCAM 2009 has been certified for Autodesk Inventor 2010 software under the Autodesk Inventor Certified Applications Program. Certification is granted only after a product has been thoroughly tested by internal staff at Autodesk.

The latest version of this CAM pacakge features 5-axis simultaneous machining for multi-axis lathes, improved milling functionality and enhanced thread whirling support.

One medical parts job shop is taking its business to the next level in Puerto Rico with the right CAM system.

The company offers the most recent version of PartMaker CAD/CAM software for CNC mills, lathes, wire EDM, turn-mill centers and Swiss-type lathes. The software gives users the ability to carry out programming and assign tool paths directly on a solid model. Critical manufacturing data is automatically retrieved from a solid model using the software’s “Extract Parameters from Solids” feature.

The company has revamped the PartMaker user interface, improved capabilities for programming directly on solid models and the ability to automatically generate descriptive and visual setup information. The user interface features easy-to-use, user-configurable toolbars.  Existing icons have been recast to make them easier to understand, the company says.

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PartMaker Inc. ’s Version 9. 2 of its CAD/CAM software for CNC mills, lathes, wire EDM, turn-mill centers and Swiss-type lathes includes a revamped and more productive user interface, improved capabilities for programming directly on solid models and the ability to automatically generate descriptive and visual HTML-based setup sheets.

PartMaker Version 9 software for programming CNC mills, lathes, wire EDM, turn-mill centers and Swiss-type lathes includes a revamped user interface, improved capabilities for programming directly on solid models and improved machine simulation for the increasingly complex machine architectures of multi-axis turn-mill centers and Swiss-type lathes. A host of other productivity, user-driven enhancements will also be featured in this version.

PartMaker Version 8. 6 features enhancements to the software's 3D simulation module, surface machining capabilities and solid model handling features.

PartMaker 8. 5 is the latest version of the company’s CAD/CAM software for CNC mills, lathes, wire EDMs, turn-mill centers and Swiss-type lathes. The release marks the introduction of the PartMaker Documentation Wizard (PDW), an optional module that allows users to create, preview and print documents with multiple views.

PartMaker Inc. ’s latest version of its PartMaker CAM products has been awarded “Certified CAM Product” status by the SolidWorks Corporation Partner Program. To attain this certification, the PartMaker suite of products met certain criteria outlined by SolidWorks Corp.

With the right CAM system, this manufacturer of industrial encoders was able to incorporate offline part programming and knowledge-based machining for increased productivity.

As a shop’s typical workload moves beyond high-production turned parts, new ways to reduce leadtimes and improve machining accuracy are evolving.

PartMaker Version 8, the latest release of the company's CAD/CAM software for CNC mills, lathes, Swiss-type lathes, mill/turn machines and wire EDM, features a full machine simulation module. This enables users to view a photo-realistic 3D model of the machine for which they are programming a part. The module enables more robust simulation than in previous versions of the software, allowing improved error checking and collision detection.

PartMaker Inc. 's Version 8 of its PartMaker CAD/CAM software for CNC mills, lathes, wire EDM, turn-mill centers and Swiss-type lathes features a range of improved functionality including the introduction of the Full Machine Simulation module, which allows the user to view a photo realistic 3D model of the machine for which they are programming a part. This simulation module will provide improved error checking and collision detection to PartMaker users by allowing them to perform an even more robust machining simulation.

When this company became a supplier to the orthopedics industry, in order to make the transition into medical machining, it began using PartMaker CAD/CAM software from PartMaker Inc. (Fort Washington, Pennsylvania) to program its CNC machines. The software has not only sped up programming but has also reduced setup time on Bell-Memphis’ machines.

PartMaker Software for programming CNC mills, lathes, wire EDM, turn-mill centers and Swiss-type lathes offers a full machine simulation module. This allows the programmer to view a photo-realistic 3D model of the machine that will be producing the part. This simulation module provides improved error checking and collision detection by allowing users to perform a more thorough machining simulation.

Developed for use with CNC mills, lathes, wire EDM, turn-mill centers and Swiss-type lathes, PartMaker version 7. 8 has expanded functionalities, including enhancements to the Surface Machining Wizard (SMW) module and 3D simulation. The SMW implements toolpath generation and machining strategies for milling free shape, 3D surfaces.

