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FAW is Delcam's largest Chinese CAD/CAM
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Following installation of additional seats of Delcam's PowerSHAPE and PowerMILL CAM system, China First Auto Works Group has become the company's largest customer in China.
Following the recent installation of additional seats of Delcam's PowerSHAPE CAD software and PowerMILL CAM system, China First Auto Works Group Corporation (FAW) has become the company's largest customer in China FAW is the largest producer in China's automotive industry
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 29 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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FAW is one of the ten top corporations in China with 129,000 employees.
The Group incorporates joint venture companies, such as FAW Volkswagen and Tianjin FAW - Toyota Automotive Co As might be expected given its size and status, FAW was one of the first Chinese companies to adopt CAD/CAM technology.
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More than 95% of CAM programming within the Group is now undertaken with PowerMILL.
One of the more recent parts of the Group to add Delcam systems is FAW Die Manufacturing Co, the largest specialist producer of press tools in China.
The company decided that, with the rapid expansion of its business, it needed to move to different software in order to improve its competitiveness and raise its production efficiency.
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Commenting on the decision to add the Delcam software, Vice General Manager Piao Wenxiang said, "Our company needs not only the best CAM software, but also excellent technical service." Director Sui Zhihua added: "Compared with the results from our previous systems, since using Delcam software, our programming efficiency has improved by over 50%, our machining productivity has increased by over 30%, and the average life time of our cutting tools has grown by over 30%." Not surprisingly, since making its first purchase, the company has completely replaced its earlier machining software with PowerMILL. Request free introductory details about products from Delcam ...
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