In-Kind Grant Gives Students Access to Popular Technology

TST Tooling Software Technology and Vero Software have made an in-kind grant of $750,000 worth of Edgecam software to Lawrence Technological University. This in-kind grant gives LTU students access to the same technology that companies around the world use every day to machine components that are manufactured in a variety of industries, including automotive, aerospace, defence, machinery, medical, high tech, and electronics.

Giving students access to sophisticated toolpath generation with seamless CAD integration, accelerating time to market with knowledge-based machining will provide them with a skill that will be valuable as they enter the workforce. Who can argue with that?

In Edgecam’s newest release, students are guided through the programming process in five easy steps--part setup, stock and fixtures, find features, toolpath creation and post processing. Once each step is complete, the user moves to the next stage, completing each process, which results in a fully programmed, fully collision-checked part with a CNC code generated.

LTU’s Blue Devil Motorsports teams plan to use the software to create some of the parts needed to assemble their vehicles for international competitions.