With PartMaker Software, users can program each axis of a multi-spindle or multi-axis turning machine individually in separate windows, including the B axis, and the software will put it all together, synchronize the operations, solid model the part, check for collisions and output the G code. The company's Turn-Mill B-axis milling module fully automates the programming of inclined features for lathes equipped with B-axis milling heads or inclined tools. Using the company's visual programming approach, the programming of these machines is made much easier by breaking up a complex programming task into a series of easy to understand machining functions, the company says.

With the new software, programming is done off-line at the company with completed programs being sent to the machine. As result, setup time is reduced because it takes very little to prove out the program at the machine. Before implementing the system, a lot more time was spent at the machine writing and editing the program before the first part was made.

PartMaker CAD/CAM software Version 7. 0 supports the programming of CNC mills, lathes, wire EDMs, turn-mill centers and CNC Swiss-type lathes.  It includes enhanced machining simulation for multi-axis turn-mill centers and CNC Swiss-type lathes, better support of lathes equipped with B-axis capability, more powerful toolpath definition and modification techniques, and a revamped user-configurable post processor, according to the company.

Version 7. 0 of PartMaker CAD/CAM software for CNC mills, lathes, wire EDM, turn-mill centers and Swiss-type lathes features the company’s Surface Machining Wizard (SMW) and enhanced 3D machining simulation. The SMW implements toolpath generation and machining strategies for 3D surface milling on machining centers, turn-mill centers and Swiss-type lathes equipped with live tooling.

The company will launch the release of Version 7. 0 of its CAD/CAM software for CNC mills, lathes, wire EDM, turn-mill centers and Swiss-type lathes. This software features a range of new functionality, including the company’s surface machining wizard (SMW) and enhanced 3D machining simulation.

PartMaker CAD/CAM software supports the programming of CNC mills, lathes, wire EDMs, turn-mill centers and CNC Swiss-type lathes. Version 7. 0 includes enhanced machining simulation for multi-axis turn-mill centers and CNC Swiss-type lathes, better support of lathes equipped with B-axis capability, more powerful toolpath definition and modification techniques, and a revamped user-configurable post processor, according to the company.

PartMaker CAD/CAM software supports the programming of CNC mills, lathes, wire EDMs, turn-mill centers and CNC Swiss-type lathes. Version 7. 0 includes enhanced machining simulation for multi-axis turn-mill centers and CNC Swiss-type lathes, better support of lathes equipped with B-axis capability, more powerful toolpath definition and modification techniques, and a revamped user-configurable post processor, according to the company.

True to its Southern heritage, Count On Tools (Gainesville, Georgia) makes money the old fashioned way: By earning it. This shop does so by manufacturing complex parts on its multi-axis CNC Swiss smarter and more efficiently than other suppliers to the printed circuit board (PCB) industry.

Using CAM software as part of a setup reduction strategy has paid big dividends for this Ohio shop.

Version 5. 3 of PartMakerCAD/CAM software is for CNC mills, lathes, turn-mill centers and SwissCAM. Version 5.

It didn't take long for this shop to realize how important an efficient programming scheme was in the pursuit of achieving the potential productivity enhancements its new Swiss machines offered. The software they selected is a visual CAM system developed specifically around the needs of multi-axis and Swiss-type lathes.

The newly released Version 4.6 of PartMaker CAD/CAM software is for CNC mills, lathes, turn-mill centers and SwissCAM. The newest release of SwissCAM and Turn-Mill features an enhanced visual process synchronization capability. The entire suite of products in Version 4.6 also includes the ability to automate Family

Partmaker, a CAD/CAM system for Windows 95, 98, 2000 and NT, is designed to reduce part programming time. Said to be the first practical knowledge-based CAM system, Partmaker averages a 70 percent time reduction in part programming compared to other systems for CNC mills, lathes and turn-mill centers and Swiss-type

Partmaker SwissCAM software automates the programming of multi-axis, sliding headstock CNC lathes, commonly known as CNC Swiss-type lathes. The software is said to create and validate CNC programs more easily; reduce machine setup time; increase precision and more. Programming Swiss-Type Lathes PartMak

Programming complex Swiss-type lathes is simplified with a good CAM purchase. Here are some questions you should ask your vendor.