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News Release from: Delcam
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 20 April 2006
Opportunity to meet 5-axis machining
experts
Delcam is to host two days of free workshops entitled 'Five-axis Machining -Meet the Experts' - they cover various 5-axis topics and support them with live machining demonstrations.
Delcam is to host two days of free workshops entitled 'Five-axis Machining -Meet the Experts' - they cover various 5-axis topics and support them with live machining demonstrations Delcam is to host two days of free workshops entitled "Five-axis Machining - Meet the Experts" at its Birmingham headquarters on 24th and 25th May
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 3 Sep 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Each day will be made up of presentations on various aspects of 5-axis technology in the morning, with live machining demonstrations in Delcam's Tooling Services Division in the afternoon.
The workshops are aimed at encouraging companies both large and small to increase their productivity and their competitiveness with the latest machining technology.
The presentations and demonstrations will be organised by Delcam and by representatives of leading equipment suppliers DMG, Huron, Mazak, Mikron and Nikken, and also by cutting tool specialist Mitsubishi Carbide, control systems developer Siemens and toolholding and automation provider Erowa.
Delcam marketing manager, Peter Dickin, claimed that this collection of speakers would provide: "Everything you ever needed to know about five-axis machining." While larger companies have used five-axis machining for many years, until recently smaller subcontractors and toolmakers have been reluctant to invest in these techniques.
They have been discouraged both by the cost of higher specification machine tools and by the increased complexity of the CAM programming techniques that used to be needed.
The time has now come, however, when even smaller companies cannot afford to ignore the opportunities that these new technologies offer to shorten delivery times, boost productivity and increase profitability.
The price of high-speed and 5-axis machines has been falling steadily and this trend is forecast to continue.
In addition, capabilities that were once only available on larger machines are now provided on the smaller ranges of equipment.
At the same time, programming systems for these more sophisticated machining options are now far easier to use.
The time taken to learn software like Delcam's PowerMILL has been reduced significantly, meaning that new staff can become effective users much more quickly and with much lower training costs. Request free introductory details about products from Delcam ...
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