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News Release from: Delcam
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial Team on 08 November 2005

Delcam increases support for North
America

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CAM leader Delcam increases support for North American machine tool suppliers with the appointment of Brett Hopkins as machining technology specialist for USA and Canada.

Delcam, the world's leading specialist supplier of CAM software, has increased the support it can provide to North American machine tool suppliers with the appointment of Brett Hopkins as Machining Technology Specialist for North America Brett will also work with Delcam's North American sales team on improving general market awareness of the company and its PowerMILL CAM software in the USA and Canada

Brett's main objective will be to work closely with machine tool suppliers to develop a range of demonstrations that highlight the strengths of both the particular piece of equipment and Delcam's software.

These demonstrations will cover examples from Delcam's traditional toolmaking applications and from the company's newer target markets in the aerospace, autosport and composites industries.

"Our increased support for machine tool companies means that, by working together, we can give the maximum benefit to our customers," claimed Hopkins.

"By using programs prepared with PowerMILL, machine tool companies can produce parts at faster machining speeds and with higher quality surface finish.

This improved performance will help them sell more machines and will also help their customers to get better results." He will also ensure that Delcam's post-processors keep up-to-date with developments in machine tool controls and option files.

The aim will be to ensure that a new post is available as soon as any new machine hits the market and so ensure that it will be productive from the moment it is installed by the customer.

Hopkins has spent more than six years using Delcam products on the most demanding jobs, specialising in high-performance machining applications.

His most recent position was Machining Center Applications team leader for Makino Die/Mold Technologies.

In this role, he was responsible for leading all activities of the machining center applications staff for North and South America.

Hopkins and his staff focused on development of new machining processes to lower costs and increase productivity within the die and mold industry.

The transfer of this technology through training and support of customers remains central to Hopkins' vision of ensuring North American manufacturers remain competitive globally.

Hopkins holds a degree in manufacturing engineering from Kent State University where he focused on machining processes and graduated summa cum laude.

His prior positions include manager of Operations for CITE (the Center for Industrial Training and Education), where he designed and conducted training for high school, university, and adult education students as well as industrial trainers and university professors.

"The increased use of more complex machining techniques, especially five-axis machining, has made it essential for machine tool companies and software suppliers to work more closely together," commented Mark Forth, Delcam's PowerMILL Product marketing manager.

"Adding Brett to the Delcam team means that we will be able to develop closer relationship with machine tool suppliers. Request free introductory details about products from Delcam ...

This will help them to sell more machines but, most importantly, will ensure that their customers can use Delcam software to maximise the productivity of their new equipment and so increase their return on investment.".

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